Principal Regulatory Compliance Attorney
2 days ago
Aberdeen
The Principal Regulatory Compliance Attorney must have functional knowledge and demonstrated experience across regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters within a global or multijurisdictional organization, with particular emphasis on EU regulations and GDPR requirements. This is a critical senior position responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive risk-based compliance framework; managing regulatory strategy and examinations; protecting data and privacy; and mitigate regulatory and compliance risk across our global organization. This is an individual contributor position within CB&I’s dynamic legal group located across the USA, UK, and the UAE. This role This role will sit either in Aberdeen, UK OR Dubai, UAE and will report directly to CB&I’s Director of Legal and Corporate Compliance Officer in The Woodlands, Texas, USA and to Asset Solutions’ Legal Director in Aberdeen, Scottland, UK. Responsibilities 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, • 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)., • 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. Qualifications Education: J.D., LL.M., or LL.B. License: Licensed attorney in good standing in the U.K. or equivalent 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) Certifications: Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) 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