Commercial IT Liquids Tech Lead

ConocoPhillips • Houston, TX

14h

About The Position

Welcome to ConocoPhillips, where innovation and excellence create a platform for opportunity and growth. Come realize your full potential here. Who We Are We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. With operations and activities in 13 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization. We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart. Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment To deliver superior performance, we create an environment that respects the contributions and differences of every individual. Wherever possible, we use these differences to drive competitive business advantage, personal growth and, ultimately, create business success. Job Summary The Commercial IT Liquids Tech Lead is part of a global team of IT professionals providing critical Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) business application and process support to Commercial Liquids Trading, Scheduling, Confirmations/Contracts, Pricing, Risk, Compliance, Credit, Data Analytics, and Finance business stakeholders. This position works in a highly collaborative team environment co-located with the business on the Commercial trade floor and will support the Liquids applications and project initiatives for global Liquids groups. These solutions are instrumental to the daily operations of the Commercial business. Position Overview Your responsibilities may include:

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or other related field or foreign equivalent
• 12 or more years of experience supporting ETRM applications such as RightAngle, TriplePoint, Endur, etc
• 10 or more years of commodity trading related domain knowledge
• Experience with systems integration, application testing, and user support
• Beginner level of proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Word, and Copilot

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of experience supporting ETRM applications such as RightAngle, TriplePoint, Endur, etc
• 10 or more years of experience with SQL and stored procedures
• Experience with Commercial Risk Systems (Market Risk/VaR, Credit Risk, PnL)
• Experience with Commercial Pre-Trade Analytics and Modeling Tools
• Experience with Commercial Pricing Tools
• Experience with Power BI, Spotfire, .Net and C#
• Experience working in Agile, digital, and product-driven delivery environments
• Strong experience with project management skills
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex technical issues
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage vendor relationships
• Excellent problem-solving skills to address technical and architectural challenges
• In-depth understanding of business processes and how they are enabled by technology solutions

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Business and Solution Architects and the Liquids IT functional support team to pinpoint and leverage opportunities that align technology, processes, and strategies to enhance the capabilities delivered by IT in service to Commercial Liquids organization
• Serve as Technical Lead of Commercial Transformation IT initiatives for the Commercial Liquids organization
• Create and maintain the Commercial Liquids solutions roadmap that reflects the transition of essential business processes towards the intended target state, aligned with transformational goals
• Provide technical consulting services to functional IT support and business groups related to Commercial Liquids ETRM applications (front-to-back office processes), reports, and interfaces
• Collaborate with Enterprise IT groups to ensure reliability, security, and effective performance of Commercial Liquids application and data infrastructure
• Collaborate with the Liquids IT functional support team and software vendors to optimize licensed products, support portfolio rationalization through standardization, conduct vendor roadmap reviews, and coordinate with vendor technical support to resolve issues
• Partner with all stakeholders - IT and business - to identify the root causes of production system issues and define and implement (or coordinate the implementation of) solutions
• Respond to internal and external audit, Legal, and business user data requests

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and wellness programs.
• Financial Security: Competitive base pay, annual performance bonuses, and retirement savings plans.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, paid parental leave, and family support resources.
• Career Development: Access to training, mentoring, and internal career mobility tools.
• Recognition & Inclusion: Peer-nominated awards, inclusive culture, and employee resource groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level