Sr Legal Counsel - Unconventional Gas

Saudi Aramco (ASC)

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts and legal agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice to internal clients, identifying and mitigating potential legal risks while supporting business objectives.
• Lead or support multidisciplinary legal and commercial projects, ensuring timely and effective delivery.
• Advise on claims management and dispute resolution processes.
• Serve as Board Secretary for designated joint ventures and subsidiaries.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel, including oversight of legal budgets and service quality.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• A Bachelor of Law degree as minimum. Master or Juris degree preferred.
• Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
• A minimum of 10 years experience gained in a sophisticated law firm or corporation. Preferably within a major international or national energy company or oilfield services organization .
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the upstream oil and gas industry, particularly unconventional gas operations.
• Proven ability to negotiate complex commercial agreements and deliver clear, practical legal advice to business clients.
• Strong leadership and mentorship experience, with the ability to guide junior legal professionals.
• Prior experience serving as Corporate Secretary to a Board of Directors is highly desirable.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Job Posting Duration

Job posting start date: 11/18/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2026

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.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. 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.