Oil & Gas Business System Analyst (Downstream) - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation Package

Overview

We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst to join our Downstream Transformation & Business Excellence Department (DST&BED). DST&BED supports the Downstream Admin Areas by defining, designing and delivering digital capabilities that enhance operational performance and enable data-driven decision-making. The organization provides expertise in process improvement, digital enablement, user experience, solution governance and capability development.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze and document business requirements for downstream digital solutions.
• Participate in solution ideation, design sprints and user interviews to synthesize user needs.
• Benchmark best practices and evaluate existing technologies and market solutions.
• Evaluate current operating practices and recommend improvements aligned with digital transformation and value creation objectives.
• Provide product ownership support by defining features and refining user stories for clear design and development.
• Translate end-user requirements into solution features and detailed functional specifications.
• Define user acceptance criteria and ensure user stories are prepared for development.
• Support the development of future customer journeys and digital roadmaps.

Minimum Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
• Have 15 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Downstream (including refining), with at least 10 in the development and implementation of digital solutions.
• Have a strong knowledge of the development of digital solutions and technologies.
• Proven experience as a business analyst in complex digital programs.
• Able to collaborate effectively with engineering, operations, and digital solution teams.
• Knowledge of business process modeling: Identify the current state of business processes (As-Is modeling) and envision the improved future state (To-Be modeling).

Working Environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world. 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 benefits 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.