Chevron · 1 week ago
Counsel / Senior Counsel
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expChevron U.S.A. Inc. is seeking a Counsel/Senior Counsel in their Finance & Treasury Law Group located in Houston, Texas. The role involves providing legal advice on various financial transactions and collaborating with multiple business units to mitigate risks and support Chevron's financial operations.
EnergyFossil FuelsGeothermal EnergyManufacturingNatural ResourcesOil and GasRenewable Energy
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as an integrated legal partner and counselor to Enterprise Finance, Credit & Risk Control, Corporate Finance & Insurance, Global Working Capital Optimization, and the Buenos Aires and Manila Financial Shared Services and Business Support Centers
Provide legal advice on risk exposure and potential mitigation solutions on a broad range of Chevron transactions and business activities, including global finance, regulatory, investment, bankruptcy/restructuring, procurement, commercial/operational, governance, corporate and other transactional matters
Advise on, structure, and negotiate, debt financings (bank, bond, third party and intercompany included), financial assurances (including parent company guarantees, letters of credit, bank guarantees, surety bonds and escrow agreements), creditworthiness standards, decommissioning security, banking and investment accounts and services, insurance-related agreements, and M&A, joint venture and commercial investments and transactions
Effectively partner and collaborate closely with business professionals, in-house and outside counsel and legal analysts, across Finance & Treasury, Upstream, Downstream Midstream & Chemicals, and New Energies, and subject matter experts (such as tax, corporate compliance, corporate governance and accounting policy)
Supervise outside counsel retained to assist with the support of Treasury
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate in Law from an accredited U.S. college or university. Very strong preference for candidate with an undergraduate accounting, finance or other degrees requiring strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas or actively admitted in another U.S. state
Minimum 8 years of significant, directly relevant experience in full service legal support and direct client and stakeholder counseling for finance and related transaction matters for companies (not only lenders), including material experience at a top tier law firm representing companies. In-house experience is a plus
Extensive experience advising capital users, companies and private equity funds on complex and sophisticated debt financings, restructurings, M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures, commercial, corporate governance and other general corporate, securities, and transactional experience
Excels at positive, productive relationship building, including coordinating and collaborating with global multidisciplinary, cross-border teams of client and counterparty business professionals, inhouse and outside legal professionals and subject matter experts of all levels
Highly adept commercial and creative thinker who is a quick learner with a positive, can-do attitude
Self-starter who excels at productivity, practical problem-solving and navigating seamlessly between big picture strategy and details
Ability to pivot quickly, and thrive, in a fast-paced team-oriented environment with a diverse, high-volume workload across time zones and under competing deadline pressures
Excellent written and verbal business-focused communication and ability to explain complex issues in simple, straightforward, and easy-to-understand terms
Requires flexibility in work schedule because of global and very time-sensitive projects and transactions
Travel as needed, including occasional travel outside the U.S
Company
Chevron
Chevron Corporation is an integrated energy and technology company that believes affordable, reliable, and ever-cleaner energy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2001-10-19IPO
Leadership Team
Michael K. Wirth
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Bill Braun
Retired
Recent News
2026-01-25
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