Director of Business Development

Role Overview

The Director of Business Development will lead and own business development transactions from origination through closing, developing and maintaining external relationships necessary to originate opportunities and successfully negotiate transactions.

What You Will Do

The Director will identify and originate actionable international upstream opportunities, develop and maintain senior-level relationships with IOCs, NOCs, independent operators, government entities, local partners, financial counterparties, advisors, and other relevant stakeholders, and lead commercial engagement with counterparties from initial approach through transaction closing.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of originating, negotiating, and successfully executing oil and gas transactions, with strong commercial judgment and ability to structure transactions, solve complex problems, and negotiate practical solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible oil and gas business development, corporate development, commercial, or transaction experience
• Professional fluency in Spanish (C1 Advanced or equivalent) required
• Established network of relevant international upstream industry relationships; Latin American relationships strongly preferred
• Experience with wide variety of oil and gas transactions, negotiations, partnerships and commercial arrangements
• Strong commercial judgment and demonstrated ability to structure transactions, solve complex problems, and negotiate practical solutions
• Ability to channel competitive intelligence into transactions
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary teams and with senior external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams with competing priorities and transaction deadlines
• Strong ownership mentality and demonstrated commitment to seeing transactions through to completion
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project-management skills
• Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook

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