Commodities Compliance Officer – Qatar

Here is an opportunity to leading role in developing the trading compliance function within a major energy company in the Middle East. This is a broad compliance role but will be focusing on providing advice to the business as well as developing their trading compliance policies and processes, as well as working with the wider compliance team to continue to develop the monitoring surveillance programs.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the Trading Business operates in accordance with requirements of the law, the Firm’s policies and procedures, and Commodities Trading regulations as applicable to trading activities. This role will be a broad compliance role, advising the trading business on day to day activities, implementing trading compliance programs and associated training.

Accountabilities

• As a SME, lead development of effective trading compliance and monitoring programs.
• Providing compliance support and advice to the trading business, across both financial and physical commodity products.
• Advising and implementing applicable business conduct standards and monitor compliance to policies, rules and regulations such as MiFid, REMIT, EMIR, MAR and Dodd Frank, as well as AML, Market Abuse, and sanctions that are applicable to the Trading Business.
• Advising the business on regulatory changes that impact the trading business.
• Liaising with local and international regulatory bodies along with the Group Head of Compliance.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Strong academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university and preferably a postgraduate degree.
• At least 5 years of trading compliance experience, ideally with some experience working with commodities products.
• Thorough and up to date knowledge and experience of managing regulatory requirements affecting international energy commodity trading such as (REMIT, EMIR, MAR, Mifid, Dodd Frank) and trading venues rules.
• Experience of providing compliance advice to the trading floor and of developing policies along side the business and legal functions.

For a confidential chat about this or other roles he is handling please contact Matt Pollard in the Jameson Legal London office. matt.pollard@jamesonlegal.com