Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.
Job Description
- Lead group‑wide export control compliance, establishing and managing an Export Control Management System across multiple jurisdictions.
- Act as the key regulatory liaison, strengthening regulator relationships while enabling compliant, efficient cross‑border operations.
- Fixed-term role | Multiple location options available
The Group Manager Export Control has group oversight for export control compliance across multiple jurisdictions. This role is responsible for the design, development, implementation and management of an Export Control management system across the Qantas Group to ensure ongoing compliance with Australian and offshore export control regulations. Specifically, this role will be responsible for the “stand up” of an Export Control management system that ensures compliance with regulations network wide and is in accordance with the Group Management Standard “GMS” and where applicable in accordance with regulator obligations. This includes the development and delivery of policy and procedures, a risk assessment framework, licence determination and classification, control effectiveness, process management, determination of accountabilities, training and record keeping.
Key to the role is building and maintaining trusted relationships with key regulators (onshore and offshore) including attendance and representation at industry regulator working groups ensuring Group operations and strategic plans are best represented. The role also requires the identification and implementation of export control programs/initiatives that promote compliance and the
streamlined cross border movement of controlled aircraft components, to support organisational demands, operational and strategic interests.
You’ll have –
- 5+ within export control management field Tertiary Qualification- International commerce, economics, policy or international relations or similar, will be highly regarded.
- Ability to navigate and understand complex legislation requirement.
- Knowledge and practical experience in of global trade laws and regulations (Including Australian Defence Trade Controls, US Export Administration Regulations) in the defence and dual use environment.
- Strong working knowledge of freight operations, Customs clearance and the international supply chain
- Demonstrated experience in implementing trade facilitation
- Trade and customs consulting/advisory experience
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build effective relationships with regulatory bodies
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing a management system framework, with particular emphasis on risk management and risk mitigation
- Ability to conduct audit of company-appointed brokers and implement strategies to ensure compliance
- Ability to develop operating procedures and standards to enable the group to meet its trade compliance and supply chain security objectives.
- Ability to interpret border legislation and apply to complex airline operations
- Ability to work with high degree of autonomy
Why Qantas?
You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.
There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.
The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.
- We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
- We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
- We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
- We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.
Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.
Applications close: April 15th 2026
Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.
