Principal Regulatory Compliance Attorney

Company Overview

Principal Regulatory Compliance Attorney

Principal Regulatory Compliance Attorney

Enterprise Compliance

• Help design, implement, and improve CB&I’s enterprise compliance program across multiple jurisdictions. This includes various responsibilities, such as:
• Create policies, procedures, and controls to confirm alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards;
• Provide oversight and collaboration on compliance matters intersecting with export controls, trade compliance, cross-border regulatory requirements, and third-party due diligence; and
• Conduct risk assessments, identify root causes, develop mitigation strategies, implement and manage correction actions; and track compliance and remediation efforts
• Support and conduct confidential internal investigations. Draft investigation reports. Help manage the employee whistleblower hotline and metric reporting.

Regulatory

• Serve as a primary contact for regulator, inspector, or supervisory communications. Help coordinate or lead productions, submissions, and responses to regulatory exams, audits, inquiries, remediation plans, incidents, or breaches.
• Take responsibility for statutory updates and submissions (e.g., registration and payment of annual data protection fees to the ICO and quarterly returns to the Scottish Lobbying Register).
• Ensure alignment between regulatory requirements and internal policies and programs. Provide guidance on aligning operational controls and initiatives with regulatory requirements.

Data Privacy

• Serve as the GDPR subject-matter expert and help design, implement, and improve the company’s GDPR compliance framework and privacy and data protection program, ensuring alignment with GDPR principles, accountability requirements, and supervisory authority expectations.
• Draft and maintain GDRP-compliant privacy notices, polices, and procedures and conduct or assist with conducting periodic privacy monitoring and audits.
• Oversee and advise on data protection impact assessments, privacy risk assessments, and privacy-related incident response, including breach assessments, notification obligations, and coordination with regulators and external counsel, as needed.

Required Experience

Experience

• 10 years building and overseeing compliance programs and frameworks (preferably multi-jurisdictional experience) with 6 years in the EU and UK
• 6 years of EU and UK regulatory compliance experience, including GDPR and EU data governance, data protection, and privacy
• 6 years defending against EU and UK regulatory inquiries, investigations, and enforcement and interacting with EU and UK regulators and supervisory authorities
• ****Preferred Experience**

(not Required, But a Plus)

Experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting global companies with EU and GDPR compliance needs and handling complex regulatory compliance matter across multiple jurisdictions
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, 27701, and NIST Privacy Framework

Skills And Behaviors

• Strong functional knowledge and subject-matter expertise on EU and GDPR regulatory, compliance, privacy, and data protection regulations
• Practical approach to regulatory compliance in operational environments
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively without frequent supervision
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business presence, polish, and credibility with regulators, leadership, and colleagues
• High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing)