Bernard Nickels & Associates Hiring for Legal Financial Project Manager Job at Houston, TX Full Time

Location:

• They will be expected to be on-site 2-3 days/ week.

Duration:

• 6 months with the possibility of extension

Position Description:

Provide timely, accurate, and robust guidance to stakeholders on existing and upcoming physical and financial commodity trading market laws and regulations in the Americas, with support from Legal, as needed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in managing the Americas Regulation Team and coordinating activities with Regulation leads in other regions.
• Monitor trends and changes in physical and financial commodity trading laws and regulations to identify the potential regulatory impacts, risks, and opportunities.
• Work with Legal and Regulatory Affairs in assessing and responding to proposed commodity trading laws and regulations.
• Act as a regional Subject Matter Expert (“SME”) for Regulation, providing guidance on Exchange and commodity market trading rules, the rules of other classes of trading venues (bilateral or multilateral), and on any associated clearing house or transaction reporting repository, with support from Legal, as needed.
• Support the Senior Advisor Regulation in maintaining T&S’s relationships with trading regulators on all non-contentious, routine, and customary matters, and handling requests for information and other inquiries from trading regulators, in consultation with Legal and Regulatory Affairs, as required, in such a way as to ensure they remain open and constructive.
• Monitor external compliance incidents/events and provide detailed analysis on these to the Senior Advisor Regulation, the Compliance Leadership Team, and other senior management, as required.
• Support External Relations/Government Relations teams on regulatory issues, as required.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a minimum of ten to fifteen (10- 15) years of working experience, during which they will have gained in-depth knowledge of global financial and commodity trading regulations, particularly in relation to the Americas.
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, a Law Degree would be a plus.
• Understanding of and experience in the commodity markets.
• Expert knowledge of Exchange rules relevant to their region and business, including, from a compliance perspective, the development of automated trading systems and order flow internalization platforms.
• Robust written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels of an organization, both internally and externally, and engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Anti Money Laundering Regulation and White-Collar Crime Laws.
• Sound knowledge of T&S Businesses (including Crude, Products, Gas & Power, Shipping, Operations, and Supply) is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and partner with business stakeholders, other compliance team members, and other functions.

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Job Types: Contract, Full-time

Pay: $120.00 – $140.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Houston, TX 77002: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• How many years of T&S Businesses (including Crude, Products, Gas & Power, Shipping, Operations, and Supply) do you have?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Anti-money laundering: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location