Staff Change Manager

Let me tell you about the role:  

We are in a constantly evolving world with the rise of AI, geopolitical tensions and changes in energy demand. bp is evolving to a downstream and upstream model to best serve the changing world and within bp, Technology is at the heart of this evolution.  

This role provides the opportunity to work alongside Technology leadership to deliver key initiatives that will fundamentally change the way that Technology works at bp supporting the business shift to a Upstream/Downstream model.   

There will be the opportunity to work on broad initiatives with high levels of ambiguity. The role will evolve as priorities within the change agenda shift, but the role will maintain a high leadership focus to raise the bar as a Technology organization.  

What will you deliver:  

• Become a trusted advisor to Technology leadership in assignee portfolios  
• Embed changes to ways of working at a Technology portfolio (VP/SVP) level   
• Measurable impact in adoption of tools/processes  
• Methodology to track Technology wide initiatives and impact to specific portfolios  
• Maintain backlog of activities required to ensure Technology leadership success  
• Provide access to specialists and/or provide specialist consulting services to leadership to enable them to achieve their goals   
• Consistent governance structure to give visibility into work  

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications) :  

Required Qualifications & Experience:   

• Strong understanding of technology delivery, digital or physical   
• Experience working in matrixed, global environments with cross-functional teams.   
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and partner leadership skills.   
• Evidence of leading global changes in products, projects or programmes with a globally distributed team or interested parties.   
• Demonstrable skill in dealing with ambiguity and handling upwards to senior leadership.   
• Partnering with leadership (VP/SVP/C-Suite) to deliver organizational change  
• Evidence of working Customer back  
• Demonstrable experience of using data to drive decisions and commercial understanding.  

Desirable Attributes:   

• 10 years+ work experience  
• Familiarity with transformation frameworks such as Disciplined Agile, SAFe, or similar is a plus.   
• Strategic perspective with the ability to translate vision into executable plans.   
• Experience with organizational change and transformation  
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in complex environments.   
• Passion for continuous improvement and fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion and high performance.   
• Understanding of bp’s operating model and company structure   
• Evidence of being a committed team player   
• Change Management, Product Management or Programme Management background  
• Change, coaching, agility, project and/or project management qualifications 
• Experience mentoring and coaching others or active membership in employee founded support groups  

 You will work with:  

The Transformation, Analytics and Insights (TAI) team reports directly to the EVP Technology and is distributed globally across US, UK, India and Malaysia. Our team Credo brings us together to ensure that we work as one team together regardless of location. We work to ensure that Technology is an efficient, effective and trusted partner for the bp business. Our activities span from creating tooling to support improved delivery efficiency to supporting transformation activity and mergers & acquisitions. We are tightly coupled across the team to Technology leadership and highly visible within the Technology organization.   

Ways of working within the TAI team is a team of trusted advisors working alongside SVPs and VPs to deliver changes to working practices and embedding transformation change. We act as a consultancy, providing short engagements with longer term governance to ensure that initiatives are embedded that may be devised by the wider TAI team utilising a fail fast and scale mental model. We problem solve for our SVPs and VPs, leveraging deep relationships across the TAI team and Technology. The pace is fast and changable; we care deeply about each other, are kind even when it is tough to speak the truth and have each others back.   

About bp    

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, 

bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!   

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.   

Additional Information   

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, veteran status, or disability status.   

What you can expect from us!     

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion:   

At bp, you could be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which belief in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not 

otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also helps employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues. The BRGs’ dedication to growth at all levels helps employees feel more engaged and energized. The BRGs break down barriers, so we can all do better together. Examples of BRGs include (but are not limited to):   

bpWIN (bp Women’s International Network)   

Pride   

Working parents   

PEN (Positively Ethnic Network)   

bpInclusia (bp’s Asian community)   

bpEnergía (bp’s Latin community)