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bp · 8 hours ago

Lead Business Analyst

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $256K/yr

bp is a global energy company focused on creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace while transitioning to a net zero world. The Lead Business Analyst will play a critical role in digitising trading operations, partnering with business leaders to implement effective technology solutions that enhance operational efficiency and support the company's carbon net-zero goals.

EnergyIndustrialOil and GasRenewable Energy

Responsibilities

Lead analysis activities for an Agile, business facing development team to develop, integrate and enhance applications, products, and services for the global operations team

Partner with business leaders, product owners and development teams to identify, prioritise and implement effective and efficient technology solutions, delivering business value

Provide vision and leadership, resolve conflicts, and be a catalyst for creative, high-quality delivery within a collaborative, safe and high-performing team environment

Enjoy working in a varied and dynamic, bespoke technical landscape comprising of legacy monoliths to microservices

Understand and appreciate, Agile frameworks, metrics-based development, TDD, and BDD

Be open to change and a strong advocate for new technology and methods

Develop and implement strategies for creating and measuring impact, ensuring that solutions deliver demonstrable business value

Utilize excellent communication and influencing skills to present complex information clearly, gain consensus, and manage expectations

Qualification

Business analysisAgile deliveryFunctional designCommodity trading knowledgeData science methodsCommunication skillsPresentation skillsCollaborationSelf-motivated

Required

Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst or Lead Business Analyst in a large, complex organization, preferably within the energy sector or a related industry

Strong business analysis and functional design skills

Experience working on a team that promotes positive collaboration to achieve shared goals

Experience with Agile delivery

Experience as part of a business-facing, technology team in a high-pressure, dynamic industry, or business area

Experience working with offshore vendors and consultancies

Self-motivated and self-starter – able to work with minimal direction and pick up new or unfamiliar concepts quickly

Good communicator, able to deliver a message effectively and concisely at all levels including senior management

Strong presentation and communication skills

Preferred

Business knowledge of commodity (ideally oil) or financial trading

Strong presentation, communication, and numerical skills

Experience working in commodity or financial markets front-office, middle-office or operations technology teams

Experience working in global, geographically dispersed teams

Experience working in brownfield sites, where the work requires creating new solutions within an existing array of highly integrated systems

Exposure and understanding of common data science methods and techniques

Benefits

Paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full time employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees)

9 paid holidays per year

2 personal choice holidays

Up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child

Discretionary annual bonus program

Long-term incentive program

Generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program

A pension for eligible employee

Access to health, vision, and dental insurance

Life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

Company

bp

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BP is an energy company providing oil, gas, and renewable energy solutions, alongside refining, trading, and shipping services worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Arcius Energy.

Founded in 1909