Senior Business Development Consultant- Relocate to Saudi Arabia

About the role

We are seeking a Deal Lead Quality Consultant to join our Strategy & Business Development Division under Gas Venture Department. The Strategy & Business Development Division is responsible for the transaction cycle from origination to closing, including due diligence, business valuation, deal structuring, risk mitigation, commercial negotiations, drafting & execution of key definitive agreements, and closing and post-integration activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Screen upstream gas and LNG investment opportunities globally.
• Characterize the opportunities and prioritize them through set of defined criteria (e.g., Upstream potential, project maturity, quality of potential partners, project economics and local policies).
• Assistance in the development of positions relative to new problem areas of situations and development of policies, programs and procedures are required on an economic mindset basis.
• Provide sound investment analysis advice in support of LNG and Upstream Projects for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, by leading economic evaluations and financial due diligence in the deal making process.
• Cook up M&A task force to collect inputs from different units (Upstream, Gas Ventures Department Origination, Legal) to support assessment of pre-FID projects (Final Investment Decision).
• Coordinate negotiations with partners to finalize investment terms, and execute transactions.
• Manage technical, financial, commercial, environmental and legal due diligences.
• Manage external advisors on the assessment process.
• Identify alternative investments for Gas Ventures Department (GVD).
• Support decision making at management level with reports on specific opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of high-quality management information to support decision making on potential transactions at both Gas Ventures Department and Saudi Aramco levels.
• Coordinate communication on LNG & gas opportunities across the organization.
• Ensure effective communication at every stage of the deal life cycle, understanding any issues and addressing concerns Both within Gas Ventures Department (GVD) and with other business units as required.

Minimum requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Engineering from a recognized and approved program. MBA or other advanced Post Graduate degree in MPA or a business-related degree is preferred.
• Have 15 years of experience with a minimum of ten years of relevant M&A and business development, transactions, Gas & LNG work experience, preferably in a major petrochemical or energy industry corporation.
• Demonstrate leadership and management experience.
• Show strong ability to establish and maintain networks, both within and across company organizations.
• Capable of working effectively within a matrix organization and with multi-disciplinary teams.