Title: Business System Analyst
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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 generations’ 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 Lead Business Analyst to join our Downstream Transformation & Business Excellence Department (DST&BED).
DST&BED supports the Downstream Admin Areas by defining, designing and delivering digital capabilities that enhance operational performance and enable data-driven decision-making. The organization provides expertise in process improvement, digital enablement, user experience, solution governance and capability development.
Your primary role is to define the business requirements for downstream digital solutions and ensure that solutions are aligned with strategic and operational needs. You will lead digital solution ideation and prioritization, end-to-end requirement gathering, participate in solution design activities and translate user needs into functional specifications that drive successful digital delivery. You will also provide product ownership support and ensure that each solution delivers tangible business value.
Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
- Identify, analyze and document business requirements for downstream digital solutions.
- Participate in solution ideation, design sprints and user interviews to synthesize user needs.
- Benchmark best practices and evaluate existing technologies and market solutions.
- Evaluate current operating practices and recommend improvements aligned with digital transformation and value creation objectives.
- Provide product ownership support by defining features and refining user stories for clear design and development.
- Translate end-user requirements into solution features and detailed functional specifications.
- Define user acceptance criteria and ensure user stories are prepared for development.
- Access dependencies between digital solutions and ensure alignment across multiple platforms.
- Support the development of future customer journeys and digital roadmaps.
Minimum Requirements
- You will hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
- You will have 15 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Downstream (including refining), with at least 10 in the development and implementation of digital solutions.
- You will have a strong knowledge of the development of digital solutions and technologies.
- You must have proven experience as a business analyst in complex digital programs.
- You will have the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, operations, and digital solution teams.
- You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of business process modeling: Identify the current state of business processes (As-Is modeling) and envision the improved future state (To-Be modeling).
Work Location and Work Schedule
Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer
Work schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer
Job Posting Duration
Job posting start date: 01/29/2026
Job posting end date: 12/31/2026
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.