Regulatory and Compliance Lawyer

Compliance Professionals; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global commodity merchant in London seeks a qualified lawyer for compliance role. Responsibilities include ensuring adherence to regulations, managing whistleblowing programs, and advising on legal matters. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years legal experience, a strong understanding of financial regulations, and knowledge of compliance frameworks. The role offers the opportunity to work in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in legal roles, preferably with in-house experience.
• Working knowledge of derivatives regulations.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with EMIR, MiFID II, MAR.
• Manage global whistleblowing and investigations.
• Champion global data privacy obligations.

Skills

Legal analysis

Regulatory compliance

Policy drafting

Financial crime law

Data protection

Education

Qualified lawyer in any jurisdiction

Tools

AML/Sanctions/KYC Platform

LexisNexis Bridger

Job description

THE COMPANY: Our client is a leading global commodity merchant based in the City. The role will require legal analysis and advice, policy drafting, and the implementation and maintenance of a robust global compliance program.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with EMIR, MiFID II, MAR regarding derivatives, options, and OTC trades.
• Oversee transaction reporting and regulatory interactions.
• Monitor and manage interactions with brokers, Exchanges and Regulators
• Maintain and evolve frameworks for AML, sanctions, anti-bribery/corruption, fraud, and modern slavery risk.
• Manage global whistleblowing, investigations and remediation programs.
• Liaise with diverse teams and external bodies on investigations or breaches.
• Champion global data privacy obligations, including cross-border data handling and counterparty due diligence.
• Be a proactive player in the implementation of CSRD, CSDDD, and EUDR frameworks.
• Collaborate with sustainability leads to align due diligence and reporting.
• Prepare reports for the ESG and Audit Committees.
• Deliver bespoke training covering all topics.
• Drafting policies, maintaining policies for regulatory evolution.
• Associated legal drafting.

Experience Required

• 3+ years in legal roles (preference to those with inhouse experience).
• The candidate must be a qualified lawyer (in any jurisdiction), with experience of derivatives associated regulations. Ideally with experience of in working across different cultures and internal structures.
• Candidates should have working knowledge of financial crime law and data protection
• Candidates should ideally be familiar with AML/Sanctions/KYC Platform/LexisNexis Bridger.

For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai