Business Interface Director, O&P, IST&O

Business Interface Director, O&P, IST&O

Location:

Houston, TX, US 77056

Facility:
Williams Tower
-130

Department:
Digital and Information Technology

Lyondell Basellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary Mo Re Tec  recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare.

LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We’re addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

The Digital Technology (DT) Business Interface (BI) Director, Olefins and Polyolefins (O&P), Integrated Supply Trading & Optimization (IST&O) is the trusted strategic partner for digital technology globally across Lyondell Basell’s leading Commercial O&P Business Segment and Trading Organization; enabling Business Value realization through digital technology, in alignment to LYB’s strategic priorities.

As the DT BI Director of O&P the position bridges a common Digital Technology Strategy between IT and the Business. Role is responsible for the Demand Management of the Business Segment and Trading organization providing visibility to enable the business to prioritize demand against limited DT and Business Resources. The BI Director shepherds the Business Segment and Trading organization in defining, influencing, shaping, managing, evaluating, and prioritizing DT initiatives to ensure they are operationally executable and aligned to both the enterprise and the Business Segments & Trading organization strategic objectives.

Lyondell Basell is developing a Global Trading Platform and organization (IST&O - Integrated Supply Trading & Optimization), and the DT BI Director for O&P will be responsible for managing the development of IT strategies required to align business objectives with newly established CTRM (Commodity Trading & Risk Management) trading platforms and applications. Position will work closely with the business to facilitate the design into a scalable, secure, and high-performance trading system related to deal capture, risk management, settlement/invoicing, and Market Integration.

The DT BI Director manages the outcomes, innovation pipeline, and end-to-end delivery of digital technology for the technology portfolio of the global O&P Business Segment & IST&O organizations focused on Commercial Excellence technologies, including operations and lifecycle management. The objectives will be to identify, prioritize, and execute those programs and solutions that will yield the optimum gain in terms of revenue, process improvement, productivity, and benefit to the corporation.

Reporting to position will be Business Interface Analysts, responsible partnership with the O&P Business Segment & IST&O organization across the global regions.

General:
This role will partner with the Business Segments and Commercial Partners to develop strategic DT roadmaps, short- and long-term initiatives and project plans and identify technology trends and support Segment strategies. The position interfaces frequently with senior leaders and will build and maintain relationships and interface regularly with strategic suppliers at all levels. The position will be responsible for the success of DT initiatives across the Olefins and Polyolefins (O&P) Business Segment;
Integrated Supply Trading & Optimization (IST&O) organization and Commercial Intelligence (CI) across all Business Segments.

Specific areas of responsibility and influence include:

• Business Relationship - Own Business & Trading relationships with Business Segments and Commercial Partners (inclusive of demand management). Work within DT organization to ensure…