Country
USA
City
HOUSTON
Workplace location
HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA)
Employer company
TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc.
Domain
Legal Affairs
Type of contract
Fixed term position
Experience
Minimum 3 years

Context & Environment

  • Volatile U.S. energy markets.
  • Highly competitive landscape for new business and growth opportunities driven by new market entrants.
  • Highly skilled and mobile workforce.
  • Fast‑paced trading environment with time‑critical activities and significant risk/reward dynamics.

The Company oversees energy trading and marketing activities across North America, including:

  • Purchasing natural gas and power produced or owned by the Company or sourced from non‑affiliated suppliers.
  • Marketing and selling natural gas to utilities, power plants, and other wholesale customers.
  • Managing LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal capacity, as well as storage and transportation assets, to secure and optimize natural gas flows in North American markets.
  • Conducting wholesale physical and financial natural gas and power trading to optimize the Company’s portfolios, including arbitrage, balancing, and hedging activities.
  • Marketing and selling petcoke and sulfur produced at the Port Arthur Refinery.
  • Managing potential market and counterparty risks.

Activities

Key operating and financial statistics regarding the Company’s natural gas trading and marketing activities are as follows:

  • Turnover (gross revenue):  over 4.0 billion USD / year
  • Trading volumes:  3.0 - 4.0 Bcf / day (30 - 40 Bcm / year)
  • Work force:  approximately 200 employees

The role is responsible for ensuring full compliance with all regulations and rules governing the Company’s trading activities, conducting ongoing internal compliance assessments, and submitting periodic compliance reports to senior management. It also includes maintaining all required compliance documentation in an accurate and up‑to‑date manner.

Counterparty Due Diligence / Know Your Counterpart

  • Executes the Company’s counterparty onboarding process, including all Know Your Counterpart (KYC) and Counterparty Due Diligence (CDD) compliance activities.
  • Serves as the primary point of contact for internal teams and external counterparties on due‑diligence matters.
  • Processes new counterparty onboarding requests as well as periodic renewals.
  • Maintains accurate and up‑to‑date records in the Counterparty Due Diligence Log, CubeLogic, COMPASS, and shared due‑diligence directories.
  • Conducts due‑diligence research and documents findings in the Counterparty Due Diligence Review form.
  • Collects, reviews, and analyzes onboarding documentation to ensure all required materials are on file, including formation documents, tax certificates, standard settlement instructions, bank references, ownership structure, and financial statements.
  • Prepares complete CDD review packages for final review and approval.
  • Assists management in training and mentoring new analysts.
  • Performs all onboarding activities in compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as applicable local, state, federal, and international regulations.


Candidate Profile

  • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in counterparty onboarding, CDD, and KYC, preferably within an energy trading company.
  • Strong familiarity with energy trading activities and related counterparties.
  • Knowledge of U.S. and international ABC regulations and compliance practices.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams); advanced Excel skills required.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, while also collaborating effectively in a team environment.
  • Strong ability to prioritize tasks in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure, multi‑tasking trading environment.
  • Excellent organizational and time‑management skills.
  • High attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy and meeting deadlines.
  • Strong relationship‑building skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to stay current on industry best practices, procedures, and regulatory expectations.

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

What We Offer

At TotalEnergies we know that you're more than what's on your CV. If this opportunity excites you, but your profile doesn't exactly match the description above...give it a try & apply. Diversity of perspectives & experiences make us stronger.

 

TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

 

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

 

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

 

About the company:

TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

 

TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.

 

Our Culture:

We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.

 

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.

 

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

 

Please note: TotalEnergies is unable to sponsor employment visas or consider candidates on time-limited visa status for this position.

 

Ready to Power the Future of Energy Trading?

Apply now and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of low-carbon energy.

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