Affiliates Management Advisor; Saudi Arabia

JOB TO BE BASED IN SAUDI ARABIA

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. Serve as an experienced professional in Affiliates Management, working with some supervision from Senior Affiliates professionals.

Provide analysis, formulate and implement solutions, monitor and ensure compliance for Affiliates under the direction of Senior professionals.

• 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 recommendation.
• 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 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.

• 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.
• Demonstrate strong portfolio management skills, extensive experience in financial valuation, modeling, due diligence, commercial negotiations and transaction execution.
• Have a deep understanding of shareholder agreements and governance structures.
• Show 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 principals of a transaction; and different transaction structures.
• Show experience in developing junior staff and creating a high-performance, knowledge-sharing culture.

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