Chief Compliance and Legal Officer

15 hours ago

Houston, TX, United States Confidential Full-time

The Chief Legal, Compliance & Corporate Secretary Officer is the Company’s senior executive responsible for legal affairs, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, ethics, enterprise risk, and Board administration. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the role protects the Company’s legal and reputational interests while enabling strategic growth and promoting the highest standards of governance, integrity, and accountability across all operations.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Global executive accountability for the Legal, Compliance, Ethics, Governance, Corporate Secretary, and enterprise legal-risk functions.

• Principal legal and governance advisor to the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Leadership Team.

• Leadership of internal legal and compliance resources and oversight of external legal counsel and specialist advisors.

• Ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and balance legal protection, governance requirements, and commercial priorities

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Legal & Strategic Counsel

• Serve as principal legal advisor to the Board, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team.

• Provide strategic legal guidance on corporate transactions, commercial matters, international operations, disputes, litigation, and key business initiatives.

• Oversee external counsel, legal budgets, intellectual property protection, claims, and dispute resolution.

Compliance, Ethics & Risk

• Lead the global compliance and ethics framework, including anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions, competition law, trade controls, fraud prevention, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

• Oversee whistleblower channels, internal investigations, remediation, compliance training, and reporting to executive leadership and the Board.

• Identify and manage legal, regulatory, governance, ethical, and reputational risks in coordination with business leaders.

Corporate Governance & Corporate Secretary

• Serve as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and its Committees.

• Coordinate Board and Committee agendas, materials, meetings, resolutions, minutes, and official records.

• Advise directors and executives on fiduciary duties, governance obligations, bylaws, shareholder requirements, and delegated authority.

• Maintain corporate records and legal-entity governance, and ensure timely statutory filings and good standing across applicable jurisdictions.

Regulatory, Contracts & Privacy

• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and oversee regulatory inquiries, inspections, and corrective actions.

• Oversee the negotiation and governance of material commercial contracts, strategic transactions, and corporate agreements.

• Provide legal oversight of data privacy, information governance, cybersecurity-related legal matters, and records retention.

Leadership

• Lead and develop the Legal, Compliance, and Governance function; establish priorities, controls, performance measures, and budgets.

• Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, sound judgment, and proactive risk management throughout the Company.

• Perform other responsibilities reasonably required to support the objectives of the Company.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Required

• Juris Doctor (JD), LLB, or equivalent law degree; licensed attorney in good standing in at least one jurisdiction.

• 15+ years of progressive legal experience, including significant senior or executive leadership responsibility.

• Experience advising Boards of Directors and senior executives on legal, governance, compliance, and enterprise-risk matters.

• Demonstrated expertise in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, ethics and investigations, and litigation management.

• Executive presence, sound business judgment, discretion, strategic thinking, and strong negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred

• Experience serving as Corporate Secretary and working within a multinational energy services, industrial, engineering, or technology organization.