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Compliance Program Manager

Gecko Robotics

Gecko Robotics

Legal, Operations
New York, NY, USA · Washington, DC, USA
Posted on Nov 22, 2024

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers

with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

We are looking for a thoughtful compliance manager to lead the development of Gecko’s corporate compliance and trade controls program. As Gecko expands, both domestically and internationally and across multiple customer categories, we are in search of a highly-organized individual to help us track our compliance obligations and regulatory challenges and address gaps. This will include managing existing policies and procedures, creating documentation, and building process implementations. It is essential that the candidate be self-motivated and comfortable working cross-functionally to engage the requisite stakeholders and seek out necessary information from across the organization.

What you will do

  • Compile, organize, and draft company compliance policies

  • Ensure compliance with the existing suite of obligations by reviewing current obligations, tracking compliance against them, and building out operational workflows

  • Oversee and maintain the company’s export and trade controls compliance program

  • Develop a regulatory compliance roadmap and keep teams abreast of regulatory developments

  • Enable Gecko’s business by mitigating risks and building out processes to reduce friction

  • Collaborate with business teams on due diligence reviews in connection with business development activities

  • Develop and provide trainings on ethics, risk, and compliance topics

About You

Required Skills

  • Educational minimum – bachelor’s degree

  • Experience minimum – 5 years’ experience in building, supporting, and/or managing corporate compliance programs

  • Knowledge of security and privacy compliance and regulatory standards

  • Knowledge and understanding of US export controls (particularly ITAR and EAR)and trade sanctions regulatory requirements, frameworks, and expectations

  • Experience working with Directorate for Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) for ITAR licensing

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally, including with business, finance, and technical stakeholders

  • Excellent program management skills, with the ability to plan and execute on multiple simultaneous projects

  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and operate under pressure in a fast-paced and collaborative environment

  • Strong attention to detail

Preferred Skills

  • Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/U.S./E) or other relevant professional certifications

  • Experience with/working knowledge of AI compliance laws and regulatory frameworks (US and/or EU)

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.