About the Role
Baker Hughes' Legal team protects the company's interests while enabling business growth through practical, risk-based guidance. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and compliance across our global operations. As a Senior Compliance Counsel, you will play a critical role in supporting and advancing our compliance framework, partnering with business leaders and functions worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Manage and support activities related to the Anti-Bribery & Corruption compliance program, including third-party due diligence, risk assessments, and mitigation measures.
- Review due diligence reports, KYC/KYS screening results, identify potential compliance risks, and advise on onboarding and contract renewal decisions.
- Provide compliance approvals and guidance regarding business courtesies, charitable donations, sponsorships, and related activities.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and minority investments through compliance advisory and due diligence activities.
- Advise the business on Anti-Money Laundering, fraud prevention, antitrust, and related regulatory compliance matters.
- Manage and support data privacy matters, including incident response, data subject access requests, privacy impact assessments, data transfer agreements, and contract negotiations.
- Lead compliance-related projects, deliver training programs, support audits, and contribute to policy and procedure development.
Requirements
- Law degree from a reputable law school in the UK or a European jurisdiction.
- Eligibility to practice as a Solicitor in England & Wales or as an attorney qualified in a European jurisdiction.
- Strong legal experience in private practice and/or an in-house legal department, focused on regulatory compliance, investigations, anti-bribery, AML, antitrust, and/or data privacy matters.
- Strong understanding of anti-bribery, AML, antitrust, and data privacy laws and regulations across key jurisdictions.
- Experience supporting cross-border matters, including international regulatory investigations and international data transfers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a practical, commercial approach to risk management.
Skills
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC)
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Data Privacy
- Fraud Prevention
- Antitrust Compliance
- Third-party due diligence
- Risk assessments
- KYC/KYS screening
- Business courtesies
- Charitable donations
- Sponsorships
- Mergers
- Acquisitions
- Joint ventures
- Minority investments
- Regulatory compliance
- Investigations
- International regulatory investigations
- International data transfers
- Project management
- Training programs
- Policy and procedure development
- Corporate transactions
- Energy industry
- Third-party screening tools
- OneTrust
- Privacy management systems
- English fluency
- Building trusted relationships
- Collaborative mindset
Work Type
- Flexible working patterns
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5+ years experience
Education Level
- Law degree
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- Baker Hughes' 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 challenge with a package that reflects how much we value their input.
