Senior Manager, Compliance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio.

📋 Description

• Develop, implement, and continually refine IA’s global compliance program, ensuring it aligns with the relevant U.S., Canadian, and international regulatory standards, with a specific emphasis on operationalizing requirements for controlled data, technology transfers, licensing, reporting, and cross-border collaborations.

• Create a unified compliance framework that encompasses policies, procedures, governance, training, monitoring, and escalation processes.

• Act as the chief compliance leader for IA, providing clear guidance, prioritization, and risk-based decision-making.

• Spearhead IA’s compliance strategy for highly regulated customer and technology environments, including U.S. export controls and nuclear regulatory frameworks.

• Supervise adherence to applicable export control laws and regulations, including ITAR, EAR, CGP, and nuclear-related requirements across global operations.

• Offer practical, business-focused guidance regarding controlled data, technology transfers, cross-border activities, and supplier engagement.

• Integrate compliance requirements into engineering, manufacturing, IT, supply chain, and program execution, ensuring a cohesive and effective operationalization of compliance.

• Collaborate with IT to define and uphold technical and physical controls for sensitive or controlled data.

• Work alongside the Corporate Compliance Centre of Excellence to ensure alignment with ATS Corporation’s global compliance frameworks, standards, and enterprise programs.

• Create and maintain IA-specific compliance policies, standards, and procedures that align with corporate requirements.

• Conduct risk assessments, internal audits, and compliance testing; identify shortcomings and lead corrective action efforts.

• Establish metrics and reporting mechanisms to provide senior leadership with clear insights into compliance risks, trends, and program effectiveness.

• Design and deliver focused compliance training for leadership, engineering, operations, supply chain, and support teams.

• Foster a robust compliance culture rooted in accountability, transparency, and practical problem-solving.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders in navigating complex regulatory environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• At least 8+ years of progressive experience in compliance, export controls, trade compliance, or risk management within regulated industries, ideally in industrial manufacturing or advanced technology sectors such as aerospace, energy, or nuclear.

• Familiarity with Quality Assurance Systems (ISO 9001, AS9100, NQA-1) and Lean Manufacturing is advantageous.

• Proven track record in building, leading, and managing compliance programs in complex, global organizations.

• Direct experience in supporting nuclear or other highly regulated industrial settings, including export-controlled technical data, licensing and authorization procedures, and associated operational controls; experience with nuclear-controlled requirements and/or ITAR-regulated activities is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies.

• Strong judgment, independence, and the capacity to balance compliance requirements with commercial realities.

• This position necessitates access to export-controlled information. To comply with U.S. Government export regulations relevant to that information, applicants must be U.S. nationals, defined as: (i) U.S. citizen (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.

• Preferred experience in supporting both U.S. and Canadian operations.

• Experience working in cross-border or multinational environments.

• Background in settings involving government clients, sensitive technologies, or regulated infrastructures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive starting salaries.

• Eligibility for overtime pay.

• Paid vacation time.

• Company-covered short- and long-term disability and life insurance.

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• 401K matching program.

• Employee Incentive Bonus program.

• Optional Employee Share Purchase Program.

• Tuition reimbursement programs.