Trade Compliance Manager/Senior Manager

The posting, as Maybell Quantum Industries wrote it

At Maybell Quantum, we're redefining the future of computing. As a venture-backed quantum hardware innovator experiencing rapid growth, we build the cryogenic infrastructure that quantum computers run on — dilution refrigerators, cryogenic RF wiring, and the related systems used by quantum computing companies, national labs, and research institutions worldwide. Quantum computers will be as transformative to the next 30 years as the internet was to the last 30—and our team is creating the hardware foundation to make this revolution possible.

Position Overview

We're seeking a Trade Compliance Manager/Senior Manager to own trade compliance for Maybell globally. This is the first dedicated compliance hire at the company; the function currently runs through the President with outside counsel support. You will build it.

Compliance at Maybell is not a back-office function. Our products sit squarely inside the emerging export control regime for quantum technology, and getting it right determines what we can ship, to whom, and how our engineering teams across four countries are able to work together. We operate from Denver, with facilities in Münster, Germany and Helsinki, Finland, are establishing operations in Singapore, and ship to customers across North America, Europe, and Asia.

The work is substantive from day one. We have active shipments requiring licensing, a distributor relationship in Korea with end-user obligations, engineering collaboration across US, German, Finnish, and Singapore teams that raises deemed export questions, and a product line whose classification sits in a part of the Commerce Control List that is still developing.

This is not a documentation or logistics coordination role. You are the decision-maker on classification and licensing, and you will be expected to defend those decisions. The role does not report into Operations, Engineering, or Sales, by design, and the compliance answer is not negotiated after the commercial commitment is made — you will be in the room early. You'll partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, IT, and HR, and report to the President.

Key Responsibilities

Classification and Licensing

• Classify Maybell products, components, software, and technical data under the EAR, including the quantum-specific ECCNs (3A90x, 4A9xx series) and related controls
• Determine license requirements per transaction; prepare, file, and manage BIS license applications and license exception determinations
• Obtain and actively manage the export licenses required to establish Maybell's Singapore operations, and keep them in good standing as those operations run
• Manage equivalent processes with BAFA in Germany, Singapore Custom s, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and other national regimes as our footprint requires
• Maintain classification records and jurisdictional determinations to an auditable standard

Deemed Exports and Technical Data

• Own the deemed export program:

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and at least one national European regime (German BAFA, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Dutch national controls) preferred

• Experience building a compliance program rather than inheriting one preferred
• Familiarity with emerging technology controls — quantum, advanced computing, semiconductors — preferred
• Experience supporting distributor and reseller channels with end-user obligations preferred
• A law degree is not required — this is not a legal role

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary range $1 3 0,000–$1 8 0 ,000, plus meaningful equity participation and annual bonus eligibility. Final title (Manager or Senior Manager) and base salary will be determined based on depth of licensing experience and multi-jurisdictional exposure.
• Real Authority: You hold and exercise the authority to stop a shipment, transfer, or disclosure pending compliance resolution, and escalation runs to the CEO.
• Growth Trajectory: A direct path to building and leading Maybell's global trade compliance function from the ground up.
• Impact: Direct responsibility for how one of the most consequential technologies of our era moves across borders.
• Exceptional Team: Collaboration with world-class scientists, engineers, and operators.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

At Maybell Quantum, we're solving incredibly challenging problems at the cutting edge of physics and engineering. If you're excited about owning the decisions that determine where one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetime can go, we want to hear from you.

Maybell is an equal opportunity employer. Because this role involves access to export-controlled technology, we may be required to verify your status as a U.S. person or to obtain export authorization; we assess this consistently with applicable law and do not discriminate on the basis of citizenship or national origin beyond what U.S. export regulations require.