Overview
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 Aramcos 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 Kingdoms 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.
Position Description
We are seeking to find an attorney with at least six years of strong law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization experience to provide corporate governance and compliance support to the board of directors of Saudi Aramco and its committees. Based at company headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, this attorney will join the Law Organizations Corporate Secretariat Practice Team and work closely with the companys corporate secretary and general corporate and compliance attorneys in providing applicable governance and compliance support to Saudi Aramco’s board and its committees.
Minimum Requirements
As the successful candidate, you will hold a Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school. In addition to that, you should have:
A license admitted to practice and in good standing in the United States.
At least six years of experience with a strong law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization.
Experience providing support to a sophisticated board of directors and/or board committees.
General corporate experience.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience providing concise, clear, support to internal clients.
Leadership and mentorship experience.
Strong general transactional and securities attorneys are encouraged to apply.
Energy industry (oil and gas, petrochemical, power, or oil field services), international or securities experience is a plus.
Public company experience also preferred.
Duties and Responsibilities
You will be required to perform the following:
Advising on corporate law.
Filing obligations.
Director duties.
Board approvals.
Director independence.
Director conflicts of interest.
Board and board committee self-assessments and shareholder matters.
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 worlds 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.
Job Req ID:
7351
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company; its upstream operations are based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it also operates a global downstream business. Headquartered in the city of Dhahran, the company operates in eight locations within the Kingdom and 20 locations overseas, and employs around 76,000 people.
