Engagement Manager – Trading Strategy & Risk, Energy

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Houston, TX, seeks a senior consultant to lead client projects in Supply & Trading Strategy and transformation. You will oversee engagements, manage relationships with clients, and partner with Partners to ensure on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes building trusted advisor status, identifying new business opportunities, and developing others while guiding teams through hypotheses, interviews, and deliverables. Travel readiness is expected.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in Supply & Trading Strategy & transformation.
• Experience serving Oil & Gas and/or Power clients, including Integrated Majors, Independent Traders, and Hedge Funds.
• Conceptual understanding of Trading Operating Models and Commercial Optimization.
• Strong conceptual problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Track record of leading and managing teams and delivering against tight deadlines in fast-paced and demanding environments.
• Outstanding communication skills and confidence presenting to senior executives.
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program.
• Ideally located in Houston.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership of client projects to Associates and Consultants.
• Manage aspects of client relationships and commercial processes, teaming with Partners on engagement success.
• Lead complex programs to ensure on-time delivery against agreed goals.
• Guide and influence clients, becoming trusted advisors.
• Identify new and expanded business opportunities.
• Create intellectual capital through thought leadership.
• Develop others and build followership within the firm.
• Lead firm-building activities and model firm values.
• Oversee consulting teams developing hypotheses, reviewing information, conducting interviews, deriving insights, and producing deliverables.
• Support Partners with project execution, work planning, workflow management, and coaching junior team members.

Skills

Supply & Trading Strategy

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Client Relationship Management

Influencing

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Trading Operating Models

Commercial Optimization

Project Execution

Workflow Management

Hypothesis Development

Job description

• Provide day-to-day leadership of client projects to Associates and Consultants
• Manage aspects of client relationships and commercial processes, teaming with Partners on engagement success
• Lead complex programs to ensure on-time delivery against agreed goals
• Guide and influence clients, becoming trusted advisors
• Identify new and expanded business opportunities
• Create intellectual capital through thought leadership
• Develop others and build followership within the firm
• Lead firm-building activities and model firm values
• Oversee consulting teams developing hypotheses, reviewing information, conducting interviews, deriving insights, and producing deliverables
• Support Partners with project execution, work planning, workflow management, and coaching junior team members

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in Supply & Trading Strategy & transformation
• Experience serving Oil & Gas and/or Power clients, including Integrated Majors, Independent Traders, and Hedge Funds
• Conceptual understanding of Trading Operating Models and Commercial Optimization
• Strong conceptual problem-solving and analytical skills
• Track record of leading and managing teams and delivering against tight deadlines in fast-paced and demanding environments
• Outstanding communication skills and confidence presenting to senior executives
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
• Ideally located in Houston
• Willingness to travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Supply & Trading Strategy and transformation, with a strong ability to lead teams, manage client relationships, and deliver complex projects on time. Possesses outstanding communication skills and a track record of developing others while identifying new business opportunities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Supply & Trading Strategy
• Client Relationship Management
• Team Leadership
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• Trading Operating Models
• Commercial Optimization
• Project Execution
• Workflow Management
• Hypothesis Development

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Coaching
• Influencing
• Building Followership

Industry Keywords

• Oil & Gas
• Power
• Integrated Majors
• Independent Traders
• Hedge Funds