Tax Counsel

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company in Saudi Arabia is looking for an experienced Tax Counsel to join their Law Organization. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality legal tax advice, engage with internal clients, and coordinate with external advisors. Applicants should possess a Juris Doctorate, have at least 9 years of relevant experience, and preferably hold an LL.M. in Taxation. Candidates with experience in the energy sector are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time position with significant professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years experience in tax, preferably in a law firm or Big 4.
• Current admission to practice before the highest court of the relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience in energy industry law is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality tax legal advice to internal clients.
• Analyze facts and conduct legal research for client advice.
• Advise on tax-efficient structures for major projects.
• Assist with outside tax advisors on transactions.
• Respond to inquiries in connection with tax examinations.

Skills

Legal research

Tax legislation analysis

Communication

Tax planning

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctorate or equivalent

LL.M. in Taxation (preferred)

Job 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 Tax Counsel for our Tax Law Department within Saudi Aramco’s Law Organization.

The Tax Law Department is responsible for providing tax legal advice to Saudi Aramco’s business units, subsidiaries, and joint ventures while working closely with other members of the Law Organization.

The Tax Counsel’s primary role is to ensure the provision of high-quality tax legal advice to internal clients and coordinate with external tax advisors. This includes providing tax advice on transactions as well as day-to-day business operations, reviewing outside counsel draft submissions, reviewing, and preparing draft responses to government or court correspondence, and assisting in handling sensitive correspondence and tax legal matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising internal clients by analyzing facts and conducting legal research, preparing legal analysis and opinions.
• Planning tax efficient structures for major projects, and advising and making recommendations to Company management regarding tax and legal issues.
• Reviewing current legislation, treaties, and governmental regulations pertinent to Company operations and advising Law Organization management and senior-level attorneys with regard to the same.
• Assisting and coordinating with outside tax advisors with respect to ongoing transactions.
• Providing responses to inquiries raised in connection with tax examinations of Saudi Aramco and its subsidiaries.

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.
• An LL.M. in Taxation is preferred. Energy industry (oil and gas, petrochemical, power, or oil field services) is also preferred.
• Minimum of 9 years experience in tax gained in a leading US law firm, Big 4 accounting firm, and/or an in-house tax department of a multinational company.
• Demonstrated ability to engage business line leaders to drive implementation of new procedures and legal requirements in a timely manner.
• Sound judgment and unwavering ethics.

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 Post Duration

Job posting start date: 12/07/2025

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.

Job ID: 16806