Senior Manager Trade Control

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Marshall

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

The Trade Control Senior Manager within Marshall Land Systems’ Contracts and Legal function is responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining the framework that ensures the company meets all export and trade compliance requirements.

This includes developing policy, process, and governance to ensure compliance with UK, EU, and U.S. export control laws and regulations, supporting both the Deployable Infrastructure and Integrated Platform Solutions businesses operating in the defence sector.

The role leads all trade control activities across Marshall Land Systems in the UK and liaises with Marshall businesses overseas. It requires Subject Matter Expert (SME)-level knowledge of UK export control regulations and a strong understanding of similar regimes in Canada, the Netherlands, and other key trading countries.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and maintain Marshall Land Systems’ Trade Control policies and export control compliance programme, ensuring compliance obligations are met while supporting business objectives.
• Provide SME advice, guidance, and coaching across departments including Corporate Governance, Security, HR, Commercial, Procurement & Supply Chain, Shipping, QA, and IT.
• Ensure business systems and processes incorporate export control requirements governing exports, transfers, and access to controlled goods and technical data.
• Lead all trade control compliance activities to keep the business compliant, safe, and audit-ready.
• Proactively monitor operations to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks.
• Direct efforts to obtain the necessary UK export and trade control licences, and support overseas suppliers in securing required authorisations.
• Stay informed of regulatory, market, and governmental developments, ensuring company procedures remain compliant and beneficial.
• Provide export and trade control support to bids, projects, purchasing, and daily operations.
• Develop and deliver internal audits, compliance investigations, and manage UK government compliance audits and reporting.
• Analyse and communicate the licensing and regulatory implications of complex, multi-jurisdictional business scenarios to senior stakeholders and executives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, customers, suppliers, and internal departments.
• Develop and deliver specialist advice, training, and materials to raise compliance awareness across the organisation.
• Identify and report export and trade control risks to senior management and the executive board.
• Lead and motivate the Trade Control Team, collaborating with business functions to understand and support their objectives.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Detailed knowledge of UK, US, and EU export control regulations governing military and dual-use items.
• Strong understanding of the order of review and classification of goods and technical data under UK Export Control Orders, EU Retained legislation, and U.S. ITAR/EAR regulations.
• Familiarity with the UK DBT/ECJU licensing regime and HMRC/UKBF Customs procedures for restricted goods.
• Proven experience applying Trade Control best practices in large, cross-functional organisations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire SME teams, delivering effective governance and business support.
• Significant hands-on experience in senior trade control roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance skills.
• Direct experience working with UK, EU, and US trade control regimes, including ITAR and EAR.
• Up-to-date knowledge of recent regulatory changes impacting trade control activities.
• Proven ability to communicate complex export regulatory developments clearly to senior personnel.
• The successful candidate will need to be eligible for UK SC (Security Clearance)

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance for you and your family
• Competitive car allowance
• Extensive flexible benefit programme including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools