Senior Compliance Specialist

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, Risk Management, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in compliance, third‑party due diligence, counterparty risk, or regulatory risk management, preferably within the energy, commodities, transportation, maritime, or industrial sectors.

• Demonstrated experience conducting risk‑based due diligence on domestic and international entities.

• Strong understanding of:

  • Anti‑bribery and anti‑corruption (e.g., FCPA concepts)

  • Sanctions and trade compliance fundamentals

  • Corporate ownership and beneficial ownership structures

• Experience working with due diligence platforms, screening tools, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP vendor/customer onboarding).

• Excellent analytical, documentation, and judgment skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a large, complex, or highly regulated organization, particularly in the energy or midstream sector.

• Familiarity with maritime, shipping, or international trading counterparties.

• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CCEP, CRCM, or equivalent.

• Experience supporting audits or responding to regulatory examinations.

Key Competencies

• Strong ethical judgment and attention to detail

• Ability to balance compliance rigor with business practicality

• Clear, confident written and verbal communication

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Collaborative mindset with the confidence to challenge risk appropriately

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

• The Senior Specialist/Analyst level requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job-related experience

• The Lead Specialist/Analyst level requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job-related experience

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually, normal office working conditions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.

• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

• Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.