Data Services & Integration Manager

As a leading global energy company, we provide heat, light and mobility to customers worldwide. At BP, we’re home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry. We’re investing in today’s energy system and helping build out tomorrow’s. So while we’re still in oil and gas, over the next decade we’ll become a different kind of energy company. We’re decarbonizing and diversifying our business, fundamentally redefining what we do, so we can reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. We also have a strong mission to help the whole world reach net zero too – working across our industry to improve people’s lives.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. As a part of finance business & technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at FBT India. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

This role is responsible for the corporate data model and will focus on using the model to facilitate handling data as a reusable asset. This drives consistency of; model, ownership, definition, and structure from operational build through to analytic consumption. The role involves making sure data is connected across all layers from concept to business ownership through to physical layers. This is achieved by supporting the incremental creation of a corporate view of data through consistent engagement with data change projects. The role will include the full breadth of delivery and engagement - from influencing and addressing senior collaborators, understanding 'what' and 'why' of the business requirement, through coordinating and actively driving execution.

Key accountabilities

Handle the prioritisation of use cases from across Finance sub-entities, ensuring clarity of requirements and benefits case design of data structures, applications and visualisations required to enable the delivery of prioritised use cases, including the definition of: Common data model for Finance Data taxonomy for Finance

Required data transformation processes to enable common data model delivery

Supply to the assessment of external standard processes and ensure the application of relevant findings within the Finance Data Office
Support Finance customers in development of clear requirements for data-enabled use cases
Lead user testing and data validation activities to ensure delivery of business requirements and completeness / accuracy of data
Support data governance work, providing mentorship re policy, processes and ownership structures
Support key data owners / customers re the future code set design for key reporting processes, such as group Arc, Tax and PPMThe Finance Data Services and Integration Manager role is encouraged to evolve as the impact of the ERP strategy becomes clear and is likely to play an active role in enabling the future state Finance Data strategy. Strategy, Frameworks & Methodology: Responsible for modelling-related frameworks, methods and work products and the overall strategic approach to drive value from modelling. Identify optimum sourcing & integration strategy ensuring clarity of data requirements.
Works with source systems authorities to understand data structures and tables
Leads, defines and maintains data modelling related work products. Ensures an accurate representation of the source systems
Will provide oversight to the business to deliver future data management needs which advise tools decision trees for integration Data Collaboration: Collaborate with other areas of data governance to resolve optimum approach for data preparation and associated systemic cleaning
Works with I&E (IT colleagues) to build a strategic architecture blueprint for integration across the bp business
Works with data quality community to drive logical quality related transformations as data is processed
Provisions data to enable strategic analytical questions to be answered which improves efficiency (e.g. bottlenecks in master data processes) or control adequacy (e.g. supervising changes relating to bank accounts)
Business Information Model: Lead the data model as part of a formal Design Authority providing governance & oversight, contributes to the upkeep of the data catalogue / data dictionary
Delivers modelling strategies which are optimized for read & write, curated reusable store as well as adaptable analytics constructs
Ensures interlink through layers of the data model (concept, business to physical)
Model Delivery: Creates physical models which support delivery of analytics-ready data packets for exploitation in a data science setting
Designs data structures which deliver optimal performance for speed of analytic response-Data Catalogue: Leads the record keeping which resolves ‘best version of truth’ and completeness of definitions and quality characteristics
Ensures maximum re-use of data through identification of common data items across multiple initiatives linking them to pre-exiting data repositories Project Delivery: Directs colleagues and handles the delivery of data modelling activities
Educates key partners on the broader role of the data model and data integration framework on how it can be used most effectively across a data portfolio
Engages with IT to avoid a disconnect between a business view of data and the physical view of data structures and application data tables
Inputs into the data warehouse design including the definition of layers, modelling approach for each and their acceptable use
Takes accountability for the sign-off of data models produced by projects, ensuring they are aligned to the enterprise data model and data architecture principles
Guidance on resource management of the modelling team including understanding current and pipeline, aligning tasks to the overall team objectives and prioritizing accordingly
Essential Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or recognized accounting qualification or equivalent experience
A relevant data modelling certification, Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)
Essential Experience & Requirement :

Strong team lead with ability to handle and effectively communicate and collaborate in a global multicultural environment.
Understanding of technical delivery of data & relevant infrastructure (Azure / AWS preferred)
Resolved, resilient individual able to proactively solve issues and challenges to achieve delivery
Experience of leading a multidisciplinary team including business & technical Customers
Demonstrable ability to collaborate and lead with domain authorities across the technology landscape to develop data & analytical solutions to meet current and future needs
Demonstrable experience in articulating business value that can be delivered through data & analytics solutions, and a track record of leading and implementing projects working with customers.
Systems experience incl. SAP, iBPM, Oracle, Informatica

8-10 years+ Enterprise Data Modelling across all layers
Technology, frameworks & accelerators (ERWIN / Sparks / Zachman / Industry data models)
Catalogue & metadata management
Data ownership, stewardship & governance
Relevant project / change methodology.
Experience across both operational and analytical settings.
Desirable criteria :

Knowledge of SQL
Knowledge of PowerBI
Snowflake/ AWS knowledge (nice to have).
Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, conferences, reviewing publications
Variety of integration methods including ETL, virtualization, semantic, FTP and SOA (etc.) both in batch and near real time
Data analysis, profiling & discovery
Requirements engineering
Testing techniques
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Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for 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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