Staff Product Manager

Job Description

Grade GResponsible for delivering business analysis and consulting activities for the defined specialism using advanced technical capabilities, building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, ensuring relevant standards are defined and maintained, and managing process and system improvements to deliver business value. Specialisms: Business Analysis; Data Management and Data Science; Digital Innovation. Entity: Technology IT&S Group Job Description: You will work with This role works withing the Refining Optimization and Asset Virtualisation team responsible for building digital end to end digital solutions supporting supply chain for crude and refining products. This role will work with highly skilled Data Analysts and Supply Chain experts to optimize bps Refining operations. Let me tell you about the role A Product Manager takes ownership of overall product and portfolio success, focusing on understanding customer needs and identifying opportunities to significantly improve its experience. This role involves defining product strategy, crafting a compelling vision, and driving the product lifecycle from concept to launch and scaling. Collaboration is key, working closely with engineers, designers, and business partners to deliver impactful solutions. The role requires a methodical approach to evaluating outcomes, ensuring alignment with bp s financial, operational, and customer strategies. As a hands-on contributor, the Product Manager manages day-to-day accountability and performance management to achieve product success. What you will deliver Business focused: Analytical and commercially focused, using data-driven insights, metrics, and analytics to evaluate product performance and link outcomes to strategy Clearly define why we are pushing a product, considering market, competitor, technical, and operational aspects of bp s strategy and vision Understand business and technical economic value, such as TCO, unit economics, NPV, ROIC, and other commercial measures Translate vision into strategic product roadmaps with an agile delivery approach in partnership with Tech while handling cyber, operational, and/or regulatory risks Plans and control costs associated with running a product, including collecting, analysing, and reporting cost/benefit information to more optimally provide value Human centered: Know and empathize with internal and/or external customer(s) needs to reinvent and innovate product solutions Integrate customer and partner feedback loops to ensure that product solutions and outcomes meet organizational needs Ability to coach team members and drive cross-discipline problem solving to achieve business outcomes Technology driven: Use lean, iterative experiments and low-fidelity prototyping to find signal, validate hypothesis, and iterate before moving to scale Collaborate with partners to define end-state architecture and drive secure, resilient, performant, and scalable technology solutions Engage with partners on data management, laying out how data is processed, stored, accessed, and protected Assess opportunities for reusing enterprise solutions and build new platforms with enterprise scalability in mind A keen curiosity about emerging tools and technologies Transformational leadership: Partner with team members on new working practices to drive collaboration and efficiency Balance customer insights, business goals, and industry opportunity spaces Influence and create alignment across a broad set of senior executives and partners to secure resources and overcome impediments to bringing products to market What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications) The Product Manager at this level demonstrates strong expertise in product management practices, including strategic business analysis, customer-focused development, and operational and technical optimization. They independently lead initiatives, refine product strategies, analyzing complex data sets, and drive technical improvements. Their advanced understanding of data-driven decision-making ensures that products meet both customer and business needs. They guide teams through product lifecycles, solve operational challenges, and maintain alignment with organizational goals. With comprehensive knowledge of their domain, they influence outcomes and mentor less experienced team members. Preferred experience: BS/MS in Business, Economics, STEM or equivalent experience Extensive experience in product management, with a consistent track record of leading complex projects and delivering successful products Prior leadership roles with a high level of responsibility Previous experience or solid understanding of the optimization of supply chain for crude and refining products. Familiarity with refining processes and operations, including crude and feedstocks quality, refinery pricing and constraints, and commercial performance analysis Experience with AI and machine learning technologies, including data analysis and predictive modeling. Experience with digital twin technology and its application in refining optimization. Knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to refining operations. Experience with cloud computing platforms and services, such as Palantir, AWS or Azure