Senior Counsel ABAC and Trade Compliance

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This position reports to

Global Head of integrity

Your role and responsibilities

The Business Area Senior Counsel for ABAC and Trade, will involve providing leadership, direction, and oversight for the Legal & Integrity organization over these topics and coordination with the functional and business stakeholders to ensure ABB Electrification meets its legal obligations across these substantive areas and that it designs, implements and maintains a fit for purpose corresponding integrity program -The role will oversee implementation of Corporate Regulations on international export control, sanctions, customs, ABAC compliance and recommend and draft necessary policy updates for the BA. - The senior counsel will provide both general and transaction-specific trade, ABAC compliance guidance to Legal and Integrity team and other company managers including on complex export control / sanctions questions and coordinate with Group as required and will establish guidelines for and, when appropriate, monitor the filing of export license applications and other official submissions to government authorities and coordinate with Group as needed. -The role will involve interacting with and provide senior leaders with risk assessments regarding geopolitical influences on business import and export strategies in co-ordination with the HOI and BA GC and will involve leading on behalf of the BA, sector or country-specific task forces to monitor, guide and manage activities in sanctioned sectors or countries. -The senior counsel will assist, coordinate and/or oversee the interaction with government authorities in relation to sanctions, licensing, anti-dumping and ABAC issues including the Deferred Prosecution Agreement leveraging past enforcement exposure, with the Group as needed. -The senior counsel will provide guidance across the BA and support in the assessment and execution of anti-dumping measures and ABAC controls. -The senior counsel will oversee the training of relevant business personnel and oversee their work as needed. - The senior counsel will provide both general, investigation and transaction-specific Trade and ABAC risk mitigation guidance to Legal & Integrity colleagues in the context of normal business operations; - The role will involve managing a team of SME’s that will be responsible for amongst other things, reviewing the output of the due diligence being performed as part of the TPM Sell process and coordinating with the relevant division to mitigate and addressing the risks as needed.

Qualifications for the role

• Master degree in Law or equivalent
• 10+ years of trade and ABAC related compliance-related experience, including (a) effective decision-making at a senior corporate level, (b) demonstrated management, organizational, and communications abilities, and (c) a clear understanding of underlying issues relating to international relations and global trade and ABAC compliance.
• In-depth knowledge of government regulatory processes, position-specific legal requirements (export control, sanctions, customs, etc.), and compliance best practices
• Knowledge of the international marketplace, international politics, and global trade, AML and Sustainability-compliance goals and programs
• Familiarity with commercial issues and product offerings for industries related to ABB’s global trade
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory policies regarding compliance-related product/technology classifications
• Proven ability for complex decision making
• Leadership ability, credibility, networking skills, and responsiveness to requests for assistance
• High-level communication skills relating to management processes and complex regulatory requirements

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