Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Supply & Trading Group

Job Description:

Could you transform how we approach solutions?

At BP, we’re committed to providing the energy that fuels growth and supports the Net Zero ambition. These are big, complex challenges so it’s important that we unlock the full potential of our workforce.

This is vital, especially in terms of our enabling solutions function. Here, you’ll develop and deploy end to end solutions that not only meet its needs but predict them too.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the global solutions organisation is to be a central solution strategy, development, deploy and sustain organisation. The solutions that are designed underpin processes that are critical to BP’s operations and compliance, to ensure that these processes are successfully completed requires the users to be well supported through training, accessible and adaptable feedback from experts when new or unusual scenarios present themselves.

The enabling solutions team role is to use our expertise to own, govern and continuously improve the global products critical to BP’s success, whilst aiming to deliver the best user experience.

The Performance chapter is part of FBT Enabling Solutions which is accountable for leading product stewardship, prioritisation of transformation through deep business engagement and understanding of the value driven by the global products led. Delivering process and system improvements to drive standardization and enable automation, whilst supporting future product deployments.

The role will work with a range of squads in enabling solutions, across all functional areas, in each case enabling the team to effectively adopt agile principles to empower high performing teams.

Key Accountabilities:

Proactively engage with partners across the organization to provide updates on projects run by Enabling Solutions and their impact and to gather information on projects being run by other organizations covering similar areas.
Bring together partner demand, analyse, and understand the business requirements and associated value case and recommend for governance approval.
Work with team members to understand and agree delivery timelines for projects, initiatives, and problems and ensure their concerns and aspirations are understood and considered.
Set expectations for delivery and keep them informed of progress, risks, and issues.
Structure and breakdown demand into manageable work packages and activities and create associated features and user stories for delivery.
Plan activity delivery (3 months look ahead) and identify interdependencies between delivery squads.
Identify and flag resource constraints which may impact planned delivery.
Prepare for and participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions to align on prioritization of results and feedback outcomes to team members.
Identify impediments or risks of delivery of PI Planning agreed landmarks and proposed mitigations.
Partner with team members to ensure that the essential organisational change is in place for solutions being delivered by ES.
Understand adopt and accept agile principles and agile ways of
Work with the team to set performance goals in focus@bp and regularly check-in on performance goal progress.
Schedule regular 1:1 catch-ups with direct reports and provide support and coaching when needed.
Discuss career aspirations with team members and ensure everyone has a development plan with focus areas identified.
Discuss training needs and stretch assignments.

Qualification & Experience and Proficiencies:

Suitably qualify professional with degree or similar education background in Accounting, Finance, Procurement and Business.
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate complex processes and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
Validated experience in capturing business requirements and improving process and systems.
Strong partner management and engagement skills.
Experience in activity and capacity planning and management.
Project Management experience in Finance System deployments.
Ability to prioritize and flexible adjust to new priorities effectively.
Ability of solving problems on their own, working on complex issues across multiple teams.
Experience in agile ways-of-working and Scrum methodology.
Ability to work within a virtual distributed team environment.
Team Management Experience

Desirable Criteria:

12+ years of relevant work experience in Project Management specially and/ or activity planning, especially in larger scale projects
Understand end-to-end finance / procurement activities.
Knowledge and previous experience of Finance / Procurement business and system process.
Experience in planning and/or complete project deliverables.
Experience working in a multi-national organisation.
Experience in leading teams in multiple locations

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Commercial Business Development, Consultative selling skills, Continued Learning, Customer promise execution, Customer service delivery excellence, Deal modelling and valuation, Developing and implementing strategy, Influencing, Internal alignment, Joint Venture Structuring, Listening, Loyalty Management, Marketing strategy and programmes, Negotiating value, Negotiation planning and preparation, Partner relationship management, Presenting, Thought Leadership, Trade discipline and compliance, Trading Fundamentals, Sentiment and Trends, Trading knowledge, Writing skills

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.