
Senior Legal Counsel, International Trade Compliance - Houston, TX
Role description
From the employerWould you like to be a part of a leading Trade Compliance Program?
Do you enjoy leading projects that promote continuous improvement?
Join our leading Trade Compliance Team
Our Legal Team takes responsibility for developing and safeguarding our
company’s global legal strategy. We partner with the business to develop,
maintain, and follow compliance policies, providing legal advice and guidance to
support the business as necessary. Our team provides valuable oversight for
Export Controls Rules and Regulations, Sanctions regulations and Customs
governance.
Partner with the best
In this role, you will lead the development of certain aspects of the Baker
Hughes Trade Compliance Program. You will provide legal advice to our business
on Export Controls, Sanction regulations and Customs rules. You lead trade
compliance investigations and manage submissions and disclosures to the U.S.
government.
As a Senior Legal Counsel for International Trade, you will be responsible for:
- Providing legal advice to our business on US Custom and Export Controls Rules
and Regulations, Sanction regulations
- Leading trade compliance investigations and managing submissions and
disclosures to the U.S. government as required
- Work with a team dedicated to the management of our compliance program
through a focus on continual enhancement
- Managing ITC Compliance policies and procedures and key elements of the Trade
Program with our Compliance program
- Monitoring and communicating new international trade laws, rules and
regulations that impact our business through internal communications
- Managing ITC Compliance training content and annual roll-out to support our
program initiatives
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will
- Have a Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school or international
equivalen
- Have minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Compliance & Regulatory
Counsels
- Have admission to practice law and be in good standing with at least one U.S.
state bar (or equivalent in other jurisdictions).
- Demonstrate solid experience with US & EU licensing and registration regimes,
including dual use, military, and nuclear.
- Have experience in international trade law, including export compliance and
sanctions.
- Show Strong negotiation and presentation skills and an excellent analytical
ability
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability
to explain complex legal and regulatory concerns to non-legal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to
work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we
can offer the following flexible working patterns
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help
you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better
when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole
authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our
workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring
out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going
forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize
rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we
value their input.
Join us, and you can expect
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
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You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs,
including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a
choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and
contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level,
and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits
package, which can be found here
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and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses
subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Legal Senior Manager -
Compliance & Regulatory