Senior Counsel – Joint Venture Development

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco seeks an experienced Senior Counsel to lead the Joint Venture Development Legal Practice within the Project Development & Finance Law Department in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on structuring, negotiating, and documenting JV transactions and related financing, drawing on global energy expertise.

You will advise management and internal clients, coordinate with outside counsel, and ensure compliance with international deal principles.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent.
• Admission to general practice before the highest court of your country of citizenship/residence.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a project development practice.
• Experience with international transactions and joint venture transactions.
• Hands-on structuring, drafting, negotiating and leading transactions (first/second chair).

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal activities with respect to the negotiation and execution of financing transactions in all contexts, including parent company debt, JV project financings, and capital market issuances.
• Advise Management and internal clients on legal rights and obligations in financing contexts.
• Assist Law Management and other attorneys in identifying and examining applicable law and facts.
• Liaise with outside counsel to negotiate and document transactions.

Skills

Negotiation

Drafting contracts

Project development

Joint ventures

Education

Juris Doctorate

Job description

Description:

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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 an experienced attorney (Counsel) to join the Joint Venture Development Legal Practice in the Project Development & Finance Law Department of the Saudi Aramco Law Organization.

The Joint Venture Development Legal Practice within the Law Organization is responsible for, among other matters, advising on, negotiating, and documenting Saudi Aramco’s project development and joint venture transactions.

As a Senior Counsel, your primary role is to lead the legal activities with respect to the development and implementation of Joint Ventures, including the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of such transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the legal activities with respect to the negotiation and execution of financing transactions in all contexts. Including for parent company bank debt, joint venture project financings, and/or capital markets issuances, among others, including the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of such transactions.
• Advise Management and internal clients with respect to Saudi Aramco’s legal rights and obligations, agreements, and common statutory or similar requirements in connection with financing transactions.
• Assist Law Management and other attorneys in identifying and examining the law and facts pertinent to legal problems.
• Liaise and work with outside counsel to negotiate and document transactions.

Minimum Requirements

• A Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent.
• Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a project development practice.
• Experience comprised of a combination of law firm and in-house experience in a corporation handling handling international project development and joint venture transactions.
• Demonstrable experience working directly with the clients from transaction inception to completion.
• Hands-on experience with structuring, drafting, negotiating, and leading transactions in a first or second chair capacity.
• Experience with international transactions principles.
• Experience in the oil and gas, refining, chemicals, power or other energy-related industries (including renewable energy and new energies)

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

Job Posting Duration

Job posting start date: 12/8/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

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.