Entity:
Strategy, Sustainability & Ventures
Job Family Group:
Strategic Planning & Business Development Group
Job Summary:
Hydrogen is a key global growth pillar in bp’s transition from an International Oil Company to an Integrated Energy Company. bp is a major international energy player with exposure across numerous sectors where hydrogen will play an essential role. You will be at the forefront of one of the biggest opportunities to reshape the energy landscape as the world delivers on net zero.
This role will be reporting into the VP Strategy – Hydrogen and CCUS, this is a key role to shape bp’s hydrogen and CCUS strategy and portfolio, and to support the delivery of bp’s ambition to become a market leader in low-carbon hydrogen in core markets by 2030. The Senior Strategy Manager will collaborate across the organisation, working between our Strategy, Sustainability & Ventures team and related business lines, including Customers & Products and Gas & Low Carbon Energy.
The role is preferably based in London, but we would welcome applications from candidates based in other locations in the UK and Europe.
Job Description:
What you will do:
- Analyse delivery against market & internal strategic KPIs
- Identify, prepare and support the development of key roadmaps, strategy updates and activities, informed by strategic KPIs, market intel, policy and competitor insights.
- Inform business development activities, including partnership and participation strategies, with deep regional & value chain analysis and insights.
- Build relationships and networks across bp and collaborate across business lines to identify and implement opportunities for integration.
- Identify, develop, and contribute to various programmes that focus on growth and development of customer offers, optimise hydrogen and CCUS value chains to maximise integrated value and create strategic partnerships that drive long-term value for bp
- Inform enabling technology, partnership & advocacy agendas.
- Work with other Strategy Advisors to identify areas of integration across our portfolio.
- Keep key stakeholders informed and aligned on market, projects and progress.
What you will bring:
- Demonstrated experience with the energy industry
- Technical or commercial experience in energy transition business
- Good understanding of the hydrogen and CCUS economy and related business from previous technical, commercial, advisory or research roles
- Analytical capabilities in complex problem solving with ability to maintain connection to “the bigger picture”
- Ability to work in fast paced environments and comfortable in creating high-quality “first drafts”
- Strong track record in project management and a proven ability to pick up tasks, loose threads and questions, follow up on them and solve structured and proactively.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships in a multicultural, multidisciplinary environment.
- Strong ability to keep range of stakeholders informed and aligned on progress and to communicate complex issues effectively.
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Ideally, you will also have:
- Experience in renewables, gas & CCUS technologies & markets
- Experience working in analytic or strategic functions
- Experience across global diverse energy markets
- Experience across end user markets (industry, mobility, power)
- Technical or commercial experience in hydrogen business or research
- Experience working in analytic or strategic functions
- Knowledge of energy transition and decarbonization drivers and risks (technology, policy, finance)
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!
Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation may be negotiable for this role
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and divestments, Agreements and negotiations, Analytics, Commercial acumen, Commercial Business Development, Communication, Contractual risk management, Data visualization and interpretation, Deal structuring, Decision Making, Developing and implementing strategy, Economic evaluation methodology, Economic modelling, Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Influencing, Investment appraisal, Joint venture structuring, Long Term Planning, Managing change, Market Analysis, Project and programme management, Risk Management, Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding {+ 2 more}
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 disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.
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.