.This role requires the candidate to permanently relocate to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.About the CompanyThis company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology.The company was founded on May 29, 1933, and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.Job SummaryDownstream Growth and Development (DG&D) implements the Company's downstream growth strategy through the development of profitable investment opportunities, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and joint venture partnerships in the areas of integrated refining and petrochemicals, marketing, retail, lubricants, and other areas of the downstream business. DG&D identifies, evaluates, screens, reviews, and recommends global business development opportunities such as mergers and acquisitions and JV development projects, in line with the downstream strategy and in coordination with other Admin areas within the Downstream business. The Downstream Business Development Lead will be responsible for: (i) screening and origination of potential investment opportunities in the areas of refining, petrochemicals, trading, retail business, logistics, storage, and lubricants segments; (ii) executing approvedtransactions including initiation and management of due diligence, valuation, structuring, and negotiations of proposed deals; and (iii) engaging and working constructively with internal corporate stakeholders, external advisors, and prospective partners during the origination, transaction development, and post-transaction setup & readiness phases. The candidate is expected to possess relevant technical and commercial experience to successfully execute investments with a strong strategic fit with the endorsed downstream growth strategy. The candidate will report to the This Company DG&D Management and Business Development Consultants/Specialists on the status of individual projects as part of the organization's project portfolio