Venture Capital Researcher

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer. 

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a ’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Venture Capital Researcher Expert to join our Aramco Ventures Organization.

Aramco Ventures (AV) is the venture capital arm of Aramco, with three programs managing five funds totaling approximately $7 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM). The Strategic Program manages both the “Sustainability Fund’ and “Industrial Fund”, and operates as a Corporate Venture Capital fund with offices in Houston, Boston, Norway, and London.  The Prosperity7 Program manages the “Prosperity7 fund I” and the “Prosperity7 fund II”, and operates as a venture capital fund with offices in New York, Palo Alto, Beijing and Shanghai. The Late-stage Venturing program manages the late stage fund.

Your primary role is to conduct in-depth technical and sectoral research, macroeconomic analysis, and other market intelligence activities.  You will also support the development of impactful insights, fund investment strategies and theses.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Perform in-depth research projects independently, or lead a team on larger projects.
• Develop impactful reports and presentations on various topics, including:  in-depth sector reports, markets and trends, and macro developments.
• Support investment teams in the development of investment theses on specific themes or deals.
• Support the Strategy team in the development of current and future fund strategies.
• Advise on future areas of opportunity through the analysis of trends and technology advancements.
• Provide technical evaluation in support of due diligence.

Minimum Requirements

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelors in Business & Management. A Master degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science is .
• You will have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in venture capital, corporate venture capital, corporate development, consulting, investment banking, private equity or in startup leadership.

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.