Compliance and Risk Officer

Latitude is seeking an attorney to serve as Compliance & Risk Officer for a permanent position with a growing manufacturing company serving the aerospace, defense, space, and semiconductor industries.

This is a highly visible, enterprise-wide role reporting to the General Counsel and Compliance Officer. The successful candidate will serve as the company's first dedicated compliance and risk leader and will be responsible for building and running a unified compliance program across multiple operating companies and facilities in the United States and Canada.

This is a build role, not a maintenance role. The successful candidate will be expected to develop policies, stand up procedures and training, centralize legacy compliance practices, strengthen risk management processes, and establish recurring reporting to executive management and the Audit Committee.

The role is particularly well suited for a lawyer with deep government contracting and export controls experience, a meaningful background in operational and enterprise risk management, and the ability to lead ESG and sustainability initiatives.

Minimum Requirements for the Compliance & Risk Officer

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• 7+ years of experience in compliance, government contracts, trade compliance, risk management, or related roles within defense, aerospace, or another regulated manufacturing environment
• Direct working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, ITAR, or EAR, including the ability to speak to specific clauses, filings, registrations, certifications, or regulatory processes personally handled
• Experience building or materially developing compliance programs, policies, procedures, internal controls, and employee training
• Demonstrated risk management experience, including business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency preparedness, third-party risk, or related enterprise risk initiatives
• Multi-site and multi-entity experience
• Experience conducting or managing workplace investigations
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a small corporate team and operate without dedicated staff
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• U.S. person status as defined under ITAR due to technical data access requirements
• Outstanding professional references

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating compliance programs following acquisitions and harmonizing legacy practices across acquired entities
• Experience with CMMC or NIST SP 800-171 implementation
• Private equity portfolio company experience, including sponsor reporting
• Experience implementing third-party risk or supplier compliance programs
• Experience managing ESG or sustainability initiatives, including consultant-led Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions testing or related environmental reporting
• Compliance, investigations, or export-related certification, such as CCEP, CFE, or an export compliance credential

Key Responsibilities

Government Compliance

• Lead ITAR and EAR licensing and agreement administration, including DDTC registrations, notifications, and related filings
• Manage export and import licensing activities across multiple registered entities
• Oversee technical data access controls and support voluntary disclosure preparation and remediation
• Centralize FAR, DFARS, and related government contracting compliance procedures across operating companies
• Manage SAM registrations, CAGE codes, government representations and certifications, and related eligibility requirements
• Own the company's CUI compliance program and support CMMC Level 2 readiness and NIST SP 800-171 documentation
• Respond to customer compliance audits and prime contractor flow-down requirements
• Develop and execute internal compliance audits and track corrective actions through closure
• Build and administer enterprise-wide compliance training covering export controls, CUI, ethics, cybersecurity, data privacy, workplace conduct, conflicts of interest, and ethical sourcing
• Risk Management

• Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency preparedness planning across multiple facilities
• Coordinate site-level testing, preparedness exercises, and related risk mitigation activities
• Lead third-party risk management initiatives, including sanctions screening, conflicts screening, and implementation of a centralized third-party risk platform
• Complete and administer the company's ethics hotline and case management framework
• Conduct investigations involving whistleblower, harassment, human rights, and other compliance matters, with appropriate escalation to the General Counsel
• Partner with Information Technology and Information Security on cybersecurity training, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, incident response planning, access controls, and related technology risk matters
• Support supplier and supply chain risk programs, including DFARS and CMMC flow-down compliance, supplier qualification, corrective action tracking, and continuity planning
• Support enterprise risk management reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee
• ESG & Sustainability

• Lead the development of the company's ESG and sustainability program
• Manage the company's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions testing and baseline initiative, including selection and oversight of third-party consultants, site data collection, methodology, reporting, and reduction target development
• Establish facility-level energy and water usage measurement and reporting
• Develop waste reduction, recycling, and environmental policy initiatives
• Lead sponsor sustainability survey administration and evidence collection
• Support product stewardship initiatives involving RoHS, REACH, and related substance compliance
• Partner with Human Resources and Supply Chain on human rights, ethical sourcing, supplier standards, and related ESG initiatives
• Position Details of the Compliance & Risk Officer

• Type of Role: Permanent
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Location: Remote work may be considered. The role will require regular presence across multiple facilities, with final location and travel expectations to be confirmed.
• Reporting: General Counsel and Compliance Officer
• Compensation: $74,200-$145,700, commensurate with experience
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts; 401(k) with automatic enrollment and employer match with immediate vesting; paid holidays; PTO/vacation; and tuition reimbursement after 90 days of full-time employment
• Confidentiality

Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude

Latitude offers life-changing engagements and permanent positions with companies and law firms to outstanding attorneys and legal professionals.

Permanent Positions

Great attorneys and legal professionals who are seeking permanent positions choose to work with Latitude because of our deep market knowledge, career advocacy, and extensive client base. Our own practice experience and client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match candidates with opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

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Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer