Sr Advisor III, Technical Project Management

Phillips 66; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 181,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VCIP bonus

401k match

Health benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

Phillips 66 is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead complex technology initiatives that support commercial growth across the enterprise. This role converts business opportunities into governed, financially responsible, and executable AI initiatives; coordinates delivery across product, architecture, security, data, procurement, finance, and business teams.

The role connects strategy to execution, influences technical decisions without owning every engineering team, and remains accountable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience leading complex technology projects or programs in a large, matrixed organization.
• 10 or more years of experience delivering projects involving multiple technology teams, business functions, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technology projects from concept through implementation and transition to ongoing support.
• Maintain central project plan and communicate updates to stakeholders regularly.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, solution options, delivery plans, and decisions for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, resource plans, dependencies, risks, issues, and decision logs.
• Coordinate work across application, data, architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vendor, and business teams.
• Establish effective project governance, including status reporting, steering committee materials, stage gates, change control, and escalation paths.
• Manage delivery through the full project lifecycle, including discovery, design, build, testing, deployment, adoption, and benefits realization.
• Identify delivery risks early and drive timely mitigation and escalation as needed.
• Identify risks and opportunities to reallocate resources to improve delivery.
• Facilitate working sessions and decision forums to resolve complex priorities.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, information security, data governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage vendor and implementation-partner relationships, including deliverables and performance.
• Promote agile, hybrid, or waterfall methods based on project needs.
• Support portfolio prioritization by communicating investment requirements and expected business value.
• Lead retrospectives and apply lessons learned to improve delivery practices.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Technical fluency

Enterprise architecture

Cybersecurity

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

The Technical Project Manager leads complex technology initiatives that support commercial growth across the enterprise. This role converts business opportunities into governed, financially responsible, and executable AI initiatives; coordinates delivery across product, architecture, security, data, procurement, finance, and business teams.

The role connects strategy to execution, influences technical decisions without owning every engineering team, and remains accountable for program health from intake through production adoption and value realization.

The successful candidate brings strong project leadership, technical fluency, business judgment, and the ability to create alignment across diverse teams. The role is accountable for delivering high-value initiatives that improve how the organization identifies opportunities, serves customers, enables commercial decision-making, and scales growth.

What You’ll Do

• Lead cross-functional technology projects from initial concept through implementation, stabilization, and transition to ongoing support.
• Maintain central project plan and communicate updates to Commercial Market Analytics, IT Leadership, and other stakeholders regularly.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, solution options, delivery plans, and decisions for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, resource plans, dependencies, risks, issues, and decision logs.
• Coordinate work across application, data, architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vendor, and business teams.
• Establish effective project governance, including status reporting, steering committee materials, stage gates, change control, and escalation paths.
• Manage delivery through the full project lifecycle, including discovery, design, build, testing, deployment, change adoption, and benefits realization.
• Identify delivery risks early and drive timely mitigation, resolution, and executive escalation when needed.
• Identify risks and opportunities to reallocate resources to improve delivery.
• Facilitate working sessions and decision forums that bring clarity to complex or competing priorities.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, information security, data governance, legal, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Manage vendor and implementation-partner relationships, including deliverables, performance, dependencies, and commercial commitments.
• Promote practical use of agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery methods based on project needs.
• Support portfolio prioritization by communicating investment requirements, delivery capacity, tradeoffs, and expected business value.
• Lead retrospectives and apply lessons learned to improve project delivery practices across the organization.

Commercial Growth Focus

Projects May Support Capabilities Such As

• Data, reporting, and decision-support capabilities for commercial leaders.
• Process automation and workflow improvements that enable growth.
• Market Analytics modernization projects.
• Integration of new businesses, platforms, or capabilities supporting strategic growth.

Measures of Success

• Strategic projects are delivered with clear scope, effective governance, and transparent reporting
• Technology solutions achieve agreed business outcomes, adoption targets, and benefits measures
• Commercial and IT stakeholders have clear alignment on priorities, decisions, dependencies, and tradeoffs
• Risks, issues, and changes are identified early and managed proactively
• Project investments are managed responsibly, with accurate forecasting and disciplined prioritization
• Delivered capabilities are secure, supportable, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards
• Teams and partners operate with strong accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 5 or more years of experience leading complex technology projects or programs in a large, matrixed organization
• 10 or more years of experience delivering projects involving multiple technology teams, business functions, vendors, and senior stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in software delivery, systems integration, data, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and technology operations
• Travel up to 5% of the time

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $180,900 – $221,100.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Total Rewards

Benefits

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer