Description

• Advise on local marketing compliance, ensuring campaigns align with legal and ethical standards.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of company compliance policies and procedures at the local level, in close collaboration with Group Compliance Liaise with public authorities on a variety of legal and regulatory matters.
• Manage and resolve claims and disputes, safeguarding company interests while promoting fair outcomes.
• Contribute to data protection initiatives, ensuring adherence to global privacy regulations.
• Serve as the first point of contact for compliance-related questions and concerns within the region, providing guidance to local teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to integrate legal insights into business decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide hands-on assistance in compliance investigations at the local level.
• Proactively mitigate legal risks and serve as a trusted advisor to senior management on strategic legal issues.
• Deliver in-person legal training across the U.S., focusing on key areas such as commercial law and compliance.
• Partner with commercial teams to assess legal implications of new business models and growth strategies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts across multiple business segments, including the Energy & Infrastructure sector (Americas & EMEA) and the Marine segment.
• Provide proactive legal support to cross-functional teams, including Compliance, Procurement, Operations, and R&D, helping to drive innovation and efficiency.
• Lead corporate governance and maintenance activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational integrity.

Requirements

• Spanish language skills are an added benefit.
• Experience within the chemical or manufacturing sector is a plus, as is familiarity with corporate law, commercial contracting, IP, and data protection.
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced, international environment and are comfortable drafting and reviewing a wide range of contracts, from straightforward agreements to more complex commercial arrangements.
• You are a qualified lawyer with 6–8 years of post-qualification experience, gained either in private practice or an in-house legal team.
• You have strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, and work effectively across cultures.
• You excel at analyzing legal issues, finding practical solutions, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders.
• Location: Hybrid role based in Conroe/Houston or Dallas, Texas. Some limited travel may be required
• You collaborate easily with colleagues around the world.

Benefits

• Paid leave for jury duty and bereavement
• 401(k) plan options with immediate company match and full vesting from day one.
• Basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage for the unexpected.
• 6 personal days
• Flexible HSA and FSA options to manage healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage options that begin on your first day of employment
• 15 vacation days to start
• Enjoy 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave or 4 weeks of paid paternity leave, supporting you during life’s most important moments.
• 12 paid holidays

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance