
compliance officer London, England
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Job summary
Job Family Group:
Legal Group
Job Summary:
You will be part of a small, dynamic and collaborative group of lawyers in our Regulatory Compliance team who help the business remain compliant with applicable laws.
Typical activities will include:
- advising the business on whether proposed transactions would expose bp to risk under applicable laws, providing guidance and advising on appropriate risk mitigation measures;
- providing advice on dealing with counterparties who pose a sanctions risk to bp, including licensing and contractual matters;
- dealing with senior stakeholders in the business;
- working collaboratively with other members of the Regulatory Compliance team;
- advising our Ethics & Compliance teams on design and maintenance of our compliance programme;
- providing legal advice to our export controls team;
- directing investigations; and
- advising on dealing with regulators and government bodies, including obtaining licences and meeting regulatory requirements.
The role requires the confidence, energy, and experience necessary to work with moderate supervision, and the interpersonal skills to thrive in a collaborative environment alongside other lawyers, business people, ethics and compliance professionals, investigators, and other functional teams.
The successful candidate should enjoy a fast-paced and diverse workload and have proven skills in providing precise, well thought out, commercial legal advice to businesses with highly complex challenges.
The role is based at BP’s Canada Square or Sunbury offices in London. The ability to occasionally travel to locations throughout the world is valuable but not necessary.
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Although not required, other highly desirable qualifications include:
Why join us? At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others! Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
