Group Legal Counsel Expert

CMA CGM

Job description:

YOUR ROLE

The CMA CGM Group is seeking a Group Economic Sanctions Legal Counsel to join its Economic Sanctions team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the compliance of the Group's global activities with applicable international regulations regarding economic sanctions, export control, and international law.Reporting directly to the Head of Economic Sanctions, you will participate in implementing appropriate procedures and controls to ensure the compliance of the Group's transactions and projects with applicable economic sanctions regimes. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ? Implementation of the Economic Sanctions Compliance Program

Program Management: Implement the CMA CGM Group's economic sanctions compliance program and contribute to its continuous updates.
Operational & Commercial Support: Support operational and commercial teams by providing legal analyses and recommendations regarding spot shipping operations, projects (acquisitions and investments), or long-term contracts.
Contractual Drafting: Review economic sanctions and export control compliance clauses, and secure decisions related to sensitive operations by verifying all components of the transaction (customers, vessels, ports, cargoes, financial flows, etc.).
National Regimes & Cargo Compliance: Manage and structure the Group's compliance with national sanctions regimes by evaluating cargo classifications and determining the necessary authorizations from a maritime carrier's perspective.
External Relations: Manage relationships with external counsels, competent authorities, financial institutions, and business partners on matters related to economic sanctions and export control.

Legal Watch and Strategy Analysis

Regulatory Monitoring: Ensure the analysis, monitoring, and implementation of international sanctions enacted by the European Union, the United States (BIS, OFAC), the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and applicable national regimes.
Risk Anticipation: Maintain an active legal watch on geopolitical and regulatory developments to anticipate their impacts on the Group's activities: shipping, logistics, supply chain, energy, and international projects.
Internal Guidance: Draft notes, practical guides, and internal policies to disseminate economic sanctions compliance requirements across the Group.

Awareness & Internal Training

Training Animation: Develop and deliver training sessions on sanctions and export control for commercial teams, operational teams, and international subsidiaries.

Profile description:

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

Technical Skills & Expertise

Sanctions Regimes: Proven expertise in EU, US (OFAC, BIS), UK, and UN sanctions regimes, with the ability to provide independent legal analysis on complex, high-stakes economic situations.
Export Control: Strong command of export control regulations.
Compliance & Law: Solid experience in international economic law, the geopolitics of sanctions, and compliance.
Industry Sector: Experience in shipping, logistics, international trade, energy, or other sectors highly exposed to economic sanctions is a major asset.
Business-Oriented Advice: Ability to analyze complex operations and provide clear, operational, and business-oriented advice.

Soft Skills & Professional Attributes

Legal Rigor: Strong research and synthesis skills, analytical mind, autonomy, curiosity, humility, and team spirit.
Communication: Excellent communication skills with both internal stakeholders (commercial, operations, management) and external parties.
Environment: Proven experience in an international and multi-industry environment.

Education & Experience

Education: Master 2 (Master's Degree) in Law, Compliance, or equivalent.
Languages: Fluent English is mandatory; proficiency in another language is a plus.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in international economic sanctions, acquired within an international law firm, a financial institution, or a multinational group.