Senior Regulatory Counsel

Full-time
On-site
Geneva - Traf Office Switzerland
Trafigura

Main Purpose:

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Trafigura consistently adhers to the highest standards of regulatory procedure across regulated and non-regulated activities worldwide.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Commodities Regulatory advisory and implementation experience across Europe, America and Asia
  • Experience of MiFID, MiFID II, EMIR and REMIT and other key financial and non financial regulations applicable to the commodity trading business
  • Around 6-10 years PQE (+/-2 yr)
  • Practiced at a top law firm
  • UK law-qualified, but other jurisdictions considered
  • English language essential
  • In-house experience a plus, especially in commodities trading or commodities exchange sectors

Key Responsibilities

  • Providing high quality regulatory legal advice and interpretation across all business units and products globally
  • Follow all applicable regulatory developments and develop relationships with relevant external bodies

Competencies

  • Expertise with commodity derivatives regulatory matters
  • Ability to quickly build rapport with colleagues across legal, compliance and the business

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Key Relationships

  • Global and local legal department
  • Compliance department

Department

  • Legal department

Reporting Structure

  • Reporting directly to the Group General Counsel

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.