Counsel Senior Counsel

Chevron is accepting online applications for thepositionCounsel/Senior Counsel through 01/30/2026 at11:59 p.m.Central Standard Time

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is accepting online applications for one open position for Counsel/Senior Counsel in our Finance & Treasury Law Group located in Houston Texasthrough January 30 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Central Standard Time).

The Finance & Treasury Law (FTL) Group supports Chevrons Global Treasury team which has team members located throughout the world including Houston San Ramon (CA) London Manila Buenos Aires and Singapore. The Treasury team supports Chevron Corporation and all subsidiaries divisions and ventures to protect and enhance Chevrons financial strength flexibility and reputation. FTL Law assists Treasury and Chevrons operating companies and joint ventures with financing for ongoing business commercial activities and new projects; risk mitigation and financial assurances for all commercial operations investments and transactions; and management of credit commodity and other financial exposures cash and currency investments and insurance position will be based in Houston Texas and will report to General Counsel Chevron New Energies and Innovation.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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 -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

Relocation Option:

Relocation may be considered within Chevron parameters.

International Consideration:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.