Lead Strategist - Deal Structuring

Lead Strategist Deal Structuring

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America's largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76 brand), Motiva's commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Position Overview

The Lead Strategist Deal Structuring role will play an integral part in Motiva's Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions group by leading key aspects of transaction execution, including deal structuring, contract analysis, and risk identification. The role serves as the internal legal and commercial bridge between the M&A team, Legal, and functional partners, ensuring that deal terms are fully aligned with both Motiva and Aramco standards. By providing disciplined oversight and facilitating cross-functional collaboration, the Lead helps drive successful transactions while maintaining compliance and strategic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of structuring recommendations and coordination of redlines with Legal throughout all transactions.
• Draft term sheets and identify transaction risks, ensuring all material issues are addressed before progression.
• Prevent advancement of term sheets or deal documents with unresolved material risk issues.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on deal structuring and commercial contracting throughout all transaction phases, ensuring legal and financial discipline across due diligence and execution
• Influence the final negotiation stance and overall contract execution strategy for assigned transactions.
• Provide input on resource requirements for external legal or tax structuring support.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on drafting, diligence, and risk mitigation activities.
• Collaborate with Finance and Risk teams to validate exposure, liability tradeoffs, and alignment on contract triggers.
• Collaborate closely with the Transaction Lead and M&A Lead to ensure structuring logic, risk allocation, and contractual terms are fully reflected in approval materials and transaction models.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for audit, compliance, and assurance purposes, including redline trackers, issue logs, and version-controlled term sheets.
• Coordinate with external advisors on counsel input, antitrust considerations, and regulatory pathways.
• Align with Aramco on structuring protocols and governance expectations for all transactions.
• Understand and execute processes related to M&A, including due diligence and integration planning.
• Efficiently plan, execute, monitor, and complete projects while effectively managing resources, timelines, and stakeholders to achieve specific business objectives.

Experience and Qualifications

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