Jobs › Companies › Baker Hughes › Senior Legal Counsel, International Trade Compliance

About this Senior Legal Counsel, International Trade Compliance role at Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes · Onsite · US-TX-HOUSTON-575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD RD, ENERGY CENTER II EC2

Would you like to be a part of a leading Trade Compliance Program?

Do you enjoy leading projects that promote continuous improvement?

Join our leading Trade Compliance Team

Our Legal Team takes responsibility for developing and safeguarding our company’s global legal strategy. We partner with the business to develop, maintain, and follow compliance policies, providing legal advice and guidance to support the business as necessary. Our team provides valuable oversight for Export Controls Rules and Regulations, Sanctions regulations and Customs governance.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will lead the development of certain aspects of the Baker Hughes Trade Compliance Program. You will provide legal advice to our business on Export Controls, Sanction regulations and Customs rules. You lead trade compliance investigations and manage submissions and disclosures to the U.S. government.

As a Senior Legal Counsel for International Trade, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing legal advice to our business on US Custom and Export Controls Rules and Regulations, Sanction regulations
  • Leading trade compliance investigations and managing submissions and disclosures to the U.S. government as required
  • Work with a team dedicated to the management of our compliance program through a focus on continual enhancement
  • Managing ITC Compliance policies and procedures and key elements of the Trade Program with our Compliance program
  • Monitoring and communicating new international trade laws, rules and regulations that impact our business through internal communications
  • Managing ITC Compliance training content and annual roll-out to support our program initiatives

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school or international equivalen
  • Have minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Compliance & Regulatory Counsels
  • Have admission to practice law and be in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (or equivalent in other jurisdictions).
  • Demonstrate solid experience with US & EU licensing and registration regimes, including dual use, military, and nuclear.
  • Have experience in international trade law, including export compliance and sanctions.
  • Show Strong negotiation and presentation skills and an excellent analytical ability
  • Have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal and regulatory concerns to non-legal stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect:

  • Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
  • Comprehensive private medical care options
  • Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
  • Tailored financial programs
  • Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

 

 

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Legal Senior Manager - Compliance & Regulatory Counsel
Ready to apply to Baker Hughes?
Apply to Baker Hughes

About Baker Hughes

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are bett

See all jobs at Baker Hughes →

Similar jobs

Vast
Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)
Vast
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $164,000–$232,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11m ago
Vast
Legal Counsel (Commercial)
Vast
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $155,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11m ago
EG
Junior Legal Counsel
Envoy Global, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Remote - Within the United Kin... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Per Scholas
Commercial Transactions Attorney
Per Scholas
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $114,400–$135,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Nebius
Technology Commercial Legal Counsel
Nebius
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States;... Onsite $206,400–$258,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Ōura
Senior Counsel, Global Legal Strategy
Ōura
⚡ Apply early Remote - United States · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Cloudflare
Global PubSec Transaction Attorney
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Lawhive
Lawyer Support Associate (6-month FTC)
Lawhive
⚡ Apply early Poole · location restricted £28,500–£28,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Agoda
Senior Legal Counsel – South Korea (Korean Speaking Only)
Agoda
⚡ Apply early Seoul Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago

Sign up for suggestions tailored to the jobs you open and the searches you save.

More jobs at Baker Hughes

See all jobs at Baker Hughes →

Apply now
🤖

Whoa — hold up

JobsRadar was built for real people having a rough time in their job search — not for automated requests. You're clicking way too fast and you're now temporarily blocked.

Come back later. If you're genuinely job hunting, we've got your back — just act like a human.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free