Global Trade Compliance Legal Counsel

Location:Houston, TX, US

Employment type: Employee

Place of work: Hybrid

Offshore/Onshore: Onshore

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as equal opportunities, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 21,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.

Job Purpose

The Global Trade Compliance Legal Counsel serves as a key partner to the business and legal team globally in ensuring that we maintain the highest ethical standards while helping to support innovation and success across the company. This person provides legal advice relating to Trade Compliance, with a focus on global Sanctions and Export Controls. As a member of TechnipFMC’s Trade Compliance team, this person would have great opportunities to work with our business and operations teams globally, and to assist with developing and maintaining a best-in-class Trade Compliance program. This role offers someone with a Trade Compliance background an exciting opportunity to work on major strategic and business-critical initiatives, with significant growth and leadership potential. TechnipFMC takes pride in having an exceptional team of compliance professionals globally who work together to uphold the company’s core values and responsibilities

Job Description

- Manage global Trade Compliance matters, including export controls, sanctions requirements, and anti-boycott issues.

- Provide legal guidance on complex export controls compliance, developing and implementing processes under ITAR and EAR regulations.

- Support product classification activities, ensuring accurate classification of EAR and USML goods, software, and technology.

- Deliver global training programs on due diligence, targeted sanctions, and export control requirements for business teams.

- Coordinate export control reviews and licensing requirements for international projects and global sales/procurement with Product Classification and Licensing teams.

- Recommend and implement updates to Trade Compliance policies, processes, and guidance materials to maintain global compliance standards.

- Conduct due diligence reviews for new tenders, contracts, and business partners, including Restricted Party Screenings and ownership structure analysis to ensure compliance with U.S. and global sanctions.

- Collaborate with external legal counsel and internal stakeholders to address complex compliance issues and ensure adherence to global trade laws.

You are meant for this job if:

- Law degree from the U.S., EU, UK, Norway, or equivalent from another relevant jurisdiction. - 5+ years of legal experience in global trade compliance, with expertise in sanctions and export controls; 2+ years of in-house or government experience in Legal, Compliance, Logistics, or related functions preferred.

- Deep knowledge of global sanctions regimes, including U.S. SDN, SSI, Entity Lists, Military End User restrictions, EU Consolidated List, and similar frameworks; familiarity with U.S. principles is a plus.

- Expertise in “dual-use” export controls, including U.S. EAR licensing requirements, End User Declarations, and global dual-use regulations (EU, UK, Norwegian authorities).

- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills for engaging with global teams across functions such as Executive Leadership, Sales, Engineering, and Finance.

- Proven leadership and change management capabilities in matrix organizations, with experience managing global project teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

- Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency and strong ability to work independently under minimal supervision, making strategic decisions amidst ambiguity and incomplete data.

- Strong planning, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, with unwavering ethics, integrity, and a commitment to collaboration in fast-paced global environments.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Hybrid schedule (in-office / remote work). Some international travel, as necessary visiting regional offices or locations for purposes of executing the Legal Operations and Compliance workload and strategy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Frequent sitting and operating a computer. Fast-paced atmosphere with multiple priorities and constant change. Some travel due to role.

Skills

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes equal opportunities and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matter and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.

Date posted: Nov 25, 2025

Requisition number: 15814

Nearest Major Market: Houston