Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor

Saudi Aramco • Houston, TX

257d

About The Position

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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 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. We are seeking a Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor to join the Corporate Strategy department, within the Strategy and Market Analysis organization. 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. The Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor will coordinate the development of the Company's Corporate Strategy, provide analytical support and facilitation of strategic decision-making by Corporate Management, and lead communication of the Corporate Strategy across the organization and in key Company publications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management or Engineering. An advanced degree in Material Science, Finance or Supply Chain Management are preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in developing and advising on corporate strategy with a major integrated energy company. Additional experience gained from a top-tier consulting firm is a plus.
• Experience in a combination of technical, operational, commercial and strategic roles is desirable, with at least 5-10 years' experience in a Corporate Strategy or Corporate Planning role, where the Advisor will have had a key role in company strategy development and regularly interfaced with top management.
• Solid Experience in strategy development, strategic planning and scenario planning in an oil & gas - and wider energy - industry context.
• Strong quantitative skills to develop financial or operational models.
• Proficient with MS Office tools particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a 'Corporate Advisor' for Corporate Strategy and related issues and provides relevant strategic and process-related insight to the Strategic Planning Department, the Corporate Planning organization, the CEO and members of Corporate Management.
• Development and update of the Company's Corporate Strategy in coordination with other business strategists and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) within the Corporate Planning organization and the various business and support lines.
• Generate and propose to corporate and executive management strategic options backed up with the appropriate analysis.
• Prepares research/special studies and analyses as required.
• Coordinates with all groups of Strategic Planning and other departments of Corporate Planning to develop the analysis required for the development and update of the Corporate Strategy.
• Cultivate key matrix relationships across the organization and be able to persuade counterparts at different levels and advance corporate strategic thinking to ensure the organization is proactive in adjusting or developing its strategy.
• Interfaces, influences, and collaborates with a group of SMEs, strategists and professionals across the organization responsible for articulating and crafting business strategies from the Company's Strategic Plan, including challenging strategic analysis, and assisting in clarifying objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree