About the role

As Alloy Enterprises scales production, were looking to add a Compliance Manager to lead our ITAR, export controls and regulatory compliance efforts. As our Compliance Manager, youll report directly to our COO and ensure our processes and manufactured components meet U.S. export laws (ITAR, EAR) while collaborating with Sales, Production, IT and Engineering to navigate complex regulations. Beyond exports, youll oversee OSHA compliance, government reporting, grants, and cybersecurity protocols, building a compliance framework that supports growth while mitigating risk. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced startup, ideal for someone who thrives on solving regulatory challenges and shaping compliance programs from the ground up. This role generally requires 4 days a week onsite.

What to expect in the first 90 days

• Implement an ITAR compliance program including creation of policies and procedures, implementing physical requirements and training employees

• Serve as the ITAR Compliance Officer, ensuing adherence to ITAR regulations and internal control procedures

• Begin conducting internal audits to verify compliance with established policies and procedures for ITAR, export, OSHA, and other regulations

• Coordinate with Sales Operations and Production Control to export products to ensure compliance with customs regulations and international shipping laws.

After 6 Months

• Create standard work for international shipments, and oversee for all exported shipments

• Join the EHS committee, executing on several open actions, and creating standard work for OSHA reporting

• Support grant applications, and oversee compliance to all grant requirements including coordinating cross-functionally as required

• Serve as an ISO 9001 Internal auditor

• Collaborate with Alloys IT to ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC 2.0, and other applicable IT regulations.

• Oversee government reporting requirements, such as CTA (Corporate Transparency Act) reporting and CFIUS compliance.

After 1 Year

• Standardization of our compliance policies and process

• Audit & risk assessment process has been implemented and exercised

• Continued monitoring and improvement of all things compliance related

What youll bring:

• BS degree in engineering discipline preferred

• 5+ years of experience in compliance

• Working, in-depth knowledge of ITAR and export control laws

• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges

• Problem solving aptitude - ability to find right-sized solutions

• Roll-up sleeves & hands-on approach

• Start-up experience preferred

Interview Process

1. Intro Call with our Talent Team (45m) - This is about getting a chance to introduce you to Alloy, what we do, and make sure there is alignment on the role as it relates to your background, but also, to make sure you bias towards our own values here at Alloy.

2. Skills & Expertise Call (45m) - This is a call with our COO to dive into core aspects of your experience directly related to the role were looking to fill. Typically, these are more open-ended questions to help us understand how you approach problems and how you may fit in with the role more directly.

3. Onsite Interview (3.5hrs) - This is where wed invite you onsite to come and take a direct look at our technology as well as interview with various direct and cross functional team members. This role requires you to prepare a presentation about your ITAR compliance experience. We will provide a prompt for you should you reach this stage.

4. References (24hrs) - We strive to conduct references provided by candidates within 24 hrs of receipt. This is more about learning how to best work with you and to confirm much of what we have assessed about you already as opposed to making a decision on offer.

Additional requirements

This position will require access to information subject to control under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive controlled items without sponsorship for an export license.

Regarding Sponsorship

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa, including H-1B, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, F-1 or OPT at this time.

Equal employment opportunity

We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all our employees and seek to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our products. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.