Transformation Specialist

BP PLC; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation hours 120–240 per year

9 paid holidays per year

8 weeks parental leave

401(k) matching program

Health, vision, dental insurance

Job summary

BP plc is seeking a Transformation Specialist to shape and perform the Mobility & Convenience Americas strategy. The role delivers analytical insights, structured problem solving, and hands-on support for strategic initiatives across cross-functional teams in a hybrid work model from Chicago, IL.

Relevant finance and market experience, coupled with energy sector exposure, is valued. The position supports leadership with roadmaps, performance tracking, and high-quality presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant professional qualification (MBA beneficial but not required)
• Experience in strategy, business analysis, or consulting-related roles (preferably in top-tier consulting, private equity, or investment banking) is required.
• Exposure to the Oil & Gas or broader energy sector (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Strategy development support: Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of the M&A strategy by conducting structured analyses, preparing summaries of insights, and supporting the evaluation of strategic options aligned with bp's Customers strategy and low-carbon ambitions.
• Transformation initiative delivery: Support the delivery of strategic and transformation initiatives across M&A by assisting with workstream coordination, tracking milestones, preparing materials, and helping ensure timely, accurate outputs.
• Analytical support and insight generation: Complete targeted analyses on market trends, customer behavior, competitive activity, financial performance, and regulatory developments to help inform strategic recommendations and business decisions.
• Structured problem solving: Assist in breaking down complex strategic questions into clear components, developing initial hypotheses, gathering relevant facts, and preparing data-backed recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strategy execution support: Help translate strategic priorities into actionable plans by developing draft roadmaps, tracking performance metrics, and supporting teams as they move from planning to implementation.
• Cross-functional coordination: Work collaboratively with teams across Products, Operations, Finance, Digital, Policy, and Sustainability to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure strategic activities are aligned and practical.

Skills

Execution and project support

Structured thinking

Analytical capability

Clear communication

Collaborative working

Commercial and external awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Family Group: Retail Group Job Description: The Transformation Specialist plays a key role in shaping and performing bp's Mobility & Convenience Americas (MCA) strategy. This position delivers analytical insights, structured problem solving, and hands‑on support for high‑impact strategic and transformation initiatives. Partnering closely with leadership and cross‑functional teams, the specialist helps turn strategic priorities into clear, actionable plans.

Key Accountabilities:

• Strategy development support: Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of the M&A strategy by conducting structured analyses, preparing summaries of insights, and supporting the evaluation of strategic options aligned with bp's Customers strategy and low‑carbon ambitions.
• Transformation initiative delivery: Support the delivery of strategic and transformation initiatives across M&A by assisting with workstream coordination, tracking milestones, preparing materials, and helping ensure timely, accurate outputs.
• Analytical support and insight generation: Complete targeted analyses on market trends, customer behavior, competitive activity, financial performance, and regulatory developments to help inform strategic recommendations and business decisions.
• Structured problem solving: Assist in breaking down complex strategic questions into clear components, developing initial hypotheses, gathering relevant facts, and preparing data‑backed recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strategy execution support: Help translate strategic priorities into actionable plans by developing draft roadmaps, tracking performance metrics, and supporting teams as they move from planning to implementation.
• Cross‑functional coordination: Work collaboratively with teams across Products, Operations, Finance, Digital, Policy, and Sustainability to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure strategic activities are aligned and practical.
• Narrative and materials development: Prepare high‑quality presentations, briefing materials, and strategic narratives for leadership discussions, governance processes, and collaborator engagement forums.
• Business case and financial analysis support: Assist in the development of business cases, investment proposals, and value assessments by supporting financial modelling, documenting assumptions, and helping identify risks and value drivers.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant professional qualification (MBA beneficial but not required)
• 3–7 years of post‑university work experience.
• Experience in strategy, business analysis, or consulting‑related roles (preferably in top‑tier consulting, private equity, or investment banking firms) is required.
• Exposure to the Oil & Gas or broader energy sector (preferred).
• Experience or familiarity with retail, mobility, or convenience industries (advantageous).

Key Skills:

• Execution and project support: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage tasks, coordinate across workstreams, and support timely, high‑quality delivery in a dynamic environment.
• Structured thinking: Ability to break down problems into clear steps, develop initial hypotheses, and carry out structured analysis with guidance.
• Analytical capability: Solid quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, including basic financial analysis, market research, and data interpretation to support insight generation.
• Clear communication: Ability to create concise, well‑structured presentations and materials tailored for a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Collaborative working: Experience working effectively with cross‑functional teams, building relationships, and contributing to shared outcomes.
• Commercial and external awareness: Growing understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and relevant policy or regulatory considerations, ideally within energy, mobility, or retail contexts.

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)?

$100,000 - $186,000 *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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
• 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.
• 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.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be 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

• Agility core practices
• Agility core practices
• Agreements and negotiations
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Business process improvement
• Commercial Acumen
• Communication
• Conflict Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Continuous Learning
• Creativity and Innovation
• customer and competitor understanding
• Customer centric thinking
• Customer data knowledge
• Data Analysis
• Data visualization and interpretation
• Decision Making
• Digital Collaboration
• Digital Fluency
• Industry knowledge and advocacy
• Integrated pricing
• Leading transformation
• market
• Negotiation planning and preparation {+ 13 more} .

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending on your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. We're an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.