Position: Data Protection Specialist
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
Position Summary: The Data Protection Specialist is the key role responsible for technical data compliance, including Trade Compliance, CUI, Export, and Intellectual Property classification. The role will collaborate to determine classifications/protection and train on compliant data transfers.
Position Responsibilities:
- Serve as the wheeled and tracked primary contact and liaison for technical Data Protection tagging within Teamcenter.
- Assign classification of products using (a) the EAR and the CCL, (b) informed compliance publications, and (c) company engineering materials.
- Ability to analyze technical data and can clearly articulate the appropriate HTS code as necessary.
- Understand and interpret regulations impacting tagging, including Trade Compliance, Intellectual Property, Export Compliance, and Controlled Unclassified Information.
- Assign Harmonized System (HS) tariff codes, Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs), and regional trade-related-codes to primary and secondary products imported and exported in the normal course of business.
- Work with key internal stakeholders in the review of related data and agreements to ensure compliance.
- Support various stages of audits and assessments.
- Prioritize data tagging needs in the tagging workflow for all objects, ensuring timely classification based on need by date.
- Collaborate with the Information Security function(s) to maintain records of all data assets and exports and maintain database.
- Perform mass updates based on regulation changes to ensure security of data.
- Apply appropriate data protection methods (projects and licenses).
- Subject matter export for data transfers/secure collaboration.
- Departmental training as required.
- Other Duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
- 4-6 years' experience in either Trade Compliance, Intellectual Property, Controlled Unclassified. Information, or Export Compliance experience.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Preferred proficiency in analyzing technical data including engineering drawings.
- Extensive Classification experience.
- In-depth understanding and experience with ECCN classification methodology.
- Strong problem solving and decision-making ability.
- Proficient communication, organization, and prioritization skills
- Detail-oriented
- Demonstrated skill in Microsoft Office applications.
- Goal-oriented and able to work under time sensitive and demanding conditions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with ITAR, Department of Commerce Licensing, Customs regulations, EAR, Export & Licensing regulations, Oracle.
- Requirements and maintenance of conditions issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Work with Engineering, Product management and Supply Chain to properly assign HTS Codes, ECCN and Country of origin for all our fabricated and purchased parts.
- Experience collaborating across markets and functions.
About Spark Talent Acquisition:
Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that building the right team is vital to success. Listening to our clients and creating customized workforce strategies is at the core of what we do. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to help people grow.