Senior Manager, Compliance

- Lead the T&E Compliance team, directly managing the FAA Compliance Program Manager(s) and the FCC Compliance Program Manager(s), and owning the combined function's headcount, hiring, development, performance, and career progression.

- Accountable for regulatory compliance across FAA and FCC domains - from strategy and policy through day-to-day execution.

- Own the T&E compliance strategy: identify regulatory risk early, prioritize workload across FAA and FCC portfolios, and align compliance activity with program and product milestones.

- Serve as the executive-facing liaison to the FAA, FCC, NTIA, DoD, and other regulatory bodies for T&E matters, including escalations, novel-technology engagements, and cross-agency issues that require senior representation.

- Oversee the FAA workstream: COAs, 44807 exemptions, Part 21/91/107/135 operations, type certification, airworthiness, BVLOS strategy, and DoD airworthiness interfaces (e.g., DCMA 8210.1D, MIL-STD).

- Oversee the FCC workstream: Special Temporary Authority (STA), experimental licenses, spectrum coordination with NTIA, RF equipment certification, and EMI/EMC testing compliance.

- Partner with the Safety and Standards team to make sure regulatory requirements are reflected in T&E policies, procedures, and site-level SOPs, and that compliance is a routine part of test planning rather than a late-stage bolt-on.

- Build and maintain the metrics, dashboards, and operating reviews that give leadership visibility into regulatory posture - open filings, approval cycle time, expiring authorizations, audit findings, and outstanding risk.

- Develop and maintain a compliance risk management strategy for the T&E organization, including audit cadence, corrective-action tracking, and periodic internal reviews.

- Track and interpret FAA and FCC regulatory changes and translate them into actionable guidance for engineering, flight operations, and program teams.

- Build and maintain the compliance training curriculum for engineers, program managers, and flight ops personnel across both FAA and FCC topics.

- Represent T&E Compliance in cross-functional forums - safety review boards, test readiness reviews, program syncs - and ensure compliance risk is visible in go/no-go decisions.

- Travel to test sites and regulatory engagements as required.

- Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.

- 7+ years of progressive experience in aviation and/or spectrum regulatory compliance, with demonstrated depth in at least one of FAA or FCC and working familiarity with the other.

- 3+ years of direct people-management experience, including managing other program managers or subject-matter experts.

- Working knowledge of the FAA regulatory framework - COAs, 44807 exemptions, Part 21/91/107/135, airworthiness, and how these apply to UAS and autonomous systems.

- Working knowledge of FCC and NTIA spectrum frameworks - STAs, experimental licenses, spectrum coordination, and RF equipment certification.

- Proven track record of engaging directly with FAA, FCC, NTIA, DoD, or comparable regulatory bodies on behalf of an organization.

- Experience in defense-related programs, including interactions with the DoD or other government agencies.

- Strong project and program management skills, with experience running cross-functional compliance initiatives across engineering, ops, safety, and legal.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to brief senior leadership and to draft regulatory submissions.

- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority.