Aerospace & Defense Business Data Consultant (Export-Control Governance)

Exp. required : 8+ Year’s

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

•             8+Years of experience and deep understanding of Aerospace & Defense business data domains, including Product, Enterprise, Production, and In-Service Asset data.

•             5+ Years of experience leading or governing enterprise data migration initiatives across SAP, PLM, MES, Maximo, Salesforce, GTS, and DMS platforms.

•             8+ years of prior experience in Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Aftermarket transformation programs preferred.

•             Working knowledge of export-control and regulated data requirements including ITAR, EAR, ECCN, USML, Dual-Use, Military classification, U.S.-origin content, CGP, and deemed export considerations.

•             Strong understanding of Material, BOM, Supplier, Customer, Finance, Asset, and Technical Document data structures.

•             Proven experience in data discovery, segmentation, classification, metadata tagging, lineage management, and audit traceability.

•             Ability to define migration validation, reconciliation, compliance testing, business sign-off, and cutover readiness criteria.

•             Experience embedding compliance-by-design controls into migration programs, including classification preservation, BOM propagation, controlled attachments, and restricted access requirements.

•             Understanding of controlled service delivery models, including nationality-based access, secure environments, offshore restrictions, synthetic test data, and audit evidence requirements.

•             Knowledge of AI data enablement, knowledge fabric, digital thread, and AI governance controls for regulated data environments.

Roles & Responsibilities

•             Lead data discovery, classification, and governance across Product, Enterprise, Production, and In-Service Asset domains.

•             Define and implement regulated data management frameworks covering:

o             Export-Controlled Data (ITAR, EAR, ECCN, USML, Dual-Use, Military)

o             Business-Critical Data

o             Archive and Retention Data

•             Lead business data migration governance for Aerospace & Defense transformation programs spanning SAP, PLM, MES, Maximo, Salesforce, GTS, and Document Management platforms.

•             Partner with Export Control, Security, Legal, Business Data Owners, and Technology Teams to identify controlled data and embed compliance requirements into migration, transformation, and data management processes.

•             Review and Enhance controls for:

o             Classification management

o             BOM and product structure propagation

o             U.S.-origin content governance

o             Role-, classification-, and nationality-based access

o             Controlled technical documents and attachments

o Supplier, Customer, Finance and Technical Document data

•             Develop, Review and Enhance business validation, reconciliation, auditability, and sign-off frameworks to ensure preservation of:

o             Classification metadata

o             Data lineage and traceability

o             Document relationships and version history

o             Audit trails and compliance evidence

•             Collaborate with migration tool providers and implementation teams to ensure migration solutions support classification preservation, regulatory compliance, traceability, and audit reporting.

•             Define testing strategies covering business continuity, export-control compliance, access controls, synthetic test data, compliance simulations, and audit-readiness.

•             Establish AI-ready data foundations through 

o             structured taxonomies

o             metadata tagging

o             lineage management 

o             classification governance 

o             cross-system data alignment

•             Define AI governance and safety controls to prevent unauthorized use of export-controlled or regulated data in AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI solutions.

•             Develop reusable methodologies, governance frameworks, accelerators, and best practices for regulated data migration and transformation programs within the A&D Domain Practice.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

•             Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

•             Customer presentation skills

•             Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration (Business + IT + Compliance)

•             Analytical problem-solving with attention to regulatory detail

•             Ownership mindset with ability to lead data track in enterprise transformation initiatives