Lead

Williams•Tulsa, OK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Business Development Representative in Corporate Development, you will play a highly impactful role in Williams’ business development and M&A efforts, leading diligence and transition activities across acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and divestitures. Working closely with deal leads, Corporate Strategic Development, and cross‑functional teams, you will drive diligence end to end by coordinating subject matter experts, identifying risks, and shaping valuation and business cases. You will synthesize complex inputs into clear diligence reports and cost assessments that inform leadership decisions, define and negotiate transition services and agreements as deals near signing, and serve as the primary interface post‑close to ensure seamless TSA execution, issue resolution, and data migration—while continuously strengthening your business acumen and improving deal processes. Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field and a minimum of seven (7) years’ related experience
Knowledge of upstream, midstream or downstream assets
Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of energy market fundamentals and economics including commodity pricing, basin market fundamentals and competitor strategies and actions
Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of commercial aspects of the energy industry
Experience with asset development
Ability to negotiate transactions with support
Solid understanding of deal structure, contract terms financial issues and other aspects of project development
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Anticipates customer needs; assesses requirements and identifies new solutions
Identifies, monitors and estimates contributors to costs
Partners with others on sophisticated, greenfield business opportunities; uses financial and quantitative information to guide actions and performance
Accurately forecasts financial information and makes prudent decisions regarding expenditures
Considers industry and market trends when making decisions and balances strategic impact on the organization
Develops opinions and challenges recommendations on basin, customer and competitor intelligence based off third party tools and publications
Develops working relationships with investment banks; collaborates to educate others on M&A and commercial transactions
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Annual incentive program
Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
Employee stock purchase plan
Robust employee learning and development
High internal mobility (we promote from within)
Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
Domestic partner benefits
Educational reimbursement
Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
Employee resource groups
Employee assistance programs
Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes