Specialist, Corporate Governance and Ethics & Compliance

You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products. Even as a global company with 5,000 employees, we maintain a “small company feel.” Our commitment to foster a culture of belonging ensures that regardless of your background or experience, your voice is valued and heard, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and grow both personally and professionally.

About the role

Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking a Specialist, Corporate Governance and Ethics & Compliance to join our team at our headquarters in The Woodlands, TX.

Responsibilities

• Support the CSO and senior management in preparation for Board of Directors and Committee meetings, including agendas, approvals, presentation materials, meeting coordination, and electronic publication of materials.
• Maintain corporate records, including minute books, officer and director information, entity data, resolutions, written consents, and subsidiary records.
• Assist with required corporate, regulatory, and governmental filings.
• Administer CEO Approval Letter process, including intake, quality review, routing, tracking, and recordkeeping.
• Train stakeholders as appropriate.
• Develop, maintain, and update templates, procedures, records repositories, and governance documentation.
• Administer software platforms (e.g., Diligent Boards, Navex and Conflict of Interest disclosures), including user support, reporting, and analytics.
• Monitor team mailboxes and respond or forward matters as appropriate.
• Support administration of E&C programs, including conflicts of interest, third-party management, policy implementation, due diligence activities, and annual representation letter processes.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and communications for management and the Board of Directors.
• Conduct legal and factual research and make initial recommendations regarding compliance and governance matters.
• Manage relationships with external service providers, including law firms, due diligence vendors, training providers, hotline administrators, and document management vendors.
• Update E&C and CSO workplans on a weekly basis.
• Drive timely completion of critical cross-functional work product, including communicating with and securing cooperation from directors, senior management, and other stakeholders throughout the worldwide enterprise in relation to corporate governance materials.
• Support general operations of the CSO and E&C function, including vendor administration, meeting coordination, training support, notarization, correspondence, and document preparation.

Requirements

• Associate degree or paralegal certificate.
• Minimum of 5 years of law firm or corporate law department experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, or corporate governance professional; provided that, at least 2 years of such experience must include direct responsibility for corporate governance matters, including board meeting support and maintenance of corporate records for a complex business organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience at Am Law 200 law firm and/or Fortune 500 company as a legal assistant, paralegal, or corporate governance professional handling projects that require a high-level of attention to detail (e.g., M&A, capital markets, finance, restructuring).
• Demonstrated proficiency in Diligent Boards, Boardvantage, hCue, DocuSign, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Well-developed legal research skills.
• Exposure to the oil and gas or chemical industry.

Benefits

Chevron Phillips Chemical offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. At most locations, alternate work schedules are available.

Eligibility for relocation: Yes