Hybrid Junior Legal Counsel, Sanctions

at Fresenius Medical Care

• Job title: Junior Legal Counsel, Sanctions
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Huthwaite, United Kingdom

About the role

• (Junior) Legal Counsel Sanctions providing legal advice on compliance with international sanctions regulations at Fresenius Medical Care across global operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, counsel and guidance on compliance with applicable sanctions and other foreign trade laws and regulations.
• Monitor global sanctions developments and evaluating impacts on FME’s operations.
• Develop and advise on sanctions risk control and mitigation strategies, documentation and processes (such as sanctions screening, sanctions compliance guidelines for business in high-risk countries, contractual documents and clauses, trainings, etc.).
• Conduct sanctions risk assessments of FME’s business models/set-ups.
• Assess (potential) sanctions screening hits and providing guidance to business sponsors on the implementation of risk mitigation measures.
• Advise and support on sanctions license requests.
• Support sanctions-related KYC requests of financial institutions and vendors.
• Provide sanctions support in M&A–transactions (acquisitions and divestments).
• Support trade governance due diligence processes.
• Provide sanctions compliance trainings for business and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support the roll-out and implementation of FME’s sanctions governance materials and processes within FME’s business units.
• Test and review effectiveness and adherence to sanctions compliance processes and controls in day-to-day operations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the area of economic sanctions and other foreign trade matters in a major international law firm and/or in-house legal department of an internationally operating organization.
• Experience in design, roll-out and implementation of sanctions compliance policies, processes and trainings.
• Ideally, experience in a medical technology, pharmaceuticals or the broader healthcare sector.
• Strong expertise in global sanctions and other foreign trade laws and regulations.
• Lawyer experienced in EU and/or US sanctions is preferred.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable processes.
• Excellent written and spoken English, additional languages highly welcome.
• Strong MS Office skills, experience with other relevant software (e.g. SAP GTS, Dow Jones Risk Center), with ability to learn and adapt to new technology.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities