Transition Manager

Grade G Responsible for managing a team to support the delivery of a wide range of business activities, supporting the development and delivery of the relevant strategy, plans and performance, advancing the agenda by working closely with the Functions, providing business oversight and operational assurance, and ensuring that standards, policies and procedures are fit for purpose and working effectively.

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat, and mobility to millions of people every day. We are one of the very few companies equipped to solve some of the biggest challenges that matter for the future. We have a real contribution to make to the worlds ambition of a low-carbon future. Join us and be part of what we can accomplish together. You can participate in our new ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and help the world get to net zero.

The Transition Manager will handle the delivery of projects through the complete lifecycle from aspiration through to Operations. The Transition Manager ensures the projects are delivered on time, meeting business & technical requirements within the agreed budget. The projects can be standalone or part of a work stream in a program with a higher degree of complexity. Projects are to be delivered in compliance with the GBS project management delivery standards!

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver a Transition Project Portfolio as per pre-defined landmarks leading timely completion of all deliverables whilst handling resources, deadlines and budgetary requirements
• Identify and assess and funnel transformation opportunities,
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and partners
• Develop detailed and comprehensive project plans and schedule project timelines and achievements using appropriate tools
• Optimally communicate and handle project expectations to team members and partners in a timely and clear fashion
• Handle senior business partners including sponsors, business heads, business owners and the business program team and various functional support teams in a matrix organization
• Own management of partner expectation alignment gaps and/or gaps in meeting client expectations
• Establish project governance including all partners and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations
• Ensure all projects are maintained in the central project portfolio management tool. Maintain the rigor as per the predefined program/project governance and ensure project reporting is accurate and concise.
• Identify and resolve project risks/issues and potential conflicts within the project team - oversee the implementation of corrective actions and review current mitigation and recovery activities.
• Continually analyze lessons learned and build a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Essential Education

• A bachelor s degree or equivalent experience or master s in business administration from a recognized Institute
• Trained and/or certified in PMP, Prince2, APM or equivalent

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• A minimum of 8 to 10 years total experience with a minimum of 5 to 6 years of relevant Transition/Program Management experience.
• Good understanding of Finance processes, preferably in the Oil & Gas industry
• Proficient in project/transition management lifecycle (initiate, plan, implement, monitor, close) preferably in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), management reporting area or RTR space
• Experience in leading multiple teams and capabilities to deliver complete sophisticated project scope
• Proven track record of leading multiple partners optimally
• Experience handling virtual teams across multiple geographies
• Experience of working in fast-paced, high-demand, delivery-oriented environments
• Strong computer literacy and advanced user of MS Office applications (e.g. Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel etc.).
• Ability to apply thought leadership in providing services and solutions to customers.
• Strong commercial foresight and understanding of customer impacts

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:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action

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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 .

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