Hybrid Global Trade Compliance Legal Counsel

at TechnipFMC

• Job title: Global Trade Compliance Legal Counsel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Global Trade Compliance Legal Counsel at TechnipFMC, ensuring adherence to trade compliance laws and supporting innovation through legal guidance. Opportunity for strategic initiative involvement and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage global Trade Compliance matters, including export controls, sanctions requirements, and anti-boycott issues.
• Provide legal guidance on complex export controls compliance, developing and implementing processes under ITAR and EAR regulations.
• Support product classification activities, ensuring accurate classification of EAR and USML goods, software, and technology.
• Deliver global training programs on due diligence, targeted sanctions, and export control requirements for business teams.
• Coordinate export control reviews and licensing requirements for international projects and global sales/procurement with Product Classification and Licensing teams.
• Recommend and implement updates to Trade Compliance policies, processes, and guidance materials to maintain global compliance standards.
• Conduct due diligence reviews for new tenders, contracts, and business partners, including Restricted Party Screenings and ownership structure analysis to ensure compliance with U.S. and global sanctions.
• Collaborate with external legal counsel and internal stakeholders to address complex compliance issues and ensure adherence to global trade laws.

Requirements

• Law degree from the U.S., EU, UK, Norway, or equivalent from another relevant jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience in global trade compliance, with expertise in sanctions and export controls; 2+ years of in-house or government experience in Legal, Compliance, Logistics, or related functions preferred.
• Deep knowledge of global sanctions regimes, including U.S. SDN, SSI, Entity Lists, Military End User restrictions, EU Consolidated List, and similar frameworks; familiarity with U.S. principles is a plus.
• Expertise in “dual-use” export controls, including U.S. EAR licensing requirements, End User Declarations, and global dual-use regulations (EU, UK, Norwegian authorities).
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills for engaging with global teams across functions such as Executive Leadership, Sales, Engineering, and Finance.
• Proven leadership and change management capabilities in matrix organizations, with experience managing global project teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency and strong ability to work independently under minimal supervision, making strategic decisions amidst ambiguity and incomplete data.
• Strong planning, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, with unwavering ethics, integrity, and a commitment to collaboration in fast-paced global environments.

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule (in-office / remote work)
• Some international travel, as necessary visiting regional offices or locations for purposes of executing the Legal Operations and Compliance workload and strategy.