Senior Counsel, Commercial
An exciting career awaits you
At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.
Marathon Petroleum is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial to provide strategic legal support to the company’s commercial operations. Experience supporting trading or trade floor operations is strongly preferred. The Commercial component of the Law organization also supports marketing, logistics and compliance activities arising from Marathon Petroleum’s commercial activity. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, delivering practical, real-time legal guidance on complex commercial transactions and operational matters that drive enterprise value.
The Senior Counsel will partner closely with commercial business leaders and other cross-functional stakeholders to navigate legal risk, structure transactions, and support day-to-day business activities in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on practical, business focused solutions, issue spotting, and preventive law. While experience supporting trading or trade floor operations is strongly preferred, other relevant experience from the downstream energy sector in marketing or logistics will be considered.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides strategic legal advice and counsel to commercial business teams, including real-time support for trading and commercial transactions.
- Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range of commercial agreements, including supply, sales, transportation, storage, and trading-related contracts.
- Advises on legal and regulatory considerations impacting commercial operations, including risk allocation, compliance, and contract performance.
- Continuously and proactively develops an understanding Marathon Petroleum’s business to leverage that knowledge to improve legal support.
- Partners with commercial leadership to structure transactions and business arrangements that align with company strategy while mitigating legal and financial risk.
- Serves as a trusted advisor to business leaders, offering clear, practical, and solutions-oriented guidance in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Identifies, assesses, and manages legal risk across commercial activities, ensuring alignment with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations.
- Collaborates cross-functionally with finance, tax, compliance, and other teams to support integrated business solutions.
- Develops and delivers training, tools, and guidance to enhance commercial contracting practices and risk awareness.
- Effectively manages outside counsel, where applicable, to ensure high-quality and cost-effective legal support.
- Maintains proactive communication with Law leadership regarding key issues, risks, and business developments to support a “no surprises” environment.
- Stays current on relevant legal, regulatory, and industry developments impacting commercial and trading activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Juris Doctorate degree required.
- Active license to practice law in a U.S. state; must obtain and maintain Ohio (or applicable state) bar membership.
- Minimum of ten years of licensed legal experience.
- Minimum of five years of experience of legal experience supporting trading or trade floor operations, though other relevant experience from the downstream energy sector in marketing or logistics will be considered.
SKILLS:
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align legal advice to commercial objectives.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Exceptional collaboration and relationship-building skills; Marathon’s operations are spread across multiple offices making effective remote support of client groups and collaboration with legal team members and other stakeholders a critical skill.
- Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
- Excellent communication skills with clarity, credibility, and sound judgment.
- Strong negotiation and contract drafting capabilities.
- Ability to identify and manage legal risk while enabling business outcomes.
- High level of accountability, integrity, and professional judgment.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Service-oriented mindset with focus on responsiveness and practical solutions.
As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
Location:
Findlay, Ohio
Job Requisition ID:
00022175
Pay Min/Max:
$162,700.00 - $282,900.00 Salary
Grade:
14 - 15
Location Address:
539 S Main St
Additional locations:
Denver, Colorado, Houston TX Louisiana, San Antonio, Texas
Education:
Juris Doctorate (Required)
Employee Group:
Full time
Employee Subgroup:
Regular
Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability
We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.
