What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Legal Counsel- Relocate to Saudi Arabia position at aramco?
Description: Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Counsel / Attorney for the Global Manufacturing Law Department within the Downstream Law organization.
The work will focus on both general corporate governance and commercial contracts practices. For the general corporate practice, as the world’s largest energy company, Saudi Aramco has many international joint ventures, affiliates, and subsidiaries. The Manufacturing & Power Practice Area provides legal support to many of these downstream entities, primarily from a shareholder and governance perspective.
Saudi Aramco's Law Organization is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of its exploration, production, refining and marketing areas, along with expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power and other sectors of the energy business. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working at one of the world's most successful companies, Saudi Aramco offers challenging and sophisticated in-house opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
• May serve as the corporate secretary for one or more entities, organizing and managing board meetings, and advising as to board authority and corporate governance matters.
• Advise as to shareholder issues and manage the interface between the entity, the parent, and other affiliates.
• Work closely with internal Saudi Aramco Downstream clients and support their substantial and complex contracting and purchasing functions by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, O&M agreements, service agreements, and other commercial contracts and related agreements.
• Advise as to internal policies, review and resolve claims, and provide training to company personnel on a variety of legal matters.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized and approved program. A Juris Doctorate / Master of Laws degree or equivalent is highly preferred.
- Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
- Minimum 12 years relevant work experience. Of which, at least 6 years with a strong law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization.
- Relevant commercial contracts experience
- Energy industry (oil and gas, petrochemical, power or oil field services), or international experience are a plus.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
