Senior Legal Counsel

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent

Join RWE Supply & Trading’s Corporate Compliance team and advise our UK and international commodity trading business. Your focus will be on shaping compliance governance, developing our Compliance Management System (CMS) and advising on sanctions and wider corporate compliance matters.

You’ll work directly with commercial teams and specialists to turn complex legal requirements into practical controls and clear business decisions. You’ll also work with specialists on market conduct, regulatory requirements and exchange rules.

About the role

- Advise on sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering and compliance-related contractual matters.

- Give practical, risk-based advice on business relationships, transactions and new activities.

- Shape compliance governance and develop the CMS across commodities, markets and jurisdictions.

- Translate group policies into local processes and controls, clarify responsibilities and support risk assessments and reporting.

- Act as a compliance contact for the UK business, working with international commercial and support teams and drawing on specialist expertise for market conduct, regulatory requirements and exchange rules.

- Support business initiatives and complex transactions, including M&A compliance due diligence and entry into new markets.

- Identify risks early and help teams address them.

- Lead or support compliance investigations, proceedings and dispute resolution. Coordinate responses to enquiries from regulators and exchanges, including the FCA and Ofgem, and involve external counsel where appropriate.

- Support internal and external audits and use the findings to improve the CMS.

- Develop guidance and processes that teams can use day to day, and deliver practical compliance training across the global business.

Job requirements and experience

- You are a solicitor qualified in England and Wales, with substantial relevant post-qualification experience and the judgement to advise senior stakeholders.

- You have practical experience in sanctions, compliance governance or both, and can develop your expertise across the wider compliance remit.

- You bring strong analytical skills and commercial awareness.

- You can assess unfamiliar legal and business issues, prioritise competing demands and deliver accurate, timely advice.

- You take ownership of your work and collaborate effectively across functions and jurisdictions.

- You’re confident advising and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.

- You communicate clearly in written and spoken English and can explain complex requirements in terms colleagues can act on.

Advantageous, but not essential

- Experience advising regulated businesses, particularly in commodity trading, energy trading or banking.

- Relevant compliance or regulatory experience gained in a law firm or with a regulatory authority.

- Additional language skills.

RWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. Even if you don't have all the above skills, need flexible working arrangements or other adjustments not yet listed here, we'd love to hear from you.

Your benefits

- Varied legal and compliance work in an international commodity trading business, with opportunities to broaden your expertise across markets and jurisdictions.

- Scope to take ownership and shape how our compliance framework works in practice, with direct access to commercial teams and senior management.

- An open, collaborative team, competitive terms of employment, a range of benefits and a good work–life balance.

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RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company operates one of Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floors. A diverse team of over 2,300 professionals from around 90 countries trades electricity, gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances. With precise market analysis and a strong customer focus, we create innovative energy supply solutions and tailored risk management concepts for industrial clients.

We also ensure the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant portfolio and market the electricity generated by RWE. In addition, legally independent RWE gas storage companies operate in Germany, contributing to a secure energy supply.