Legal & Compliance Specialist – Commodity Trading

Anglo American; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mining sector is seeking a qualified attorney to join the Marketing team in Johannesburg. The role involves providing legal support on transactional matters, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing legal risks associated with the business. Candidates should have strong commercial awareness and excellent drafting skills. The company values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employee development.

Qualifications

• Qualified as an attorney in South Africa.
• Experience in commercial transactions and compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Identify key legal risks and opportunities in the Marketing business.
• Provide timely legal advice on transactions and compliance.
• Manage law firm relationships and report on progress and issues.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Excellent drafting ability

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified attorney in South Africa

Job description

Company Description

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description

• Identify key legal risks and opportunities associated with the Marketing business’ activities, including day to day trading queries, disputes, projects and origination transactions.
• Work closely with the business teams to provide timely and appropriate advice in connection with commercial transactions, projects and strategy developments, ensuring pragmatic solutions and clear guidance on legal and compliance risks and mitigations.
• Provide support on various rail and port services arrangements in relation to Kumba Iron Ore
• Support the implementation, monitoring and oversight of Anglo American Group, Marketing and South Africa specific compliance programmes, including policies, procedures and training.
• Provide effective operational compliance oversight and monitoring in relation to risks including bribery and corruption, sanctions, anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing.
• Monitor legislation and enforcement developments in South Africa and update relevant stakeholders.
• Update reports comprehensively and accurately as-and-when required. Where required, participate in briefings of business management and other stakeholders.
• Manage law firm relationships to deliver high quality/timely advice to the Anglo American Group in relation to its Marketing activities.
• Report to internal clients on a regular and consistent basis in relation to progress, costs and issues arising and obtain approval for material decisions in all matters in which the role holder is the lead legal or compliance specialist.

Qualifications

• Qualified as an attorney in South Africa.

Knowledge required:

• Commercial transactional experience gained in an international law firm, in-house within a large multinational commodities company or a bank.
• Helpful to have:
  • Knowledge of international commodity trading (physical and paper).
  • Experience in and understanding of commercial contracts involved in the mine to market logistics chain.
  • Experience in drafting and negotiating international commodity contracts in bulks, precious metals and LME products (Incoterms, SCoTA, SIOTA, LME Rules or the like), including understanding of shipping terms for bulks and containerised vessels.
  • Experience working on compliance matters including bribery and corruption, sanctions, anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing.
• Knowledge of anti-trust and compliance issues in commodity contracts.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatism.
• Understanding of commercial dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Experience of working for a global business with operations in diverse locations.
• Commercial understanding of consequences of legal risk and scenarios.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrate strong technical ability as a lawyer, including excellent, precise drafting ability.
• Think strategically and progressively.
• Demonstrate ability to drive best practice in specialty.
• Demonstrate sound communication, relationship building and influencing skills.
• Demonstrate skills in prioritizing, scheduling and regulating work-flows.
• Actively demonstrate organizational skills, interpersonal skills, analytical skills, technical skills, problem solving skills etc.

Additional Information

Who we are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.

Advert closing date midnight: 15 June 2025