Technology Guidance Advisor

Exxon Mobil Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical plans

Global networking

Annual vacations

Training and development

Relocation program

Workplace flexibility policy

Job summary

ExxonMobil in Bengaluru seeks a senior technico-economic advisor to connect technology programs with business planning and economic models. You will link process performance to economic outcomes, support management reviews, and influence funding decisions.

The role requires process development knowledge, 5+ years' experience, and strong collaboration across teams, with travel up to 20%. A chemical engineering background is essential.

Qualifications

• Masters/Bachelor in Chemical Engineering with CGPA 6.5 or higher.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, coordination, planning and interface skills.
• Knowledge of process development and technoeconomic evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with technology program leaders to establish economic bases and valuation.
• Builds models connecting technical variables to economic performance and analyses.
• Helps focus efforts on critical value-added questions and key interfaces.
• Guides prioritization of programs within the technology portfolio.
• Provides early-stage economic guidance for new opportunities and TEA studies.
• Communicates results for management reviews and portfolio updates.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Planning

Interface skills

Process development

Technoeconomic evaluation

Business positioning

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

Aspen Plus

Job description

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At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .

What role you will play in our team

• Serves as the key interface between technology program leads and the business planning and marketing groups to establish economic bases and valuations of major programs. This role supports technology development projects by linking Corporate Outlook and market insights to economic models and providing input for the management reviews. The Advisor is expected to help establish and adhere to standards for planning quality at each stage. The role also supports broader strategy evaluations, capability studies, opportunity identifications etc.
• The role can also include these elements:
• Advise and guide on program funding and investment decisions through techno economic assessments (TEA)
• Identify opportunities, threats, and drive focus on advantaged technology
• Understand key business drivers to inform decision makers
• Guide technology optimization to focus on critical economic metrics

What you will do

• Collaborates with technology program leaders, business planners, and marketing function to establish economic bases and valuation of major programs.
• Uses technical and economic expertise to build models connecting technical variables (process or product performance) to economic performance. Provides or obtains necessary analyses (margin uplift, volume potential, next best alternatives etc.) needed to support these models which often includes extensive use of third party and consultant information.
• Helps technology program leaders to focus their efforts and resources on critical value-added questions and to understand the internal / external interfaces that impact their program’s value.
• These economic assessments also provide guidance to the overall prioritization of programs within the overall technology portfolio to enable effective decisions on allocations of resources.
• Provides early-stage economic guidance to initiatives identifying potential new technology development opportunities. Some examples are white papers on specific technology/business areas, opportunity identification (OI) initiatives, Technology scouting and competitive intelligence studies.
• As recognized expert in decision analysis, provides framing for key decisions facing technical programs along with analysis of cost / benefit for different options.
• Supports Technology and Global Business Unit management through special projects (e.g., Strategy updates, Technology capability studies, new product market assessments, etc.)
• Communicates and documents results of technical and economic analysis effectively and appropriately for use in decision making settings (e.g. management reviews, portfolio updates etc.)
• Advises and guides on program funding and investment decisions through techno economic assessments (TEA).

About you

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Masters / Bachelor of Chemical engineering with minimum 6.5 CGPA and above.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant job
• A team player with strong interpersonal, organizational, coordination, planning & interface skills
• Knowledge of process development, technoeconomic evaluation and advocating a business position

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Working knowledge of process simulation software, including Aspen Plus
• Ability to work on fixed or flexible hours & open to travel up to 20% time

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

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