Senior Specialist, Transformation

JOB PURPOSE

Scope, define and lead transformation projects adhering to and managing time- and cost constraints in addition to quality standards in response to the needs of the internal Upstream customer/functions and the business.

Ensure the delivery of the Directorate’s vision whilst providing oversight into key project’s, initiatives and work streams to meet Management’s expectations. This involves understanding what transformations the business aims to achieve, managing project interdependencies, managing resources to deliver projects, assessing risks, monitoring progress, delivering end results and reviewing “best practices” as well as sharing “lessons learned”.

Actively support the Vice President, Transformation and Business Support, in driving the transformation program and ensuring that company Upstream has the organization and attitudes necessary to prosper in, what is becoming, a highly competitive and fast moving commercial performance-oriented environment.

Manage and promote strategic projects/meetings, stakeholder management processes (business planning, Upstream OPCOs, Upstream Asset Management) as well as regular interaction with the Upstream Executive Directors Office.

Must display a progressive mindset and a high level of proactiveness and agility to ensure, drive and support successful implementation of change management across Upstream.

• Design, incubate and lead implementation of key strategic transformation initiatives in line with Upstream Directorate’s vision, Corporate Strategy and current and future business needs.
• Initiate, optimize and oversee Upstream’s business transformation and productivity initiatives in a manner that systematically improves the Directorate’s operational execution. Lead large scale change management initiatives across the Directorate and advise the relevant company groups on best practice methodology, covering systems and processes that require substantial re‑engineering. Provide guidance and consultation over all aspects of these identified business transformation projects.
• Recommend and sponsor enhancements to the current practices and work processes aiming at identification of gaps and issues. Develop a framework to document process results and successes.
• Define the strategic fit of all priority projects. Ensure alignment of activities against objectives and Upstream Directorate’s mandate.
• Plan and manage the delivery of various transformation initiatives ensuring availability of resources and competency enablers to allow for a nimble, agile and efficient project delivery process. Proactively steer initiatives, projects and teams to deliver against agreed objectives.
• Manage and enhance the reputation and brand image of Upstream and company as a whole through effective internal and external strategic relationships (e.g. Upstream consultants, strategy consultants, investment banks).
• Promote a performance driven culture through stakeholder management, new frameworks and a robust corporate management system.
• Provide strategic and commercial support to key investment projects and support the delivery of high impact Upstream Directorate priorities that address critical subject matters of strategic and tactical importance.
• Proactively guide program development for the Upstream initiatives from ideation and incubation to monitoring implementation.
• Be a proud ambassador to drive the change management agenda in Upstream and ensure success and cross‑departmental support for the new direction.

• Manage the development and delivery of strategic, accurate and effective communication into and out of the Upstream Director’s office.
• Build collaboration networks across functional teams to…