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Mistral is building full-stack AI solutions—from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute infrastructure. The company partners with enterprises across finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector to co-create customized AI systems.
You will serve as Anti-Corruption & Trade Compliance Legal Counsel, reporting to the Lead Anti-Corruption & Trade Compliance. This is a build-from-scratch role offering genuine ownership of core policies, processes, and tools across the compliance framework. You will combine programme development, day-to-day compliance operations, and cross-functional advisory work.
Key responsibilities include:
**Anti-Corruption & Sapin II:**
- Coordinate deployment of Sapin II Action Plan policies, controls, training, and third-party procedures
- Lead day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of risk-based due diligence (integrity screening, enhanced diligence, periodic review)
- Support implementation and periodic review of code of conduct, policies, whistleblowing framework, and training
- Administer gifts, hospitality, and conflicts-of-interest processes (reviewing requests, maintaining records, providing guidance)
- Work with Finance and Internal Control to define and monitor anti-corruption accounting controls
- Monitor and assess the anti-corruption programme, including records, metrics, reporting, and regulatory developments; support incidents, reviews, and investigations
**Economic Sanctions & Export Controls:**
- Manage screening for new and existing counterparties in third-party due diligence and transaction-review processes
- Support export control classification of AI models, software, technology, compute infrastructure, and hardware
- Embed screening and access-control requirements into onboarding, contracting, and deployment processes with auditable records and internal guidance
- Develop and maintain standard sanctions and export-control contractual positions; support review and negotiation in customer, supplier, partner, and reseller agreements
- Monitor regulatory and enforcement developments; coordinate external counsel; contribute to programme reporting
You will collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Security, Product, and Engineering to translate legal requirements into clear, proportionate, and auditable processes.
**Requirements:**
- Legal Master's degree (Business Law, Corporate Law, Compliance, or equivalent); compliance certifications are an asset
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a company, law firm, consulting firm, or regulatory authority
- Substantive exposure to at least two of: anti-corruption and Sapin II, economic sanctions, export controls
- Experience in technology or AI sector is a plus (understanding of data, semiconductors, dual-use goods, or AI knowledge)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to analyze complex topics and dig into internal systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present complex legal concepts clearly to colleagues and clients
- International experience is a plus
- Adaptability to rapidly evolving AI technologies and legal landscape; willingness to continuously learn
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
- Ethical awareness and ability to promote responsible culture
