AFFILIATES MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco is seeking an Affiliates Management Advisor in the Eastern Region Fuels Department to oversee high-value downstream joint ventures, optimize profitability, and drive value realization. The role involves leading financial modeling, governance oversight, and commercial negotiations with JV partners.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record in JV management within the energy sector, able to influence senior stakeholders and deliver disciplined financial oversight across a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Finance from an international program and a Master’s degree in Business/Finance/Management.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Downstream Oil & Gas, including 5+ years in commercial strategy, joint venture management, M&A, or new business development.
• Strong portfolio management experience with valuation, due diligence, negotiations and transaction execution.
• Deep understanding of shareholder agreements and governance structures.
• Ability to lead negotiations and influence senior stakeholders in complex JV dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor assigned Joint Ventures, ensuring alignment with investment strategy and financial objectives.
• Represent Aramco in JV Board, Shareholder, and Steering Committee forums.
• Lead financial modeling and scenario analysis for JV evaluations and transactions.
• Draft and negotiate commercial terms of Shareholder Agreements, Offtake, Feedstock, and Services Agreements.
• Oversee JV financial performance, capital expenditures, and budget alignment.
• Mentor junior professionals within the ERFD department and contribute to knowledge management.

Skills

Portfolio management

Financial valuation

Negotiation

Stakeholder influence

Governance understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Accounting/Economics/Business or Finance

Master’s degree in Business/Finance/Management

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an AFFILIATES MANAGEMENT ADVISOR to join our Eastern Region Fuels Department. The Eastern Region Fuels Department is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of Downstream Joint Ventures. The department is integral to supporting Aramco’s downstream growth ambitions, ensuring commercial alignment with strategic partners, and safeguarding value creation through disciplined financial oversight and operational excellence of the joint venture portfolio.

Your primary role is to support the management, development, execution, and performance optimization of high-value downstream joint ventures. The ideal candidate will be skilled in profitability improvement, cost optimization, and value realization with a strong record of working with joint venture partnerships in the energy industry. Serves as an experienced professional in Affiliates Management, working with some supervision from Senior Affiliates professional. Provides analysis, formulates and implements solutions, monitors and ensures compliance for Affiliates under the direction of Senior professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor assigned Joint Ventures, ensuring alignment with Aramco’s investment strategy and financial objectives.
• Represent Aramco in JV Board, Shareholder, and Steering Committee forums.
• Ensure alignment of JV strategy and performance with Aramco’s business plans and shareholder interests.
• Analyze and report affiliates agreement oversight and governance oversight to advise the Affiliates Board and stakeholder management.
• Analyze Board resolutions and provide the necessary reports and recommendations.
• Support Sr. Affiliates Professionals to monitor and ensure compliance with relevant policies, procedures and other governance requirements.
• Lead financial modeling and scenario analysis for transactions and ongoing JV evaluations.
• Oversee JV financial performance, capital expenditures, and budget alignment.
• Conduct commercial and financial benchmarking to identify value capture opportunities.
• Monitor market performance and identify best practices across Affiliates portfolio to optimize the businesses.
• Identify and assess JV growth opportunities aligned with Aramco’s downstream strategy.
• Facilitate transaction execution including commercial due diligence, business case development, valuation modeling, and partner negotiations alongside cross‑functional teams.
• Draft and negotiate commercial terms of Shareholder Agreements, Offtake, Feedstock, and Services Agreements in collaboration with legal and technical teams.
• Support negotiations with stakeholders and partners, and lead information gathering and reporting.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with internal and external (JV Partners and Management).
• Mentor junior professionals and analysts within the ERFD department, helping develop Aramco’s next generation of affiliate management talent.
• Contribute to internal knowledge management and process improvement initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, Economics, Business, or Finance from a recognized and approved international program and a Master’s degree in Business/Finance/Management.
• Have a minimum of 10 years of experience in Downstream Oil & Gas, including at least 5 years in commercial strategy, Joint venture management, M&A, or New Business Development.
• Have strong portfolio management skills, demonstrated in previous roles, with extensive experience in financial valuation, modeling, due diligence, commercial negotiations and transaction execution.
• Have a deep understanding of shareholder agreements and governance structures.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to lead negotiations, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate complex joint venture dynamics.
• Have an adequate understanding of financial analysis of companies and valuation methodologies; commercial principles of a transaction; and different transaction structures.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in developing junior staff and creating a high‑performance, knowledge‑sharing culture.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule: Full Time – To be specified in Job offer

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.