Compliance Advisor - Analytics & Innovation

bp; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company‑s匹

Job summary

bp is seeking a Compliance Advisor to join the Ethics & Compliance team supporting Supply, Trading & Shipping. You will help deliver advanced efficiencies, tools and solutions in surveillance and regulatory compliance, while identifying opportunities to improve reporting and analytics.

The role involves partnering with Technology, Legal and other stakeholders to strengthen controls, documentation, and training across a global, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, risk, audit, legal, technology controls, surveillance or a related control function.
• Understanding of relevant laws, regulations, exchange rules, internal policies and control expectations applicable to trading or other highly regulated business activities.
• Knowledge of monitoring, analytics, workflow and reporting tools used to identify, assess, document and escalate compliance risks.
• Experience evaluating and applying emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, automation or machine learning, in support of risk management or control outcomes.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, with the ability to interpret data, assess issues and document conclusions clearly, accurately and defensibly.
• Sound judgement, curiosity and problem-solving capability, with the ability to connect operational detail to broader compliance, control and business objectives.
• Effective communication and partner engagement skills, including the ability to challenge respectfully, explain complex issues and provide pragmatic, risk-based guidance.
• Ability to manage priorities independently, plan work effectively and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Cultural and geopolitical awareness, with the ability to collaborate across regions and role model bp’s values and behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation, governance and continuous improvement of compliance systems and tools.
• Review surveillance outputs and document rationale, actions, escalations and outcomes clearly and accurately.
• Partner with Technology, E&C, Legal, and other collaborators on system access, testing, defect resolution, control design and change readiness.
• Maintain and improve E&C ST&S procedures and documentation to promote consistency, transparency and effective knowledge sharing.
• Support cyber resiliency, GenAI and emerging technology governance activities by identifying relevant E&C risks, documenting control expectations and raising issues as appropriate.
• Provide practical, risk-based guidance and support to E&C colleagues and business partners on surveillance, monitoring, systems, escalation pathways and compliance processes.
• Prepare and deliver training, guidance, communications and process materials on relevant E&C topics; and
• Provide support for BI and E&C T&S inquiries and investigations, as needed.

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

The Compliance Advisor is a member of the Ethics & Compliance (“E&C”) team supporting Supply, Trading & Shipping (“ST&S”). The role supports execution of the global E&C ST&S compliance framework by helping to deliver technologically advanced efficiencies, tools, and solutions in the areas of surveillance and regulatory compliance. In addition, the role will assist in identifying opportunities to improve reporting and analytics and support broader E&C projects such as investigations, innovation governance and other continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Family Group

Ethics & Compliance Group

Job Description

The Compliance Advisor is a member of the Ethics & Compliance (“E&C”) team supporting Supply, Trading & Shipping (“ST&S`). The role supports execution of the global E&C ST&S compliance framework by helping to deliver technologically advanced efficiencies, tools, and solutions in the areas of surveillance and regulatory compliance. In addition, the role will assist in identifying opportunities to improve reporting and analytics and support broader E&C projects such as investigations, innovation governance and other continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• Support implementation, governance and continuous improvement of compliance systems and tools;
• Review surveillance outputs and document rationale, actions, escalations and outcomes clearly and accurately;
• Partner with Technology, E&C, Legal, and other collaborators on system access, testing, defect resolution, control design and change readiness;
• Maintain and improve E&C ST&S procedures and documentation to promote consistency, transparency and effective knowledge sharing;
• Support cyber resiliency, GenAI and emerging technology governance activities by identifying relevant E&C risks, documenting control expectations and raising issues as appropriate;
• Provide practical, risk-based guidance and support to E&C colleagues and business partners on surveillance, monitoring, systems, escalation pathways and compliance processes;
• Prepare and deliver training, guidance, communications and process materials on relevant E&C topics; and
• Provide support for BI and E&C T&S inquiries and investigations, as needed.

Education

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent required.

Experience And Job Requirements

• Experience in compliance, risk, audit, legal, technology controls, surveillance, monitoring or a related control function within a regulated environment.
• Understanding of relevant laws, regulations, exchange rules, internal policies and control expectations applicable to trading or other highly regulated business activities.
• Knowledge of monitoring, analytics, workflow and reporting tools used to identify, assess, document and escalation compliance risks.
• Experience evaluating and applying emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, automation or machine learning, in support of risk management or control outcomes.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, with the ability to interpret data, assess issues and document conclusions clearly, accurately and defensibly.
• Sound judgement, curiosity and problem-solving capability, with the ability to connect operational detail to broader compliance, control and business objectives.
• Effective communication and partner engagement skills, including the ability to challenge respectfully, explain complex issues and provide pragmatic, risk-based guidance.
• Ability to manage priorities independently, plan work effectively and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Cultural and geopolitical awareness, with the ability to collaborate across regions and role model bp’s values and behaviours.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience developing management information, dashboards, process documentation, job aids, or training materials for compliance or control teams.
• Experience supporting system implementations, user acceptance testing, access reviews, or control enhancement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of regulatory expectations applicable to surveillance, recordkeeping, communications monitoring, or market conduct.

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

How much do we pay (Base)? The anticipated base salary for this position is approximately between $115,000 and $150,000 USD annually, *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more at benefits@bp.

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits may include a pension for eligible employees. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

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