Job Description

ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY

Law Department

Houston, Texas

April 4, 2025

FINANCE & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COUNSEL

Hawryluk Advisors has been retained exclusively by Aramco Services Company (“ASC” or “Aramco Americas”), the Houston-based wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest integrated oil, natural gas, and petrochemicals company, to find a 5+ year attorney with a strong background in sophisticated commercial transactions for its Law Department in Houston, Texas. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Law Department at ASC is responsible for providing legal counsel and advisory services to Saudi Aramco’s US-based business units, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. 

Reporting directly to the General Counsel or Associate General Counsel of ASC, this attorney’s responsibilities will include supporting the Aramco group’s United States-based corporate and transactional matters, including corporate finance, M&A, project development, post-transaction investment management / shareholder support, and general corporate law. This attorney will: 

• Assist the company in assessing, negotiating, and acquiring equity ownership and commercial positions in a variety of companies and industries located in the United States and abroad;

• Lead legal activities with respect to the development of transaction-driven and inter-company financing, including the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of such transactions; 

• Advise management and internal clients with respect to the Company’s legal rights and obligations in connection with mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters; 

• Issue spot on related tax matters;

• Manage and work with outside counsel; and,

• Support ASC on a broad range of general corporate matters including, but not limited to: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts and corporate legal documents of varying complexity; advising on governance, compliance, and corporate formation; and collaborating with executives and other cross-functional teams to provide strategic business advice. 

Each attorney in the Law Department of Aramco Services Company has broad responsibility and autonomy over their day-to-day practice.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: 

• At least 5 years of practice with a large law firm or company;
• Experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating major corporate transactions; 
• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school; and,
• Licensed, admitted to practice, and in good standing in the United States.

For someone with a finance, mergers and acquisitions, and/or project development background, this role offers a unique opportunity to participate in other transaction types for a dynamic global enterprise. 

Aramco Services Company’s Law Department is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of worldwide exploration, production, refining, marketing, and shipping business along with its continued expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power, and other world-wide energy sectors. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working with one of the world's most successful companies, Aramco Services Company offers challenging and sophisticated opportunities for its in-house counsel.

This position will be located at Aramco Services Company headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas. 

Minimal required travel. Additional global travel opportunities for the adventure-spirited.

Compensation is competitive and includes excellent benefits.

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