Venture Lead

**The Role**:
**Company description**

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.
- An innovative place to work_

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future - whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.
- A rewarding place to work_

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

**Position Purpose**

**Venture Lead**
- What’s the role?_

**Job Description**:
As Venture Lead, you will be responsible for the following duties:

- Developing Commercial strategies, providing commercial advice to the business, and developing and maintaining Commercial agreements
- Managing Commercial aspects of Shell Ventures - Operations and Non operations assets
- Partnering with external stakeholders
- Engaging commercial opportunities
- Working closely with Business Unit
- Lead or participate in new business development portfolio
- Support the Venture Manager in building the Commercial Asset view for the Assets.
- Manage the approval process for all Operating Committee decisions (Ballots)
- Ensure compliance with Group standards and policies
- Add value through effective networking with key internal and external stakeholders
- Regular interaction with gas and oil evacuation teams, legal, NBD, P&T, BOMs, HSSE, finance, tax, etc.
- Regular interactions with partners and other external stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with Contracts (JOA, PSC, Concession, etc).
- The peers in this role include:

- Other commercial managers
- P&T members in areas including projects, sub-surface developments and well engineering
- Advisors in key support functions such as legal, finance, HSSE and tax**Requirements**:
**_ What we need from you - _**
- Must have legal authorization to work in the Brazil on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
- Bachelor’s Degree in any related field
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Portuguese
- Good understanding of oil & gas commercial environment
- Good project management skills
- Knowledgeable in Venture Management, Mergers and Acquisitions are desirable
- Understanding in corporate governance
- Negotiation skills
- Knowledgeable with value chain, finance, and value opportunities
- Contract agreement ad legal documents
- Strong ability to prioritize own activities and work effectively under periodic peaks of time pressure such as may result from partner/stakeholder demands or at time of deal closure
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