Baker Hughes

Would 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

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, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.