Senior/Lead Process Assurance Advisor

drive for MPC; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is seeking a Senior/Lead Process Assurance Advisor to strengthen governance, controls, and actionable insights across the value chain. The role collaborates with process owners, operational teams, and technology partners to deliver durable improvements.

Located in Findlay, OH with opportunities in Houston, TX and San Antonio, TX, the position emphasizes analytics-driven assurance, automation, and AI-enabled monitoring to reduce manual work and enhance performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Experience in governance, controls, and process assurance across complex environments is required.
• Experience with analytics, reporting tools, workflow technologies, or AI-enabled monitoring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Plan-to-Produce governance mechanisms, controls, and operating practices for effectiveness.
• Analyze process, control, exception, and data signals to identify risks and performance gaps.
• Develop assurance measures, dashboards, and recommendations for action prioritization.
• Assess approvals, decision records, exceptions, and corrective actions for accountability.
• Influence ownership and action through cross-functional engagement with process owners and technology teams.
• Provide assurance input to change-control decisions and monitor sustainment plans.
• Identify analytics and AI use cases to enhance monitoring and decision support.
• Improve governance reporting and reduce manual effort through better methods.

Skills

Process Assurance & Governance

Risk & Controls Insight

Assurance Analytics & Insight

Automation & AI

Data Integrity & Evidence Quality

Systems Thinking

Stakeholder Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

## Senior/Lead Process Assurance AdvisorApplylocations: Findlay, Ohio: Houston, Texas: San Antonio, Texastime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 31, 2026 (16 days left to apply)job requisition id: 00023284# **An exciting career awaits you**At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.**Position Summary**The Process Assurance Advisor is a key analytical and advisory resource within Marathon Petroleum’s Value Chain Optimization (VCO) organization, which connects planning, production, inventory, logistics, commercial activity, data, and technology to improve coordinated decision-making across the value chain. The role evaluates whether Plan-to-Produce processes, controls, decisions, and approved operating practices are working as intended and delivering sustainable business results.Working across process owners, operational teams, technology partners, Process Excellence resources, and other business functions, this role analyzes process, control, exception, and operational signals to identify recurring breakdowns, emerging risks, data-integrity concerns, and gaps in corrective action. The advisor develops assurance measures and business insights that help stakeholders prioritize action, strengthen operating discipline, and determine whether improvements are delivering durable results.The position also helps advance technology-enabled assurance by identifying practical uses for analytics, workflow tools, automation, and artificial intelligence. These capabilities may support exception management, automated reconciliation, controls monitoring, governance reporting, and reduction of manual assurance work. The role contributes business and assurance requirements, interprets resulting insights, and supports adoption rather than independently owning technology products.This individual-contributor position offers broad exposure to enterprise operations, governance, risk, process improvement, data, and technology. Success requires analytical judgment, business acumen, systems thinking, attention to evidence and traceability, and the ability to influence action across organizational boundaries without direct authority.**Key Responsibilities*** Evaluates Plan-to-Produce governance mechanisms, controls, decisions, and approved operating practices to determine whether they are working as intended, being sustained across participating organizations, and supporting reliable business performance.* Analyzes process, control, exception, and operational data to identify recurring breakdowns, emerging risks, data-integrity concerns, and patterns that may affect Plan-to-Produce performance.* Develops assurance measures, dashboards, and recommendations that enable process owners and leaders to prioritize corrective action, evaluate unresolved risk, and determine whether improvements are delivering durable business results.* Evaluates the quality and traceability of approvals, decision records, exceptions, and corrective actions, surfacing gaps that could weaken accountability, control effectiveness, or sustained process performance.* Influences resolution of assurance findings by engaging process owners, operational stakeholders, Plan-to-Produce Advisors, Standards and Knowledge Management, technology teams, and subject matter experts to establish clear ownership, effective actions, and sustained follow-through.* Provides assurance input to change-control decisions by evaluating ownership, approvals, control impacts, implementation evidence, and plans for ongoing monitoring and sustainment.* Identifies and advances assurance use cases for analytics, workflow tools, automation, and artificial intelligence by defining business requirements and applying resulting insights to improve monitoring, exception management, and decision support.* Improves assurance methods, governance reporting, and monitoring practices to increase consistency, reduce unnecessary manual effort, and strengthen the connection between assurance findings and continuous improvement.**Minimum Education*** Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.**Minimum Experience**Senior Process Assurance Advisor* Four (4) or more years of experience in business analysis, process analysis, operational controls, risk management, assurance, or process improvement within a business or operational environment.* Experience evaluating business processes or controls, analyzing operational or performance data, supporting corrective actions, or working across stakeholder groups is preferred. Experience with analytics, reporting solutions, workflow technologies, automation, artificial intelligence, automated reconciliation, or technology-enabled monitoring is also preferred.Lead Process Assurance Advisor* Six (6) or more years of experience in business analysis, process analysis, operational controls, risk management, assurance, or process improvement within a business or operational environment.* Experience independently evaluating complex processes or controls, identifying recurring risks or performance issues, developing recommendations for process owners or leadership, or influencing corrective action across organizations is preferred. Experience shaping or applying analytics, reporting solutions, workflow technologies, automation, artificial intelligence, automated reconciliation, or technology-enabled assurance is also preferred.**Skills*** Process Assurance and Governance – Understands governance frameworks, decision rights, approval workflows, assurance practices, and organizational accountability structures, translating governance information into meaningful business insight, leadership visibility, and sustainable operating improvements.* Risk and Controls Insight – Identifies emerging operational, governance, compliance, data integrity, and process risks across complex environments and develops practical recommendations that improve sustainability, visibility, and organizational effectiveness.* Assurance Analytics and Business Insight – Develops and interprets governance, exception, controls, maturity, and assurance reporting to improve decision-making, prioritize improvement opportunities, and enhance leadership visibility.* Automation, AI, and Workflow Enablement – Applies automation concepts, artificial intelligence, workflow technologies, enterprise systems understanding, and practical analytics to improve governance effectiveness, reduce manual effort, and increase assurance capability.* Data Integrity and Evidence Quality – Maintains a strong understanding of traceability, evidence quality, controls monitoring, and audit-readiness principles that support reliable and sustainable business processes.* Systems Thinking and Problem Solving – Connects governance signals, process performance, exception patterns, operational risks, and business outcomes to diagnose challenges and identify sustainable solutions.* Stakeholder Leadership and Influence – Builds alignment across process owners, business leaders, operational stakeholders, technology partners, and functional teams to drive accountability, resolve governance concerns, and strengthen long-term process sustainability without direct authority.* Assurance Innovation and Continuous Improvement – Identifies opportunities to improve governance processes, assurance methodologies, reporting capabilities, and operating practices, helping mature enterprise capabilities over time.As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.Location:Findlay, OhioAdditional locations:Houston, Texas, San Antonio, TexasJob Requisition ID:00023284Location Address:539 S Main StEducation:Employee Group:Full timeEmployee Subgroup:RegularMarathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at [e-mail]. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program. Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / DisabilityWe will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.