Compliance Officer - Americas

BGN; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BGN Group in Houston seeks a Compliance Officer/Manager – Americas to oversee KYT, KYC, and enhanced due diligence across transactional and vessel screening. You will support regional operations, manage urgent requests, and escalate sanctions-sensitive matters to the Head of Trading Compliance.

You will maintain case records, coordinate with Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury and Legal, and monitor regulatory developments to improve screening controls and USGC bunkering compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience with KYT/KYC processes and enhanced due diligence.
• Familiarity with sanctions regimes and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to perform risk-based due diligence on counterparties and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct KYT and enhanced due diligence transactions across cargo origin, counterparties and payment flows.
• Perform risk-based vessel screening for chartering, shipping and bunkering operations including sanctions risk.
• Conduct KYC on regional counterparties and business partners with review of ownership and structures.
• Support time-critical USGC bunkering clearances with strict screening controls.
• Assess US and international sanctions, export controls and trade restrictions and escalate high-risk matters.
• Carry out KYC onboarding, periodic reviews and refreshes for Americas counterparties.
• Provide transaction-specific compliance support to Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury, Finance and Legal.
• Coordinate Americas coverage for Western Europe after Geneva hours with Dubai/Singapore teams.
• Identify and escalate high-risk or unresolved cases and secure required approvals.
• Maintain complete case records and audit trails in corporate systems.
• Monitor regional developments and contribute to improvements in KYT and screening controls.

Skills

KYC

KYT

Due diligence

Sanctions screening

Regulatory compliance

Tools

KYC platforms

Screening systems

Regulatory databases

Job description

The Compliance Officer / Manager– Americas supports BGN Group’s Compliance matters through KYT, KYC, enhanced due diligence, vessel screening and transaction-specific sanctions and regulatory assessments. Based in Houston, the role provides timely compliance support mainly to the Group’s Commodity Trading, Shipping, USGC bunkering and other regional business operations, including urgent requests from Western Europe. The role operates within the Compliance framework and escalates high-risk, complex or sanctions-sensitive matters

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct KYT and enhanced due diligence transactions, including cargo origin, counterparties, supply chains, transaction structures and payment flows.
• Perform risk-based vessel screening for chartering, shipping and bunkering operations, considering sanctions, ownership and control, voyage history, ship-to-ship (STS) activity and relevant maritime risk indicators.
• Conduct risk-based KYC and enhanced due diligence on regional counterparties and business partners, including review of corporate structures, beneficial ownership, business activities and relevant supporting documentation.
• Support time-critical USGC bunkering clearances, including requests with 30–60-minute operational windows, without compromising required screening and compliance controls.
• Assess applicable US and international sanctions, export controls, embargoes and trade restrictions, escalating complex interpretations and material concerns to the Head of Trading Compliance.
• Perform and support KYC onboarding, periodic reviews and KYC refreshes for counterparties within the Americas, ensuring compliance with BGN’s applicable KYC and compliance requirements.
• Provide transaction-specific compliance support to Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury, Finance and Legal, including banking and regulatory information requests.
• Provide KYC support to Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury, Finance and Legal for new counterparties, existing relationships and time-sensitive business requirements in the Americas
• Provide Americas coverage and urgent support for Western Europe after Geneva working hours, coordinating handovers with the Trading Compliance team in Dubai and Singapore.
• Identify and promptly escalate high-risk, sanctions-sensitive or unresolved cases, ensuring required approvals or compliance holds are respected.
• Maintain complete case records, screening evidence, assessment rationale, decisions and audit trails in designated corporate systems.
• Monitor relevant regional developments and contribute to improvements in KYT, vessel screening controls and new business initiatives, including USGC bunkering expansion.

Areas of Responsibility

• Know Your Transaction (KYT) and enhanced due diligence
• KYC counterparty onboarding and due diligence
• Vessel screening and maritime compliance
• US and international sanctions and trade restrictions
• Follow-the-sun Trading Compliance support for the Americas and Western Europe
• Banking and regulatory enquiries
• Compliance case management, controls and escalations