International Trade and Compliance Leader, APAC

Sydney · Sydney, AUS (SYD-01) · 10+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced International Trade and Compliance Leader to help build a best-in-class trade compliance program supporting the APAC region from Sydney.
The role involves driving international trade controls and policies to protect and guide the development of commercial dual-use and defense technology across the APAC region.
You will serve as a key interface between engineering, program management, compliance, and senior leadership to ensure product teams align with engineering goals and compliance frameworks.

Design and implement trade compliance policies, protections, and infrastructure to ensure engineering/program development meets schedule objectives, consistent with ITAR, EAR, and local country laws/regulations of EU, UK, or Australia.
Coordinate with external partners to ensure product roadmaps align with internal compliance posture and pivot accordingly.
Develop country-specific classification decision rationale, heuristics and methodology for Anduril programs to improve efficiency in classification while maintaining accuracy.
Leverage AI for rapid risk-mitigated determinations.
Support the release of technology and data to internal and external stakeholders.
Deploy and maintain country-specific J/C training curricula and robust methodologies to meet cost and performance metrics.
Apply for and manage country-specific export authorizations, when required.
Oversee country-specific export authorizations, ensuring compliance with license scope, provisos and associated conditions.
Support the logistics team on hardware exports and imports as appropriate.
Provide guidance and training to Anduril regional teams on ITAR, EAR and country-specific regulations as appropriate.

Understanding of engineering concepts across software and hardware and development principles to be able to craft policies and procedures to segregate commercial and export controlled technology development.
Strong understanding of the U.S. and non-U.S. export regulations, including relevant classifications pertaining to aerospace parts, electronics, computers, IT equipment, encryption technology, and navigational hardware, etc.
10+ years experience in international trade compliance.
A superpower for smashing through regulatory roadblocks.
Ability to obtain and maintain a NV2 Security Clearance.
Ability to travel +25%.

Experience with AUKUS partnership frameworks, including export compliance, license management, and cross-border collaboration requirements.
Experience with customs and import filings, including managing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), temporary imports, and processing ATA Carnets for duty-free and tax-free international transactions.
Experience in group 3-5 UAS, UUVs, or robotic systems product development or concepts.
Experience working with or supporting government contracts.
Experience in managing development infrastructure and training technical teams.
Experience designing and implementing technology control plans.
An understanding of the distinctives and intersection of Lean Product and Process Development, Agile Software Development, and Lean Production.
Knowledge of exportability considerations and experience incorporating export control compliance into product development plans.