Sr Manager, Enterprise Operational Intelligence

We are a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with a range of assets, including petroleum refining and logistics. Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day. Our logistics business currently owns and operates 720 miles of crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.

Benefits

• Up to a 10% match on 401K from hire start, with a vesting timeline of one year
• Medical benefits starting on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually
• Free access to the Calm app for meditation, stress management, and better sleep
• Performance-based annual incentives through our pay-for-performance culture

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Enterprise Operational Intelligence, who will lead the day-to-day execution, site coordination, and operating discipline of Delek’s CEREB-ROOM capability. Delek’s CEREB-ROOM is a centralized Operational Intelligence and Situational Awareness Center that combines operational data, analytics, drone intelligence, and field insights to provide a real-time view of enterprise operations.

This role ensures CEREB-ROOM operates as a 24/7, Operations-aligned situational awareness center that connects OT data, visual inspections, drone intelligence, predictive insights, dashboards, and site SME input into one common operating picture. The Senior Manager leads a team of professionals and turns multi-source operational data, including drone-captured imagery and multiple systems data, into timely, actionable insight that strengthens safety, ground execution, escalations, action tracking, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making enterprise-wide.

The position partners closely with Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, HSE, Security, IT/OT, Data Analytics, and site leadership to improve safety, operational visibility, responsiveness, field execution, and data-driven decision-making across Delek’s operating footprint.

Requirements

• 4-year Bachelor's Degree (Required). In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Two or more years of leadership/managerial experience (Required)
• Six or more years of relevant industry experience (Required)
• Willingness to travel up to 10–15% to refinery and field operations sites (Required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed FAA Part 107 pilot
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale operations, situational awareness, or data-driven monitoring programs, preferably in the oil and gas or industrial sector; experience with drone/UAS programs is a plus
• Experience in industrial operations, operational intelligence, refining, reliability, HSE, analytics, or enterprise monitoring

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the enterprise-wide situational awareness and operations-support strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligning with Delek's operational, safety, and cost priorities as it matures into an operations reporting channel
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team responsible for enterprise operational intelligence and visual inspection capabilities with a strong emphasis on ground execution and field coordination
• Manage the CEREB-ROOM investment portfolio, including roadmap execution, budgets, technology investments, vendor relationships, and performance measurement
• Establish KPIs that measure operational adoption, business value, decision support effectiveness, and continuous improvement
• Serve as the primary operational leader for the CEREB-ROOM, providing executive leadership with operational insights, asset performance, and recommendations
• Establish enterprise governance standards, standard operating procedures, and best practices to ensure consistent, safe, and compliant drone operations across all locations
• Own the program budget, including fleet procurement, equipment lifecycle planning, technology investments, and vendor/contractor relationships
• Oversee enterprise drone and virtual intelligence capabilities, ensuring safe, compliant (FAA/UAS requirements, where applicable), and effective integration into inspection, maintenance, and operations
• Manage vendor relationships, fleet strategy, operational standards, and regulatory compliance supporting enterprise drone operations
• Partner with Operations, refinery leadership, EHS, IT, and Data Analytics teams to integrate multi-source operational data, drone-captured imagery, and related inputs into enterprise workflows, inspection programs, and preventive-risk decision-making
• Evaluate, pilot, and scale emerging technologies (e.g., AI-enabled inspection and analytics, autonomous flight, thermal and multispectral sensors, and real-time monitoring platforms) that advance situational awareness, preventive risk detection, and safety
• Support incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation strategy for the enterprise drone program; maintain incident reporting and safety assessment procedures
• Define and monitor CEREB-ROOM KPIs to measure safety outcomes, operational value, and return on investment

Skills

• Change Agility (Level 3 Applying): Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results
• Collaboration (Level 3 Applying): Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals
• Decision Making (Level 3 Applying): Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes
• Drive for Results (Level 3 Applying): Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives
• Team Building (Level 3 Applying): Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team