Manager, Technology - Energy Trading & Risk Management

Publicis Groupe; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital transformation seeks a Manager in Energy & Commodities Trading to drive digital business transformation. You will leverage your expertise to create innovative solutions and lead IT strategy projects, working closely with clients to understand their needs and deliver value.

Qualifications

• Experience with OpenLink Endur products or similar solutions.
• Strong understanding of at least one RDBMS like Oracle or SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing and executing technology strategy capability.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and lead IT strategy projects.
• Design client workshops to identify opportunities.

Skills

Customization of OpenLink Endur products

Technical expertise in AVS and Connex Frameworks

Familiarity with E/CTRM architecture

Product configuration expertise

Understanding of RDBMS

Knowledge of software development lifecycle

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of the next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Job Description

At Publicis Sapient, we help our clients with their Digital Business Transformation journey. In the Energy & Commodities Trading space, our clients are increasingly investing in the transformation of their digital estate, architecting for speed and agility in the context of the challenges and opportunities brought by the Energy Transition.

As a Manager within Energy & Commodities Trading, you will use your expertise and deep understanding of the issues and trends relevant to the energy trading industry across asset classes to realize ground-breaking solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

Your Impact

• Key contributor to developing, marketing, and executing a differentiated technology strategy capability at Publicis Sapient
• Create strong technology strategy-related product offerings, proposals, and develop new business
• Develop adaptive IT strategies based on a deep understanding of our clients’ business
• Build trusted relationships with clients based on credibility and strong listening
• Assess the current state of technology organizations, their capabilities, and produce value- and outcome-based strategic roadmaps
• Set up and lead IT strategy projects according to a vision, value, and the logical place to launch
• Design and facilitate effective client workshops to accelerate current state understanding, identify opportunities, and build consensus across a broad set of business and IT stakeholders

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience

• Experience with customization and support of OpenLink Endur products (incl. cMotion, pMotion, or gMotion) or similar/competing solutions packages.
• Technical expertise in areas like AVS, Connex Frameworks (including exposure to OpenLinks Java Framework and TIBCO integration), VB toolkit, JVS, OpenComponents, or equivalent packages
• Familiar with E/CTRM architecture (functional and deployment) and data models.
• Product configuration expertise (applicable to Power, Gas, Oil, Coal, Emissions, etc.) in exchange products (futures and options), OTC products like swaps, swaptions, or forwards.
• Strong understanding of one RDBMS (Oracle / SQL Server/ Sybase).
• Good understanding of the full software development life cycle

Additional Information

• As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.
• Publicis Sapient UK is a disability confident employer and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We encourage individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions to apply for this position, and we will provide adjustments where possible throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments at any point in the process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will work with you to explore and implement adjustments as needed. For questions regarding adjustments, email us: [e-mail].
• Publicis Sapient fosters an inclusive environment through our business resource groups. To learn more, visit https://careers.publicissapient.com/life-at-ps/diversity-inclusion