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Your responsibilities

• Handle regulatory and compliance matters for Uniper Global Commodities North America LLC, and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) by providing regulatory legal support and advice in the United States and Canada
• Drafting of compliance policies, procedures and programs
• Conduct internal trainings of compliance and regulatory matters
• Support with all regulatory registrations, licenses, permits, exchange approvals and related matters, including the monitoring of the same
• Identify, assess, research, and monitor current and emerging regulatory and compliance issues impacting the business, including state and federal legislation and administrative agency regulations
• Liaise with regulators and clients in the United States and Canada to address regulatory queries and investigations
• Coordinate with other members of the global legal team in order to support global initiatives on an as-needed basis
• Advise on and monitor the Company’s compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;
• Know Your Counterparty:
• Perform due diligence on new trading counterparties, including requesting KYC documentation, reviewing and verifying received documentation and analyzing findings
• Periodically reassess existing trading counterparties according to the KYC policy
• Monitor and investigate alerts generated by KYC system on previously screened trading counterparties
• Track KYC approvals and pending KYC assessments
• Support Corporate Secretary with corporate governance documentation, filings, registrations, meeting minutes and other related workstreams
• Support Trade Surveillance Department with guidance on policies and procedures, monitoring, investigations, enforcement actions and reporting
• Support with the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside regulatory compliance support, including establishing and managing project budgets

Your profile

• J.D degree with strong academic credentials required;
• Must be a member in good standing of the Bar, preference for attorneys admitted in Texas and/or New York;
• 5 or more years of experience advising clients on regulatory compliance issues related to natural gas, experience with additional commodities (LNG, hydrogen, ammonia, etc.) would be helpful;
• Specific experience working independently but closely with front office personnel to ensure regulatory compliance
• Specific experience with issues related to the FERC and the CFTC;
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, judgment, enthusiasm and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced, global environment;
• Ability to take the lead and work independently on any responsibilities within the job description.