Regulatory and Compliance Lawyer

Redstone Search; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading international trading house is seeking a Legal & Compliance Counsel to enhance its regulatory and governance framework. The role involves providing compliance guidance on trading activities, overseeing regulatory reporting, and ensuring obligations are met across multiple jurisdictions. Candidates should be qualified lawyers with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in legal or compliance roles, particularly in commodities or financial trading. Interested applicants can apply through email or a vacancy form.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 3 years’ post-qualification experience in legal or compliance roles.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives regulations in trading environments.
• In-house experience preferred in commodities or financial services.

Aufgaben

• Provide legal and compliance guidance on trading activities.
• Lead oversight of regulatory reporting and manage interactions with regulatory bodies.
• Design, update, and enforce compliance frameworks.

Kenntnisse

Qualified lawyer

Strong knowledge of derivatives regulations

Exposure to financial crime frameworks

In-house experience in commodities or financial services

Familiarity with compliance systems

Jobbeschreibung

Redstone Commodity Search focuses on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages, Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today’s volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search is working with an international soft & agri trading house, looking for a Legal & Compliance Counsel to enhance its regulatory and governance framework. The position covers both physical and financial trading activities, ensuring obligations are met across multiple jurisdictions while supporting the commercial strategy. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and legal colleagues, with a strong focus on financial regulation and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and compliance guidance on trading activity, including derivatives and OTC transactions under frameworks such as MiFID II, EMIR, and MAR.
• Lead oversight of regulatory reporting and manage day-to-day interactions with exchanges, brokers, and regulatory bodies.
• Design, update, and enforce compliance frameworks for sanctions, anti-bribery, money laundering, fraud, and modern slavery risk.
• Oversee global programmes on whistleblowing, investigations, remediation, and data protection obligations, including cross-border data handling.
• Support implementation of evolving sustainability regulations (including EUDR, CSRD, and CSDDD), liaising with ESG teams and reporting to internal committees.

Required Experience

• Qualified lawyer (any recognised jurisdiction) with a minimum of 3 years’ post-qualification experience in legal or compliance roles.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives regulations and their application to commodity or financial trading environments.
• Exposure to financial crime frameworks, sanctions, AML, and data protection obligations across multiple regions.
• In-house experience in commodities, financial services, or a related international trading environment preferred.
• Familiarity with compliance systems (e.g. KYC/AML platforms such as LexisNexis Bridger) and proven ability to operate across different business cultures.

If you match the job description and are keen on applying for this role; please send us a copy of your resume/cover letter to [e-mail] or submit your application through the Vacancy Form.