Export Control Compliance Manager

Job Description

Job title: Export Control Compliance Manager

Location: Doha, Qatar

Salary: 230,000 QAR+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Accountable for the implementation, update, and deployment of the Export Control Framework across the Air Sector’s operations in Qatar and Oman, including Dukhan Typhoon Main Operating Base, Qatar Armed Forces Technical Institute (QTI), the Al Fardan Office in Doha, and the Oman business’ Muscat office and customer sites
• To understand, apply, implement, train and assure Export Control compliance, and Export Control licensing obligations within Qatar and Oman.
• To maintain a trusted relationship with key internal and external stakeholders, the customer and be the primary point of contact for all programme export control and licensing related requirements
• This role is frequently required to make independent and business critical decisions on what is and is not permissible under export control regulations and licensing approvals

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Knowledge on how to develop, implement and embed Export Control, Licensing and Information Security policies & procedures at Business Unit and Programme level
• Expertise in the application of complex laws & regulations to business activities including engineering, employment and supply chain practices, security arrangements, IM&T systems and business winning actions
• Ability to plan and conduct effective investigations and audits.
• Proven Team Management experience
• Specific, UK, USA, European defence Export Control understanding
• Experience of working in a high regulated complex working environment

Desirable

• Typically, degree qualified or relevant business experience
• Advantageous to have a legal background /qualification but not essential

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, private health plans – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Export Control Team

Join BAE Systems and become part of a world-leading defence and aerospace organisation operating at the forefront of a dynamic and highly regulated industry. This role offers exceptional scope for development, exposure, and career progression within a business that actively invests in its people.

You’ll gain end-to-end involvement across the full programme lifecycle, from initial concept and approval through delivery, sustainment, and close-down. This is a role with real breadth, giving you visibility across every aspect of programme delivery and the opportunity to build deep technical and commercial understanding.

As part of the Export Control team, you’ll work in a truly international environment, supporting operations across multiple countries and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. You’ll experience different phases of the lifecycle, working at pace in complex, high-profile programmes where your decisions have genuine impact.

If you’re looking for a role that combines global exposure, meaningful responsibility, and long-term career development within an exciting industry, this is a standout opportunity to grow your career at BAE Systems.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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