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# Anti-Corruption & Trade Compliance Legal Counsel at Mistral

- **Company:** [Mistral](https://feeny.ai/companies/mistral)
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mistral.ai/98005de1-d7d1-4560-b799-610db5554e93

## Job description

## About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

## Role Summary

We are looking for an Anti-Corruption & Trade Compliance Legal Counsel to play a central role in the building, development and operation of Mistral AI's corporate compliance framework, with a particular focus on anti-corruption, economic sanctions and export controls. Reporting to the Lead Anti-Corruption & Trade Compliance, the position offers genuine build-from-scratch ownership of core policies, processes and tools. It combines programme development, day-to-day compliance operations and cross-functional advisory work. The role involves close collaboration with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Sales, Security, and Product and Engineering to translate legal requirements into clear, proportionate and auditable processes.

## Key responsibilities

Anti-corruption/Sapin II

- Coordinate Sapin II Action Plan deployment of relevant policies, controls, training and third-party procedure.
- Lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of risk-based due diligence from integrity screening through enhanced diligence and periodic review;
- Support the implementation and periodic review of the code of conduct, related policies, whistleblowing framework and training programme,
- Administer the gifts, hospitality and conflicts-of-interest processes, including reviewing requests and declarations, maintaining the relevant records and registers, and providing practical guidance to business teams.
- Work with Finance and Internal Control to define and monitor risk-based anti-corruption accounting controls.
- Contribute to the monitoring and periodic assessment of the anti-corruption programme, including programme records, metrics and reporting; monitor relevant regulatory and enforcement developments; and support anti-corruption incidents, internal reviews and investigations.

Economic sanctions and export controls

- Manage screening for new and existing counterparties as part of third-party due diligence and transaction-review processes.
- Support the Lead Anti-Corruption and Trade Compliance in export control classification of AI models, software, technology, compute infrastructure and hardware.
- Work with Procurement, Operations, Product and Engineering to embed screening and access-control requirements into onboarding, contracting and deployment processes, and maintain clear, auditable records and internal guidance.
- Develop and maintain standard sanctions and export-control contractual positions and clauses, and support their review and negotiation in customer, supplier, partner and reseller agreements.
- Monitor relevant regulatory and enforcement developments; coordinate external counsel and advisers; contribute to programme reporting for Legal leadership.

## Qualifications and skills

- Legal Master degree (Master’s in Business Law, Corporate Law, Compliance, or equivalent). Compliance certifications are also an asset.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a company, law firm, consulting firm or regulatory authority.
- Substantive exposure to at least two of the following areas: anti-corruption and Sapin II, economic sanctions, and export controls.
- Experience in the technology or AI sector is a plus (understanding of data, semiconductors, or dual-use goods), as well as knowledge and understanding of artificial intelligence.
- Analytical and problem solving skills: Candidates should be able to analyze complex topics and have strong problem-solving skills, and be able to dig into internal systems.
- Pedagogy: Excellent written and verbal communication; strong ability to communicate legal advice to clients and colleagues, and presenting complex legal concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
- International mindset: International experience is a plus.
- Adaptability: Given the rapidly evolving nature of AI technologies and compute topics, and the legal landscape surrounding them, candidates should be adaptable and willing to continuously learn and update their skills and knowledge.
- Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Ethical Awareness: Ability to promote an ethical and responsible culture.

## What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks. For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our [Benefits page](https://app.notion.com/p/mistralai/Benefits-at-Mistral-36e6ba59a7fe836b93dd01737fcc27ef?source=copy_link).

Privacy Policy Your privacy matters to us. You can learn more about how we handle your personal data in our [Applicant Privacy Policy](https://legal.mistral.ai/terms/applicant-privacy-policy).

## About Mistral

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mistral is a French AI company building open, frontier-grade large language models, developer platforms, and applied AI solutions for enterprises and governments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France (15 rue des Halles)
- **Founded**: April 2023
- **Founders**: Arthur Mensch (CEO), Guillaume Lample (Chief Science Officer), Timothée Lacroix (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Enterprise AI Software
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Government, and Developers (B2D)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make frontier AI open to all, and together solve the world's hardest problems."

## Products & Services
- **Mistral Large**: Frontier-grade large language model for complex reasoning and enterprise tasks.
- **Mistral Small 3**: Efficient, lightweight model for cost-sensitive deployments.
- **Mistral Code / Vibe**: AI agent for long-horizon, autonomous software development and task completion.
- **Le Chat**: Consumer-facing AI assistant and chatbot.
- **Mistral OCR 4**: State-of-the-art document intelligence model for extracting and understanding text from images and PDFs.
- **Mistral Forge**: Custom model development service for training, aligning, and evaluating proprietary AI models on private data.
- **Mistral Studio**: Platform for building, testing, and running AI agents and applications with full control.
- **Mistral Compute**: Infrastructure and orchestration platform for frontier-scale training and inference (edge to cloud).
- **Mistral Search Toolkit**: Tools for integrating search and retrieval into AI applications.
- **Voxtral**: Voice AI model for speech-based interactions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $4.016 billion (latest reported valuation, per CB Insights; date not specified but likely post-Series C)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised across Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C rounds (specific amounts not disclosed in search results).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly named in search results, but the company partners with organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Rapid scaling: 900+ employees across 30+ nationalities as of mid-2026.
  - 50% of leadership roles held by women.
  - Key product launches on a near-monthly cadence (e.g., Mistral OCR, Forge, Vibe, Compute, Search Toolkit, Voxtral).
  - Strong presence in high-stakes, regulated industries (defense, energy, public sector).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open-source DNA**: Commitment to openness, transparency, and cost efficiency differentiates Mistral from closed, Big Tech AI labs.
- **Full-stack ownership**: Controls the entire stack from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute infrastructure, enabling deep customization and reliability.
- **European leadership**: Positioned as a sovereign, European AI champion, appealing to governments and enterprises seeking data control and regulatory compliance.
- **Speed and rigor**: Culture of rapid experimentation, iteration, and data-driven decision-making.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enterprise and government partnerships**: Co-creating tailored AI systems for mission-critical use cases in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and public sector.
- **Open platform ecosystem**: Expanding Mistral Studio and Forge to enable customers to build custom models and agents on their own data.
- **Infrastructure as a product**: Commercializing Mistral Compute to become a platform for others to train and run AI workloads.
- **Continuous model innovation**: Releasing new frontier models and capabilities (OCR, voice, code agents) at a rapid pace.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Flat structure, high ownership, low ego, and a "builders, not order takers" mentality. The company values audacity, speed, rigor, and customer centricity.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Based in Paris (15 rue des Halles); relocation support and visa sponsorship offered. Specific remote/hybrid policy not detailed, but global team suggests flexibility.
- **Notable perks and benefits** (from careers page):
  - 20 weeks paid parental leave for all birthing parents.
  - 100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  - 6% 401k match (US) / 5% pension contribution (UK).
  - Childcare support (reserved daycare seats or financial assistance).
  - Meal allowances and transportation support.
  - Fitness and wellness subsidies.
  - Relocation and settling-in services.
  - Financial and career planning support.
- **Team composition**: 900+ employees from 30+ nationalities; 50% female leaders.
- **Interview process**: For science, product, and engineering roles: intro conversation → 2-5 technical exercises → 1-3 interviews (hiring manager + teammates) → values conversation → reference checks.

## Sources
1. [Mistral AI - About Page](https://mistral.ai/about/)
2. [Mistral AI - Careers Page](https://mistral.ai/careers/)
3. [Mistral AI - Homepage](https://mistral.ai/)
4. [CB Insights - Mistral AI Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/mistral-ai)
5. [Mistral AI - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mistralai)

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