aramco
Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Family Relocation Package
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Job Req ID: 16511
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity 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 a Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor to join the Corporate Strategy Department.
The Corporate Strategy Department directly contributes to the Company's strategy development and update process through the application of best-practices in the fields of upstream, downstream, new energies and corporate strategy.
Your primary role will be coordinating the development of the Company’s Corporate Strategy, providing rigorous analytical and advisory support to enable strategic decision-making by Corporate Management, and leading the communication of the Corporate Strategy across the organization and through key Company publications.
Key Responsibilities
As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Advise and guide the development of Downstream strategic goals and plans to the CEO and members of Corporate and Executive Management.
- Act as a focal point for Downstream Strategies Group with the Downstream business in general and Chemicals business in particular, guiding strategic and business planning and ensuring business strategies are aligned with corporate strategies.
- Conduct strategic fit assessments and analyses for chemicals related projects and business development opportunities as well as advise in setting strategic direction and contributing to the Company's investment plan.
- Review Downstream's operating plan and contribute to annual business plan refresh with particular focus on Chemicals to ensure its alignment with the Company's strategy.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including decision makers in the Downstream business, mainly in chemicals, as well as external stakeholders including consultancies, industry experts, and leading organizations.
- Represent the company at relevant internal and external conferences and seminars and preparing presentations.
- Monitor developments in the Chemicals sector and recommend actions, which could impact the Company's performance and strategy and discern Company implications.
- Benchmark Chemicals performance and related processes, practices and technologies against relevant companies in the region and around the world.
- Initiate research and studies on topics that could impact Downstream Chemicals competitive advantage, preparing analyses and presentations for Corporate and Executive Management and various Committees.
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Minimum Requirements
As a successful candidate, you will hold a:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline from an accredited university. Advanced degree is a plus.
- Minimum of 20 years of experience in the energy industry, with substantial exposure to corporate strategy, strategic planning, and enterprise-level decision-making.
- Prior experience with a major international management consulting firm is strongly preferred.
- Majority of your career in oil & gas, preferably within strategy, planning, or corporate development, and supplemented by senior-level consulting experience in the energy practice of a leading international consulting firm, as appropriate.
- Widely recognized energy industry expert and thought leader in energy company strategy, with deep insight into global energy markets and a strong command of evolving industry dynamics, structural drivers, and long-term transition pathways.
- Extensive experience in strategy development, long-term strategic planning, and scenario design across oil & gas and the broader energy system. The candidate will bring a distinguished track record across technical, operational, commercial, and strategic roles, including significant tenure (typically 10+ years) in Corporate Strategy or Corporate Planning positions with direct and sustained engagement with top management (CEO, Executive Committee, and Business Leaders).
- Demonstrated ability to independently originate strategic inquiries; frame complex, ambiguous issues at the enterprise level; and coherently articulate and present strategic perspectives, trade-offs, and implications for the Company’s long-term performance.
- Proven experience regularly advising and presenting to Corporate Management and Board-level audiences, as well as representing the Company in external forums, such as: executive roundtables and conferences, with a well-established ability to command credibility and build trust with senior executives and peers.
- Extensive experience operating within large, complex corporate environments, with a strong appreciation for governance, matrixed decision-making, and collaboration across
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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.
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