Senior Compliance Lead for Commodities Trading

McCann & Braham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Opportunity in New York seeks an experienced Compliance Officer to support North America trading and marketing activities at the intersection of physical commodities, financial markets and international regulation.

The role requires close interaction with traders, senior management and legal, risk and compliance teams, delivering practical guidance and ongoing training to ensure compliant commercial activity across the region.

Qualifications

• At least four years’ relevant experience in compliance, legal, regulatory risk or a related control function.
• Exposure to commodities, energy trading, financial markets or similar trading environment.
• Strong understanding of conduct risks in physical and financial commodity markets.
• Knowledge of sanctions and anti-bribery/corruption requirements for international trading businesses.
• Ability to interpret trading positions, exposures, and transaction flows.
• Experience advising traders and senior leaders on complex compliance matters.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; legal qualification beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Advise trading and commercial teams on market conduct, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and other regulatory matters.
• Work with the business to understand trading strategies, market exposures, and transaction structures.
• Provide clear and practical guidance that enables compliant commercial activity.
• Build relationships with traders, senior management and control functions across North America and internationally.
• Help maintain and enhance regional compliance procedures, controls, and monitoring arrangements.
• Assess new activities, transactions and regulatory developments from a compliance perspective.
• Recognise potential issues early and coordinate with specialists for further review.
• Deliver engaging compliance training to trading teams, corporate functions and new employees.
• Contribute to market-conduct reviews and broader compliance initiatives.
• Support development of the regional compliance team and mentor a junior colleague.

Skills

Regulatory risk

Compliance advisory

Sanctions & AML

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

Trading awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Confidential Opportunity in New York seeks an experienced Compliance Officer to support North America trading and marketing activities at the intersection of physical commodities, financial markets and international regulation.

The role requires close interaction with traders, senior management and legal, risk and compliance teams, delivering practical guidance and ongoing training to ensure compliant commercial activity across the region.