Business Development Specialist - Transaction & Execution

Saudi Aramco (ASC)

We are seeking a Business Development Specialist who has a background in Transaction & Execution to join the Upstream Development Department.

The Upstream Development Department is responsible to help shaping Upstream Aramco's strategy by identifying industry trends, developing the company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy and implementing its programs, including planning, structuring and execution of acquisitions, equity investments and joint ventures, with the goal of ensuring that the transactions realize expected (or better) strategic and return benefits to the company in the Upstream activities. This position requires bringing insights from upstream/midstream markets, including: LNG, gas processing, storage, and distribution.

Your primary role will be conducting M&A transactions throughout the investment lifecycle through supporting, evaluating and executing the acquisitions and divestments identified by the business groups and/or the investment teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Consultant's documentation review.
• Conduct due diligence, develop financial valuation of targets, formulate deal structures, and carry out negotiations up to deal closure.
• Conduct internal and external assessments to reveal emerging trends that would present future business challenges to overcome and / or new business opportunities to explore.
• Perform initial sanity checks on documentation packages to ensure all activities are captured, accurately reviewed and processed in a timely manner.
• Management of queries addressed by Advisors.
• Updating of documentation and processing status in the inventory database as per clearly defined processes
• Dealing with Company' requests concerning different changes on transaction
• Effective communication and close cooperation with representative of other COMPANY departments.
• Execute assigned tasks ensuring that the expected deliverables are submitted within the defined timelines and are as per the quality requirements.
• Assist in the due diligence activities in accordance with established methodologies and approaches as per the due diligence checklist.
• Assist in the development of reports and presentations pertaining to the investment opportunities, in order to evaluate the risk/return parameters of the acquisition, and to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Keep up-to-date with market developments to develop basic understanding of various transaction related products and principles.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of strategic relationships with key external stakeholders to facilitate M&A matters.
• Convert raw data and information into actionable business intelligence to enable the identification of new business opportunities at their early stage.