Export and Sanctions Compliance Project Analyst

Our Export and Sanctions Compliance (ESC) department is seeking a Project Analyst to support Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities under ESC senior management direction. The candidate is expected to collaborate with all ESC internal functional groups to execute on established compliance processes and systems. The candidate will also collaboratively work with external functional groups such as Engineering, Legal, IT, HR, Contracts, Sales, Security, Facilities, Procurement, etc.

The successful candidate will be a proactive and highly productive individual with the ability to identify project elements and track them to completion with ESC staff and external groups. The candidate will support key export compliance program elements consistent with export and reexport regulations of the US and other countries where company operates. The candidate will work closely with stakeholders and partners to coordinate business processes (e.g., project change management and other communications) and provide updates to mitigate risk and resolve issues.

Job Responsibilities:

Gather ESC requirements (e.g., schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, milestones, prioritization) within a cross-functional team to develop project plans.

Help facilitate and notate discussions with team stakeholders focused on planning and execution of project deliverables.

Track action items, document key decisions, and deliverables, and assist with execution coordination.

Support management on proactive mitigation of ESC/M&A project issues by anticipating, analyzing, and identifying risks.

Support execution of project materials including due-diligence lists, trackers, SOPs, decks, post-close summaries, and integration activities.

Create and maintain repository sites for project materials including planning and oversight of pre and post close action items.

Update or create project templates for reporting, presentation, and documentation purposes

Identify key project processes that need updating and help organize them into trackers for management.

Help develop and manage integration activities, project risk assessments, and audit plans.

Ability to develop trusting relationships across company, including within corporate functions, business teams and external sources.

Strong analytical skills, including the ability to manage data from multiple sources and interpret requirements.

Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Meticulous organizational skills and data handling.

Technical Skills – Nice to Have:

Past work experience in high-tech or semiconductor industry.

Working knowledge of US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) including best practices of export controls and sanctions of the US and other countries.

1+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization

Top 5 Required Skills

1. Knowledge of key systems including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, MS Teams, etc.), Share Point, etc.

2.Project/program management OR project/program coordination

3. Data analysis/analytics AND/OR data management

4. Strong written and verbal communication skills

5.Organizational skills