Legal Director – Commodity Trading

About the role

The Legal Director will provide strategic legal support to the Group’s commodity trading businesses, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation and protection of the Company’s interests across complex domestic and international transactions.

Key responsibilities

• Advise senior management on corporate, commercial and regulatory legal matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial contracts, including Gas Sales Agreements (GSAs) and Gas Transportation Agreements (GTAs).
• Lead legal support for M&A transactions, joint ventures, investments and corporate restructurings.
• Review and negotiate financing, project finance and structured trade finance agreements.
• Provide guidance on corporate governance, board matters and regulatory compliance.
• Manage external counsel and oversee litigation or dispute resolution when required.
• Identify legal risks and deliver commercially practical solutions to business stakeholders.

Required profile

• LLB or equivalent qualification and admission to practice law.
• 12+ years of experience in commodity trading, preferably within oil & gas, energy or LNG sectors.
• Proven track record negotiating GSAs and GTAs and handling cross‑border transactions.
• Experience with multinational companies, energy developers, trading houses or top‑tier law firms.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent contract negotiation, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Required skills

• Corporate commercial and regulatory legal matters
• Joint ventures and cross‑border transactions
• M&A transactions and corporate restructurings
• Project finance and structured trade finance
• Gas Sales Agreements (GSAs) and Gas Transportation Agreements (GTAs)
• Regulatory compliance and corporate governance