Trading Analytics Product Owner - Quantitative Analytics

 

About us

 

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future.  As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for. ExxonMobil is a place where we believe people should think independently, take initiative, grow to their full potential and help shape the future of energy.  Diversity drives innovation and we are committed to providing inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive, regardless of their background.  The safety and wellbeing of our employees is at the heart of everything we do.  We build skills and competencies through training and work experiences in a wide range of assignments.  With a long history of industry leadership and cutting edge innovation, we are committed to addressing the dual challenge facing society today: to meet the world’s growing demand for energy while reducing environmental impacts, including the risk of climate change.  Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

We are expanding our trading business, transitioning to a global trading organization.  To further capitalize on commercial insights, we are rapidly building our trading, origination, risk management & analytical capabilities to capture new assets and enter new market areas.  We are looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind-set to drive change in our business.

 

 

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By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products.  It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company’s ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry. The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston. 

 

Job Role Summary

 

We have an open need for a Trading Data and Analytics Product Owner (PO) to support Quantitative Analytics in the ExxonMobil Global Trading organization. The role sits under the Global Trading Enablement, Fusion and Systems team. The selected candidate will work closely with our Global Trading Organization, Commodity and Quantitative Analytics and Trading teams, leading the development of new products and enhancements of the existing ones. The PO is a liaison between the business customers (traders, originators) and delivery teams, who is responsible from the planning/management of the product roadmap while technically contributing to the analytics development/support. The role requires both technical and business skillset.

 

 

What You Will Do

 

•    Serves as the intermediary between the Global Trading organization, IT delivery team, and data scientists/optimization engineers.
•    Closely works with the trading organization to understand how analytics tools can improve their work efficiency and help with generation of the trading insights. Effectively communicates this to the IT delivery team and data scientists, ensures an alignment among the business teams and leads the product delivery.
•    Speaks both in technical and financial languages for effective product delivery.
•    Translates business requirements into data model, visualization, tool development plans for effective insight generation for traders and other stakeholders leveraging knowledge on data management (i.e. data collection, cleaning, and validation to ensure data integrity and fit-for-use), programming languages (i.e. Python, SQL for data analysis) and analytical tools (i.e. PowerBI).
•    Analyzes business processes to identify and implement improvement opportunities, ensuring data integrity and fit-for-use, and leads user acceptance testing and training, while facilitating power user networks.
•    Manages the product backlog and prioritizes work intake through SAFe Agile methodology, adapting to constant changes and requirements.

 

About You

 

 

•    Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, computer science, or engineering
•    Minimum 3 years of experience in a fast-paced environment/multinational company
•    Domain knowledge on energy markets (specifically oil, gas &