Senior Advisor

Chevron • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Chevron is seeking a Senior Advisor for Oil, Products & Gas (OPG) Law, a global legal organization within Chevron's Law Function. The Senior Advisor serves as a strategic partner to the Vice President & General Counsel, OPG, translating leadership priorities into programs, communications and operating improvements, and managing key business operations for OPG Law, including people processes, budget, communications, AI initiatives and strategic planning.

The role combines executive advising with hands-on program and project execution. It covers leadership planning and communications, organizational change and talent programs, budget and spend governance, workforce data, contractor management, legal technology and AI initiatives, knowledge management, and process improvement. The position also leads the OPG Legal Operations team and represents OPG Law in the legal operations community.

The position is open to applicants through November 4, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters. Expatriate assignments will not be considered. Chevron cannot sponsor employment visas or consider individuals with time-limited visa status for this position.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience across chief of staff and legal operations roles.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential information and organizational matters.
• Track record of running cross-functional programs with senior leaders.
• Budget-management experience and financial acumen, including comfort working with Finance on forecasts, allocations and approvals.
• Strong executive writing skills and ability to turn complex information into clear messages and decisions.
• Working knowledge of legal technology, including contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter and spend management, and AI tools.
• Working knowledge of Copilot, Workday and Microsoft tools.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor (JD) or an advanced degree in law or business.
• Experience in a large and/or global legal department.
• Project management or Lean certification.

Responsibilities

• Advise the VP & GC on priorities, workforce planning and long-term strategy.
• Plan and run monthly Leadership Team and People Development Committee meetings, including agendas, outcomes, pre-reads, speakers and action tracking.
• Organize OPG Law Leader Calls and other Law Leader Meetings, including planning, logistics and execution.
• Develop the OPG Law business plan story, strategic plan materials and leadership briefings for Law Function and enterprise leadership.
• Draft executive communications, including organization-wide messages, talking points, personnel announcements and other engagement materials.
• Coordinate engagement sessions between senior leaders and teams across locations.
• Facilitate Leadership Team logistics for personnel development committee actions, including performance-management goal setting and year-end assessments, development-program nominations, expatriate assignments, promotions and meeting preparation.
• Facilitate personnel-program logistics, including job positions, candidate selection with the Leadership Team, internal and external communications, onboarding and program review.
• Support recognition, retirements and local and global OPG Law events that strengthen culture across global teams.
• Lead Diversity & Inclusion across OPG Law through Regional D&I Teams, including the web page and Teams Channel.
• Manage the OPG Law business plan and budget cycle with Finance, including forecasts, bill plans, cost-center structure and allocations.
• Collaborate with OPG Law leadership, Finance and others to support accurate budget and business-plan execution.
• Oversee spend and budget planning and approve invoices within delegated authority for programs managed by the VP & GC, OPG.
• Maintain accurate Workday data, position records and organizational charts; produce monthly headcount, open-requisition and contractor reporting for OpCom and enterprise programs in coordination with HR.
• Manage the contractor portfolio, including tracking, validation, costs, expirations and work orders, and coordinate backfill and hiring timing with HR.
• Assist the VP & GC in creating and executing OPG Law's AI strategy, including the AI Champions network, AI Hub and prompt library, Copilot and foundational AI training, and legal AI pilots with success measures and licensing recommendations, coordinating with Law Function initiatives.
• Maintain OPG Law SharePoint sites and knowledge resources.
• Manage evaluations of legal technologies of interest to OPG Law.
• Represent OPG Law in the legal operations community, manage benchmarking and facilitate best practices.
• Lead the OPG Legal Operations team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed