Global Trade Compliance Program Manager

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 Program Manager at TechnipFMC will lead initiatives to strengthen and optimize the company’s trade compliance program. This role involves managing global projects, driving Lean Transformation objectives, and ensuring the effectiveness of sanctions and export control processes through collaboration with teams worldwide. The position offers significant opportunities to work on strategic, business-critical initiatives, partnering with operations and business units to maintain a best-in-class compliance framework. Ideal candidates will bring strong organizational skills, creativity, and program management expertise, with potential for growth and leadership within a global compliance team committed to upholding TechnipFMC’s core values.

Job Description

- Lead development and execution of major international trade compliance programs, ensuring alignment with global objectives and operational adherence.

- Drive accountability for program success by initiating, tracking, and managing detailed project objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, standardization, and simplification across trade compliance operations.

- Manage and coordinate global sanctions and export compliance processes, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

- Monitor and analyze legal developments in international trade compliance, including sanctions, export controls, and customs regulations, and update internal guidance accordingly.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to achieve programmatic goals and foster collaboration.

- Lead monthly review meetings to present program results, identify improvement areas, and drive actionable plans for continuous enhancement.

- Maintain subject matter expertise in program management tools and contribute to system development initiatives supporting industrialization and global compliance standards.

You are meant for this job if:

- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business, Communications, or a related field.

- 3+ years of experience in program/project management.

- Proficiency with online workflow and organizational tools for tracking project status and deliverables, coupled with advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).

- Strong leadership and management capabilities in dynamic, matrixed environments; proven ability to manage global project teams and drive organizational change through collaboration.

- Expertise in stakeholder engagement, including initiating and leading planning calls, analyzing data independently, and presenting findings in a clear, professional manner.

- Experience in developing training programs and communication materials, such as newsletters, one-pagers, and presentations.

- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision, demonstrating strategic decision-making, process improvement, and creative problem-solving in ambiguous situations.

- Excellent planning, communication, and interpersonal skills, with critical thinking, sound judgment, and a strong commitment to continuous learning in Trade Compliance and program management.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Hybrid schedule (in-office / remote work). Some international travel, as necessary visiting TFMC 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: 15805

Nearest Major Market: Houston