Performance & Capability Lead

About Us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company.

About The Role

The Performance & Capability Lead plays a pivotal role in strengthening the operational effectiveness and long-term capability of the ST&S RPTA Operations organization. Working collaboratively across regions and in close partnership with key stakeholders, the Performance & Capability Lead is responsible for building, enhancing, and sustaining the skills, competencies, and performance standards required to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes. The role champions a culture of learning, high performance, and strategic collaboration across the ST&S RPT network.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model for compliance and rigorous operational discipline, promoting strong risk management behaviors and high-quality execution across the team.
• Leverage and advocate for modern learning technologies to deliver timely, effective training aligned with bp’s safety, compliance, and operational standards.
• Provide reliable operational and planning support to the Head of Operations and the Operations Leadership Team, ensuring smooth coordination of priorities and deliverables.
• Lead the coordination of Operations’ contributions to audits, maintaining oversight of action items and ensuring timely follow-through.
• Participate actively in the global Operations Performance & Capability network, sharing insights and adopting leading practices.
• Coordinate Operations’ involvement in early-career programs—including recruiting, internships, and development programs—supporting a healthy pipeline of future talent.
• Support planning and logistics for Operations LT and XLT engagements, ensuring high-quality execution and alignment to strategic objectives.
• Maintain and steward internal Operations systems that support risk identification, mitigation, and operational continuity.
• Deliver Operations flagship courses, ensuring learning outcomes are clear, engaging, and aligned with business needs.
• Work closely with the P&C team to support people-related processes, including workforce planning, onboarding, and development activities.
• Manage and refine the regional learning and development offering to address capability needs and support organizational priorities.

Requirements

• Collaborator with the ability to develop effective relationships and networks across ST&S.
• Flexible and open thinker, with the ability to influence across all levels in the organization & deliver through others.
• Commercial instinct – a focus on delivering holistic value for BP.
• Performance Bias - focuses efforts and prioritizes work to deliver business value.
• Partnership and Collaboration - engage and respect the diverse contributions of team, partners, or networks.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to prioritize, organize and multi-task.
• Demonstrate strong people skills, emotional intelligence, and collaboration, and have a passion for coaching others in the delivery of safe, compliant, and commercial operations.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of the ST&S strategy and commercial drivers.
• Be able to facilitate efficient and effective communications, manage relationships to drive continuous improvement.

Pay

123,200 - 176,000 USD Annually

Benefits

• Eligible for US Benefits – Core, including health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and short-term/long-term disability.
• Paid vacation ranging from 120 – 240 hours per year for full-time employees, depending on years of relevant industry experience.
• 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.
• Parental leave policy offering up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
• Discretionary annual bonus program and long-term incentive program.
• Generous retirement benefits, including a 401k matching program and pension for eligible employees.

Schedule

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role.

Skills

• Ancillary cost management
• Commercial Acumen
• Communication
• Competitor intelligence
• Customer service delivery excellence
• Demurrage
• Developing and implementing strategy
• Influencing
• Inventory Management
• Listening
• Marine assurance
• Mentoring
• Negotiating
• Problem Solving
• Sentiment and Trends
• Shipping/transport
• Supply chain management
• Trade discipline and compliance
• Trading and scheduling operations
• Trading Fundamentals
• Trading knowledge
• Troubleshooting
• Voyage operations