Business Process Optimization Lead

BP; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BP, a leading energy company, seeks a Business Process Optimization Analyst in the United States to identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities for operational efficiency, cost performance, and data quality across processes. The role bridges Operations, Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, and field personnel to drive standardized and automated improvements.

Initial focus on produced water transportation, disposal, and related workflows, with potential to expand across functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to improve business processes, operational workflows, and organizational efficiency.
• Facilitate process mapping, root cause analysis, workflow redesign, and value stream assessments.
• Partner with business stakeholders to leverage emerging automation capabilities or supplement with offshore resources on interim basis.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing automation, standardization, and digital technologies.
• Develop business cases and implementation plans supporting operational improvements and cost reduction opportunities.
• Measure and communicate the value generated through optimization initiatives.
• Serve as the business owner and subject matter expert for assigned operational technology platforms and supporting workflows.
• Gather business requirements and translate operational needs into system enhancements and process improvement.
• Participate in design reviews, testing activities, implementation projects, and change management initiatives.
• Support system adoption, user training, process governance, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with technology vendors and internal support teams to improve functionality and user experience.
• Lead process improvement initiatives related to produced water transportation, disposal, and associated operational workflows.
• Evaluate hauling, disposal, dispatching, reconciliation, and compliance processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Partner with Operations and service providers to identify operational bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Support implementation of enhanced workflows, automation solutions, and operational standards.
• Analyze performance trends and provide recommendations to improve service reliability and reduce operating costs.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators that measure operational effectiveness, process performance, financial outcomes, and service quality.
• Design dashboards and reporting tools to support business decision-making.
• Analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Establish performance baselines and track improvement initiatives results.
• Support business reviews through performance reporting and operational insights.

Job description

Job Family Group

Engineering Group

Job Description

bpx energy, a major oil and gas producer in the United States, leverages its expertise in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge worldwide. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a premier oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions.

As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, innovation, and empowerment. At bpx, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment where collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusion are valued.

Discover your place with us and help our business meet the challenges of reimagining and reinventing the future of energy.

Role Synopsis

The Business Process Optimization Analyst is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and implementing opportunities to improve operational efficiency, cost performance, workflow effectiveness, and data quality across business processes. The role serves as a bridge between Operations, Technology, Supply Chain, Finance, and field personnel to drive sustainable process improvements through standardization, automation, analytics, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Produced water transportation, disposal, and associated business processes automation represents an initial area of responsibility; however, this position is expected to evolve into a broader operational excellence role supporting multiple business functions and workflows across the organization.

The successful candidate will leverage data-driven insights, technology-enabled solutions, broad internal networks, and stakeholder engagement to improve operational performance, reduce cost, enhance user experience, and increase process reliability.

Key Accountabilities

Business Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to improve business processes, operational workflows, and organizational efficiency.
• Facilitate process mapping, root cause analysis, workflow redesign, and value stream assessments.
• Partner with business stakeholders to leverage emerging automation capabilities or supplement with offshore resources on interim basis.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing automation, standardization, and digital technologies.
• Develop business cases and implementation plans supporting operational improvements and cost reduction opportunities.
• Measure and communicate the value generated through optimization initiatives.

Operational Systems & Digital Solutions

• Serve as the business owner and subject matter expert for assigned operational technology platforms and supporting workflows.
• Gather business requirements and translate operational needs into system enhancements and process improvement.
• Participate in design reviews, testing activities, implementation projects, and change management initiatives.
• Support system adoption, user training, process governance, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with technology vendors and internal support teams to improve functionality and user experience.

Water Logistics & Field Operations Improvement

• Lead process improvement initiatives related to produced water transportation, disposal, and associated operational workflows.
• Evaluate hauling, disposal, dispatching, reconciliation, and compliance processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Partner with Operations and service providers to identify operational bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Support implementation of enhanced workflows, automation solutions, and operational standards.
• Analyze performance trends and provide recommendations to improve service reliability and reduce operating costs.

KPI Management & Business Performance Reporting

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators that measure operational effectiveness, process performance, financial outcomes, and service quality.
• Design dashboards and reporting tools to support business decision-making.
• Analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Establish performance baselines and track improvement initiatives results.
• Support business reviews through performance reporting and operational insights.

Financial Stewardship & Cost Optimization

• Monitor operational expenditures and key cost categories.
• Identify spend trends, variances, inefficiencies, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Support invoice processing workflows, financial controls, and automated approval processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to improve cost visibility and accountability.
• Develop financial analyses supporting business decisions and optimization initiatives.

Global Workforce & Shared Services Coordination

• Partner effectively with India-based support resources to provide scalable operational support and extended business coverage.