Chief Counsel

Saudi Aramco•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Aramco Trading Americas is seeking a Chief Counsel to lead the Company’s Legal Organization. This position is a member of the Management Team and reports primarily into the Aramco Trading General Counsel as part of the Aramco Trading Global Legal Team, while also reporting into and advising the Company’s Managing Director. The Chief Counsel will be responsible for managing the Company’s legal risks and all other legal affairs, providing general counsel on strategy, leading and supervising other counsel, ensuring compliance with legal and statutory requirements, managing the Corporate Secretariat function, and engaging with other chief position holders in the Aramco Trading Global Legal Team to ensure consistency of advice.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school, admitted to a U.S. Bar Association.
Minimum 10+ years of diversified practice with a law firm or in-house counsel or a business firm or organization.
Significant legal management experience and a demonstrated track record of advising companies engaged in supply, trading and logistics.
Extensive prior experience in managing the legal affairs of entities performing activities similar to the those of the Company.
The candidate must be practical, commercially focused and solution oriented in his/her outlook.
Responsiveness, communication skills, flexibility, approachability, excellent judgment, ability to succeed in environments of uncertainty and ambiguity, and executive presence are key required traits.
Good interpersonal skills are required as the position is a liaison within the Company as well as between in Company and the Board of Directors.
Demonstrable legal leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with multinational companies is preferred.

Responsibilities

Managing the Company’s legal risks and all other legal affairs of the Company.
Providing general counsel on strategy to the Management team.
Leading, managing and supervising other counsel responsible for the legal protection and safeguarding of the Company’s interests and support of the functions, operations, responsibilities, and objectives of the business.
Providing necessary support to ensure compliance with all legal and statutory requirements.
Managing the Corporate Secretariat function.
Engaging with other chief position holders in the Aramco Trading Global Legal Team, such to ensure consistency of advice.
Prepare or supervise the provision of advice, including strategic advice, on all legal matters and in all areas of law pertaining to the Company to ensure the legal interests and positions of the Company are adequately safeguarded and protected.
Prepare and issue or supervise the provision and issuance of legal opinions and advice to Company management on current or potential legal matters.
Drive legal risk analysis and advise or supervise advice on solutions in response to these risks.
Provide or supervise the provision of advice influencing business decisions and solutions, governance, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation from legal and business perspective in order to achieve maximization of shareholders’ value whilst ensuring a solid and defined legal strategy exists to avoid value leakage.
Review, analyze and advise Company management, or supervise the provision thereof, on current legislation, treaties, laws and governmental regulations which pertain to the Company's operations.
Negotiate or participate, or supervise the negotiation or participation of counsel, as advisors to Company management in connection with contracts with third parties.
Prepare and review, or supervise the preparation and review of, contracts, agreements, powers of attorney, corporate resolutions, delegations of authority, general instructions, letters, and other documents and papers of legal significance.
Manage the Corporate Secretariat function that coordinates communication with the Board and certain Board committees.
Advise the Board of Directors and members of Board committees, and ensure good governance and compliance with the Company’s governing documents and applicable laws.
Manage litigation actions as well as appoint outside counsel to act on behalf of the Company.
Supervise counsel’s participation in the following: conduct of trials, hearings, appeals, arguments; preparation of briefs; interrogation of witnesses; and collection and evaluation evidence in proceedings before courts and quasi-judicial or investigatory bodies.
Appoint and manage the performance of outside counsel to assist in ensuring the Company’s interests are adequately represented and protected.
Provide continuing guidance, assistance and instruction to all counsel in the direction and supervision of their work.
Work closely with the General Counsel of ATC, Associate General Counsel, and other Chief Counsel in the subsidiaries to mitigate the legal risk for the Aramco Trading group of companies.
Engage in the Global Legal Model recognizing critical matters that require notice at the enterprise level.