Senior Counsel, Corporate

ConocoPhillips•Houston, TX

19d

About The Position

The Senior Corporate Counsel will serve as a strategic legal advisor and business partner, providing practical counsel on corporate, financing, treasury, commercial, governance, and strategic matters. The role is intended for a seasoned corporate law generalist experienced in complex transactions and advising senior business leaders across functions. The successful candidate will bring significant corporate and financing transaction experience. Preferred areas include credit support, real estate and facilities, subsidiary governance, restructurings, strategic investments, corporate aviation, and community investment initiatives. The counsel will partner with finance, treasury, corporate development, commercial, sustainability, government affairs, community relations, senior leadership, and other business teams to advance business objectives while managing legal and reputational risks.

Requirements

Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
Licensed and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
At least 10 years of relevant legal experience in a major law firm, publicly traded company, or similarly sophisticated corporate legal environment, including significant experience with complex corporate transactions and financing matters.
Experience providing legal advice regarding charitable contributions, sponsorships, community investments, or related corporate giving initiatives.
Strong corporate law, transactional, drafting, negotiation, contract management, analytical, problem-solving, business judgment, and risk-balancing skills.
Experience providing practical legal advice directly to senior business leaders.
Ability to identify and appropriately balance legal, business, operational, and reputational risks.
Strong strategic thinking, financial and quantitative acumen, communication, decision-making, and collaborative partnership skills.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of relevant legal experience in synthetic lease transactions, structured finance arrangements, or real estate financing.
Experience supporting a publicly traded energy company.
Significant experience with credit support arrangements, corporate finance transactions, corporate aviation or aviation-related matters, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, or strategic investments.
Experience advising on corporate foundations, charitable giving programs, sponsorship activities, or nonprofit partnerships, including legal and governance considerations and due diligence reviews.
Experience supporting businesses operating in highly regulated and international environments.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority matters simultaneously.
Familiarity with environmental, social, sustainability, community investment, or corporate responsibility initiatives.
Exceptional business and legal judgment and a practical, solution-oriented approach.
Ability to manage sophisticated legal matters independently while partnering effectively across functions.
Commitment to high standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Advise on treasury, financing, liquidity, transferable tax credit purchase transactions, share repurchase programs, and other capital allocation initiatives.
Support debt financings, credit facilities, syndicated lending arrangements, intercompany financing structures, and related transactions, including negotiating and reviewing financing documents, guarantees, security instruments, covenants, amendments, and waivers.
Structure and negotiate credit support arrangements, including parent guarantees, letters of credit, surety bonds, performance guarantees, collateral and security arrangements, and other credit enhancements.
Partner with treasury and finance teams on enterprise risk management and financing objectives.
Provide legal support for synthetic leases and other structured financing arrangements, including structuring, risk allocation, compliance, documentation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Provide legal support for domestic and international real estate, facilities, and property matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financings, easements, rights-of-way, purchase agreements, title issues, landlord-tenant disputes, lease guaranties, and operational matters.
Advise on charitable contributions, sponsorships, grants, naming rights, nonprofit partnerships, community investments, and corporate philanthropy programs, including legal, governance, tax, compliance, reputational, stakeholder, due diligence, policy, and approval considerations.
Partner with compliance, ethics, government affairs, sustainability, and community relations teams to ensure charitable activities comply with legal requirements and internal policies.
Support domestic and international corporate transactions and strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, investments, and restructurings.
Conduct, coordinate, and advise on legal due diligence, risk mitigation, and outside counsel management.
Coordinate cross-functional transaction teams, support subsidiary governance and corporate maintenance, and provide training and guidance to supported business functions.
Support corporate aviation and related business activities.
Negotiate and advise on aviation services agreements, charter arrangements, transportation agreements, and aviation maintenance and operational support arrangements.
Advise on regulatory and contractual matters associated with aviation operations, including FAA-related matters and coordination with outside aviation counsel.