The Global Business and Regulatory Manager navigates complex global regulatory, contractual, and operational
requirements to ensure compliant project execution and delivery. As the primary owner of international readiness, this role embeds proactive planning into proposal and project phases. This role is accountable for improving on-time delivery (OTD) and reliably executing cost avoidance strategies. This role will define organizational processes, understand and mitigate in-country risks, ensure global projects are executed within applicable legal constraints, and communicate with internal stakeholders about strategies to improve our global project execution.
Responsibilities- Business & Regulatory Management: Primary authority on global regulatory requirements, site access, and local governance. Translate these complexities into organizational procedures, actionable project plans, clear cost/schedule impact assessments, and early engagement strategies with in-country legal and regulatory experts.
- Proactive Project Planning: Develop a standard lead-time framework and readiness checklist to initiate international preparation during the proposal phase. Ensure all international budgets account for local consultation, expert support, compliance considerations, and risks.
- Contract & Risk Governance: Collaborate with Business Development (Sales), Contracts, Finance, Supply Chain and Project Management to update customer and vendor contract language to reflect international strategies. Review and approve quotes to ensure local risks are identified and mitigated.
- Process Standardization: Create and maintain a unified international operations plan covering proposal scope, greenfield site development, and brownfield modifications. Provide input on optimal risk-ownership models and perform feasibility studies of organizational decisions, e.g., establishing local business entities.
- Performance & Leadership Reporting: Track and report on international OTD performance, cost avoidance, regulatory trends, and emerging risks and opportunities. Champion international operations in cross-functional meetings and escalate issues requiring organizational action.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in international business, finance, or related field; and
- 5+ years of proven experience managing cross-border project operations.
- Strong technical understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) projects.
- Cross-border and international regulatory knowledge: immigration, permitting, local law, and tax/trade (VAT,import/export).
- Proven ability to assess and mitigate technical, commercial, quality, and schedule risks while identifying opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to create operational plans in ambiguous environments and consistently drives for improvement.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated success in managing global client expectations while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to travel internationally 5%–15% of the time.
Be Calspan!
At Calspan, we want you to feel supported from day one. Our team members enjoy affordable, competitive benefits; four weeks of PTO; 10 company holidays; onsite training; and opportunities to build skills, grow your career, and make an impact.
Calspan is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Calspan supports safe and drug free workplace through pre-employment background checks and drug testing.
The salary range provided is a general guideline. Actual pay will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, training, and other applicable qualifications. Calspan is committed to pay transparency in compliance with applicable state and local laws.
All candidates must be 18 years of age or older, and eligible to work in the United States without requiring now or in the future Visa Sponsorship.
Salary Range (min)USD $130,000.00/Yr. Salary Range (max)USD $160,000.00/Yr.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in international business, finance, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience managing cross-border project operations
- Strong technical understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation projects
- Knowledge of cross-border and international regulations, including immigration, permitting, local law, tax, VAT, and import/export requirements
- Ability to assess and mitigate technical, commercial, quality, and schedule risks while identifying opportunities
- Ability to create operational plans in ambiguous environments and drive continuous improvement
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Demonstrated success managing global client expectations while ensuring regulatory compliance
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to travel internationally 5%–15% of the time
What We Do
In order to develop the world’s greatest innovations, our customers must overcome many technical challenges to transform their creative concept, into a commercially viable product. To resolve such roadblocks, innovators within the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, and motorsports industries seek out the assistance of Calspan. Through our collaborative and flexible approach, diverse skill sets, and unique assets, we assist these innovators by conducting research, testing, and evaluations that accelerate development and reduce time to market. Calspan's diverse workforce has locations all across the country. The transportation division and main corporate headquarters are located in Buffalo, NY and the headquarters for Flight Operations are located in Niagara Falls, NY. Additional test pilot training locations include Patuxent River, MD, and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The Crash Data Research division has breakout locations in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Calspan Systems provides RDT&E engineering and manufacturing solutions with sites located in located in Newport News and Hampton, VA, San Diego, CA and Ronkonkoma NY. The ASE team provides a host of aerodynamic solutions located in St. Paul MN.
