Senior Advisor

Chevron • Houston, TX

2d

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 the strategic right hand to the Vice President & General Counsel, OPG, translating leadership priorities into programs, communications, and operating improvements while managing the business operations of OPG Law. The position spans people processes, budget, communications, AI initiatives, strategic planning, workforce data, contracting centralization, and process improvement and efficiency projects. It requires moving between advising senior lawyers on priorities and executing cross-functional projects.

The role supports executive communications, organizational change, talent programs, budget and spend governance, workforce reporting, legal technology and AI initiatives, knowledge management, and legal operations. The Senior Advisor also leads the OPG Legal Operations team and represents OPG Law in the legal operations community. Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters. Expatriate assignments will not be considered, and Chevron cannot sponsor employment visas or consider applicants with time-limited visa status.

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.
• Demonstrated track record 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 CLM, matter and spend management, and AI tools, as well as Copilot, Workday, and Microsoft tools.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the VP & GC on priorities, workforce planning, and long-term strategy.
• Plan and run monthly LT and People Development Committee (PDC) meetings, including agendas, desired 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 narrative, strategic plan materials, and leadership briefings for Law Function and enterprise leadership.
• Draft executive communications, including OPG Law-wide messages, talking points, personnel announcements, and other messaging and engagement materials.
• Coordinate engagement sessions between senior leaders and teams across locations.
• Facilitate logistics for PDC actions, including performance management goal setting and year-end assessments, development program nominations, expatriate assignments, promotions, and meeting pre-work.
• Facilitate personnel programs, including logistics, job positions, candidate selection with the LT, internal and external communications, onboarding, and program review.
• Champion recognition, retirements, and local and global OPG Law events to 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, billing plans, cost center structure, and allocations.
• Collaborate with the OPG Law Leadership Team, 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, positions, and organizational charts; produce monthly headcount, open requisition, and contractor reports 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 the OPG Law 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, in coordination with Law Function initiatives.
• Maintain OPG Law SharePoint sites and knowledge resources.
• Manage legal technology evaluations relevant 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