Senior Project Manager

Entity

Technology

Job Family Group

IT&S Group

Job Description

At bp, our purpose is to bring together people, energy, and markets to power and navigate a changing world, using innovation to deliver safe, sustainable, and high impact outcomes. Within the AI Enablement Office, project management plays a critical role in translating this ambition into real value by bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to AI initiatives - aligning stakeholders, managing complexity, and ensuring delivery of impactful AI solutions. You can join us to unlock the full potential of AI — enabling teams to turn ambitious ideas into real world solutions that drive value for bp.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive the delivery of complex software and AI-powered solutions at bp. The successful candidate must be confident in building their own AI expertise as well as collaborating with deep technical experts, such as software engineers, architects and data/AI teams to deliver scalable, high-impact AI solutions. You will play a critical role in orchestrating multiple and large, multi-functional engineering initiatives, ensuring technical execution aligns with strategic commercial outcomes for bp. You will skilfully balance constraints, manage project team members and interdependencies, mitigate risks, and resolve conflicting priorities to deliver successful outcomes.

Project Managers in the AI Enablement Office lead the delivery of complex, AI‑driven initiatives that create business value. The role requires close collaboration with engineers, architects, and data/AI teams. You will manage end‑to‑end delivery, align technical work with commercial goals, handle risks and dependencies, and drive clarity across diverse partners. Responsibilities include shaping roadmaps, leading cross‑team programmes, contributing to technical discussions, and ensuring strong execution and reporting. Candidates need experience in large-scale programme delivery, excellent partner management, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical outcomes.

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027

Key Accountabilities

Project Management Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-team AI projects including distributed systems, platforms, and AI/ML solutions.
• Coordinate project execution end to end across technical functions (architecture, design, development, digital security) and business functions (procurement, finance, legal, pc&c)
• Drive alignment on technical strategy with bp strategy, trade-offs, and delivery priorities based on commercial impact for bp.
• Manage dependencies across technical and business teams, platforms, and external integrations.

Deep Technical Engagement

• Be comfortable with engaging with technical leaders, directly in:
• System design discussions
• Architecture reviews and design critiques
• API contracts and service boundaries
• Understand and challenge technical decisions with engineers and architects.
• Collaborate with technical experts to translate complex technical concepts into program-level strategies, execution plans and commercially / customer focused programmes for bp.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to scalability, performance, reliability, security and commercial outcomes.

AI & Software Delivery Excellence

• Drive programs involving AI/ML systems, including model integration, data pipelines, and inference services by coordinating delivery of end-to-end solutions combining traditional software and AI components.

Multi-functional Leadership

• Collaborate closely with:
• Upstream/Downstream/ST&S Business stakeholders
• Bp functions such as, but not limited to, Finance & Procurement
• Software engineers, engineering managers, architects
• Product managers and technical product owners
• Data scientists and ML engineers
• DevOps, SRE, and platform teams
• Act as the central point of coordination for large technical initiatives across multiple domains ensuring story line and implementation plans are understood and aligned across parties. Strategy and vision for -projects is clear to all partners, whether technical or non-technical.

Execution & Operational Excellence

• Define and track project goals, targets, and success metrics.
• Drive planning cycles (roadmaps, project planning, execution alignment and ceremonies)
• Establish scalable project management frameworks, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure visibility through clear reporting, dashboards, and partner communication.
• Remove bottlenecks and proactively resolve program risks.

Stakeholder Influence & Communication

• Communicate complex technical programs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence senior leadership decisions through data-driven insights and reasoning.
• Provide structured updates on progress, risks, and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience of project management, technical program management, or related roles
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-team projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the AI/ML lifecycle (model training, deployment, monitoring, MLOps) and AI/ML-based products or platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile & Waterfall techniques (i.e PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum)
• Experience in highly regulated or complex domains (e.g., FinTech, healthcare, insurance, Energy Sector)
• Experience as software engineer with hands-on experience in building complex systems

Key Skills

• Ability to translate technical concepts into commercially meaningful solutions and lead their execution
• System-level thinking and problem-solving.
• Project, Program and delivery management at scale.
• Risk management and dependency resolution.
• Exceptional partner management and communication.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• High ownership and execution attitude.
• Resilient, fast learner, comfortable with high-paced and fast changing environment
• Collaborative and proactive teammate who consistently takes initiative, anticipates needs, and drives work forward without waiting for direction

Work You’ll Own

• End-to-end project plans and execution strategies
• AI Enablement roadmaps for activation in Upstream/Downstream/ST&S
• Cross-team roadmaps with deep involvement in engineering
• Dependency management
• Program risk assessments and mitigation plans
• Delivery dashboards and executive-level reporting

Why join us?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

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, API and platform design, Benefits Management, Business Analysis, Business modelling, Client Counseling, Cloud Platforms, Configuration management and release, Data Analysis, Data design, Data Management, Demand Management, Design Thinking, Dialogue enablement, Digital Innovation, Digital Product Management, Employee Experience, Empowering Others, Facilitation, Influencing, Long Term Planning, Managing change, Marketing strategy, Measurement and metrics {+ 5 more}

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