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Compliance Officer / Manager

The Compliance Officer / Manager– Americas supports BGN Group’s Compliance matters through KYT, KYC, enhanced due diligence, vessel screening, and transaction-specific sanctions and regulatory assessments. Based in Houston, the role provides timely compliance support mainly to the Group’s Commodity Trading, Shipping, USGC bunkering and other regional business operations, including urgent requests from Western Europe. The role operates within the Compliance framework and escalates high-risk, complex or sanctions-sensitive matters

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct KYT and enhanced due diligence transactions, including cargo origin, counterparties, supply chains, transaction structures, and payment flows.
  • Perform risk-based vessel screening for chartering, shipping and bunkering operations, considering sanctions, ownership and control, voyage history, ship-to-ship (STS) activity and relevant maritime risk indicators.
  • Conduct risk-based KYC and enhanced due diligence on regional counterparties and business partners, including review of corporate structures, beneficial ownership, business activities and relevant supporting documentation.
  • Support time-critical USGC bunkering clearances, including requests with 30–60-minute operational windows, without compromising required screening and compliance controls.
  • Assess applicable US and international sanctions, export controls, embargoes and trade restrictions, escalating complex interpretations and material concerns to the Head of Trading Compliance.
  • Perform and support KYC onboarding, periodic reviews and KYC refreshes for counterparties within the Americas, ensuring compliance with BGN’s applicable KYC and compliance requirements.
  • Provide transaction-specific compliance support to Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury, Finance and Legal, including banking and regulatory information requests.
  • Provide KYC support to Trading, Shipping, Operations, Treasury, Finance and Legal for new counterparties, existing relationships and time-sensitive business requirements in the Americas
  • Provide Americas coverage and urgent support for Western Europe after Geneva working hours, coordinating handovers with the Trading Compliance team in Dubai and Singapore.
  • Identify and promptly escalate high-risk, sanctions-sensitive or unresolved cases, ensuring required approvals or compliance holds are respected.
  • Maintain complete case records, screening evidence, assessment rationale, decisions and audit trails in designated corporate systems.
  • Monitor relevant regional developments and contribute to improvements in KYT, vessel screening controls and new business initiatives, including USGC bunkering expansion.

Qualification

Areas of Responsibility

  • Must have a minimum of 10 years experience
  • Must have experience in Commodity Trading or Marine Shipping businesses
  • Know Your Transaction (KYT) and enhanced due diligence
  • KYC counterparty onboarding and due diligence
  • Vessel screening and maritime compliance
  • US and international sanctions and trade restrictions
  • USGC bunkering compliance support
  • Follow-the-sun Trading Compliance support for the Americas and Western Europe
  • Banking and regulatory inquiries
  • Compliance case management, controls and escalations
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  • Location: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Department: Compliance
  • Reports to: Head of Trading Compliance
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
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