Sr. Manager, Trading Compliance

Sr. Manager, Trading Compliance

Expand Energy is seeking a senior compliance leader to build, lead, and continuously enhance a fit-for-purpose regulatory trading compliance program for a growing energy trading organization. This role is designed for a small trading group, so the successful candidate must be able to operate strategically and tactically: set the compliance framework, advise leadership and the trading desk, and personally execute the critical activities required to maintain a robust and practical program.

This position will serve as the senior compliance lead for trading-related regulatory matters and will partner closely with Risk, Legal, Middle Office, Commercial, Internal Audit, and executive leadership. The role must balance commercial enablement with disciplined governance, surveillance, documentation, training, monitoring, and regulatory responsiveness.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Regulatory Trading Compliance Program Leadership
• Advisory to Trading and Business Leadership
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Regulatory Change and Governance
• Investigations, Escalation, and Conduct
• Training and Culture
• Team Leadership

Job Specific Skills

• Significant experience in trading compliance, regulatory compliance, market conduct, surveillance, or compliance advisory within energy trading, commodities, banks, brokers, or merchant trading environments.
• Demonstrated experience building, leading, or materially enhancing a trading compliance program.
• Strong working knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to energy and commodity trading activities.
• Ability to engage credibly with senior leadership, traders, risk, legal, and regulators.
• Strong judgment, independence, and ability to challenge constructively.
• Comfortable operating in a lean team where the senior leader remains hands-on.

Education

• Minimum:
  Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Preferred: MBA, advanced degree, or relevant professional certification

Experience

• Minimum: 12 years in energy trading middle office / product control / risk
• Preferred:
  Experience in physical and financial energy trading environments, ideally including natural gas, LNG, power, or related commodities.

Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law.