Compliance Officer Commodities Trading

The Company

BB Energy has a legacy spanning more than six decades. Today, the Group provides expertise across energy trading, operations, logistics, storage and retail. Our diversified portfolio cuts across many segments of the energy industry from trading crude oil and petroleum products to natural gas and renewables. With global operations anchored out of five hub offices in London, Dubai, Singapore, Houston and Athens, BB Energy has a global network of nearly 500 employees in a dozen offices across five continents. Growth and diversification remain cornerstones of BB Energy's business strategy as it supports an energy ecosystem capable of delivering affordable, secure, and increasingly clean energy to the societies that need it most.

For our office in London (alternative option is Geneva) we are seeking an experienced Compliance Officer to support a global commodities trading business active across a broad range of physical and financial commodities. The role sits close to the trading desks and provides hands‑on, commercially focused compliance support across the firm’s trading activities.

While the role covers BB Energy’s wider commodities portfolio, strong prior experience in oil trading and EU gas and power markets is essential, together with practical familiarity with key European regulatory regimes applicable to commodity and energy trading.

This position is intended for a seasoned compliance professional from a commodity trading house, capable of operating independently, providing trusted front‑office advice, and escalating material risks to the Head of Compliance where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the day‑to‑day compliance contact for trading desks across BB Energy’s commodities activities.


• Provide practical, real‑time compliance advice to traders covering:
  
  
  
  • Commodities and energy market conduct requirements, including REMIT
  
  
  • Market abuse, inside information and transparency obligations
    
  
  
  • Applicable requirements under EMIR and MiFID II
  
  
  • Sanctions, trade controls and higher‑risk jurisdictions
  
  
  
  


• Oversee compliance risk associated with physical and derivatives trading across oil, gas, power and other traded commodities.


• Provide specific compliance coverage for oil trading and EU gas and power markets, including conduct, disclosure and surveillance considerations.


• Provide compliance input into new trading activity, products or market entry, ensuring regulatory obligations are identified and addressed at an early stage.


• Support regulatory reporting, notifications and disclosures under applicable regimes, including REMIT, EMIR and MiFID II.


• Assist with regulatory engagement and responses to information requests from regulators, exchanges, trade repositories, banks and other stakeholders.


• Advise on UK, EU and US sanctions regimes relevant to commodity trading, including counterparty, cargo and vessel‑related risk.


• Support KYC onboarding and ongoing due diligence of trading counterparties.


• Contribute to the development, implementation and delivery of compliance policies, procedures and trader‑focused training, and monitor business adoption.


• Support implementation of regulatory‑driven change initiatives impacting commodities trading activity.


• Work closely with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations and Technology teams to identify and manage regulatory risk.


• Escalate material compliance issues in a timely and well‑reasoned manner, with clear analysis and practical recommendations.

Required Experience & Background

• 6+ years’ compliance experience within a commodity trading house.


• Proven hands‑on experience covering:
  
  
  
  • Oil trading
    
  
  
  • EU gas and power markets
    
  
  
  • Energy and commodities market conduct and market abuse risk
  
  
  • Practical application of REMIT, EMIR and MiFID II in a trading environment
  
  
  
  


• Experience providing compliance advice across a wider range of commodities beyond oil, gas and power.


• Strong understanding of front‑office trading environments and commercial pressures.


• Demonstrated ability to deliver clear, defensible compliance advice in time‑critical situations.


• Familiarity with UK, EU, US and Singapore regulatory frameworks applicable to global commodities trading.

Desirable

• Experience covering both physical commodities and derivatives.


• Prior involvement in regulatory reporting or interaction with exchanges, trade repositories or regulators.


• Compliance, legal or regulatory qualification (advantageous but not essential).

Personal Attributes

• Commercial, pragmatic and solutions‑focused.


• Confident engaging directly with traders and senior stakeholders.


• Comfortable operating autonomously within a defined escalation framework.


• Strong drafting and communication skills.


• Sound judgement and a robust compliance risk mindset.