Trading Operations Technical Lead

BP•Chicago, IL

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Trading Operations Technical Lead ensures smooth, compliant and reliable operations within a trading operations team. The role manages essential front-office, functional and cross-regional relationships and supports trading teams in ST&S RPTA, which market BP’s Exploration production, source crude for refineries, trade for associates, and support refinery assets. The Operations function spans physical, paper and refinery coordination across a large geographical region and includes Trading Operations, Voyage Operations, Cargo Assurance, Document Administration and Inventory Analysts. It supports the deal process by providing technical expertise and timely, accurate information while managing deal logistics to BP’s commercial advantage and meeting contractual and Group assurance obligations. The role builds operator capability through training and knowledge sharing; performs operational delivery, including complex scenarios; supports cross-bench learning; and provides operational input to new business activity. It works with relevant support functions, manages operational risks and incidents, contributes technical input to trading strategy, and supports continuous improvement, digital projects and the Operations Framework. The role is expected to promote positive Operations Pulse Survey results and protect BP systems and information through strong cybersecurity behaviors.

Requirements

Be considered a trading operations subject-matter expert in at least one MOT; experience across multiple MOTs is preferred.
Understand operational risk, compliance, HSSE and Shipping requirements.
Have a consistent track record of delivering commercial value.
Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to motivate a team.
Be a strong team player.
Have strong negotiation skills, including formulating and implementing strategy.
Be able to achieve operational and business goals through influencing, systematic planning and effective management of available resources.
Demonstrate attention to operational detail.
Be able to find innovative solutions to problems and work with M&D and/or I&E in support of the digital agenda.
Have a consistent track record of relationship building in a front-office environment and with external counterparties.
Be willing to speak up.

Nice To Haves

Strategic mindset and ability to understand and manage risks and implications of business and people decisions.
Ability to identify key issues in complex situations, adapt quickly, use available resources to lead the Operations team, and guide interested parties through change effectively.
Commercial focus.
Demonstrated ability to identify and drive change and simplification within a team.

Responsibilities

Build technical and operational capability on the operator bench, including training new joiners, fostering learning and encouraging knowledge sharing.
Deliver day-to-day operations and handle complex operational scenarios as required by the bench, supporting its strategy.
Support cross-bench training and capability building as part of the Tech Lead community.
Own operational input for bench-related new business activity, including NAI’s, through regular engagement with the front office and functions.
Work with support functions such as Tax and Commodity Risk as needed for operations.
Report incidents and manage operational risk using root cause analysis where required.
Provide technical input to support trading strategy and maximize value.
Support and, where required, lead continuous improvement initiatives and digital projects across operations.
Support and provide input to the Operations Framework for organizational risk management.
Contribute as part of the collective LT to improving Operations Pulse Survey results.
Protect BP systems and information, including employee, customer and consumer data, through strong cybersecurity behaviors.
Maintain essential front-office, functional and cross-regional relationships.

Benefits

Paid vacation of 120–240 hours per year for full-time employees, depending on relevant industry experience.
9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.
Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
Discretionary annual bonus program.
Long-term incentive program.
Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) matching program and a pension for eligible employees.
Health insurance.
Vision insurance.
Dental insurance.
Life insurance.
Short-Term Disability coverage.
Long-Term Disability coverage.