Innovation Specialist - Intelligent Operations

Job Family Group: Marketing Group Job Description: About the Role The Innovation Business Analyst plays a critical role within Intelligent Operations (IO), identifying operational challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities to drive innovation across the business. The role focuses on translating business needs into scalable digital solutions through structured Proofs of Concept (PoCs), Proofs of Value (PoVs), and innovation pilots that deliver measurable business outcomes. Working across multiple business units and customer groups, the Innovation Business Analyst bridges the gap between business and technology, demonstrating business analysis methodologies, agile practices, and product-thinking approaches to define requirements, develop value cases, and support the successful deployment of innovative products and digital solutions. This role requires a strategic problem solver with strong analytical capabilities who can engage collaborators at all levels, challenge conventional thinking, and help shape the future of Intelligent Operations through innovation and continuous improvement. Key Accountabilities Innovation & Product Development Identify operational difficulties, emerging trends, and business opportunities to generate innovative solution concepts. Shape and incubate innovation ideas into structured PoCs and PoVs, defining hypotheses, measurable success criteria, and desired business outcomes. Lead innovation initiatives from discovery through validation and successful handoff to Product Owners, Regional Teams, or operational deployment. Develop robust cases and value propositions for new solutions, quantifying potential benefits, efficiencies, and return on investment. Support the ownership and management of the Intelligent Operations innovation roadmap, ensuring priorities align with business strategy. Business Analysis & Requirements Management Elicit, analyse, document, and manage business requirements using established business analysis methodologies and procedures. Translate business requirements into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria. Produce functional specifications, process maps, use cases, data flow diagrams, and other artefacts required to support solution development. Collaborate with interested parties to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives. Define current-state ("As-Is") and future-state ("To-Be") processes in partnership with Architecture, Product, and Delivery teams. Customer Engagement & Collaboration Build strong relationships across business, technology, and supplier communities to drive successful outcomes. Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, story refinement sessions, and interested party reviews. Act as a trusted advisor to business partners, translating complex technical concepts into business-focused language. Engage global customers across different geographies and cultures to capture requirements, validate solutions, and drive adoption. Agile Delivery & Product Support Work closely with Product Owners and development teams within Agile delivery frameworks. Conduct story refinement and backlog grooming sessions to support development readiness. Validate delivered functionality against business requirements and expected outcomes. Organise and facilitate Sprint Reviews and customer demonstrations to gather feedback and drive continuous improvement. Support business ownership and lifecycle management of designated IO products and solutions. Continuous Improvement Analyse business processes and systems to see opportunities for optimisation, automation, and innovation. Recommend practical and commercially viable solutions that improve efficiency, sustainability, and user experience. Promote a culture of innovation, experimentation, and learning across the organisation. Monitor benefits realisation and track outcomes from innovation initiatives. Experience & Qualifications Significant experience in Business Analysis, Product Delivery, Innovation, Digital Transformation, or related disciplines. Demonstrated experience working within Agile environments, including Scrum and Kanban methodologies. Experience leading multi-functional initiatives involving business and technology partners. Consistent track record of delivering digital products, automation initiatives, and technology-enabled business improvements. Experience leading Proofs of Concept, pilots, innovation programmes, or digital transformation projects. Strong collaborator management experience across multiple organisational levels. Experience driving requirements gathering, process analysis, and solution validation activities. Additional Information This is a global role supporting partners across multiple regions, including Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Flexible working arrangements are required to accommodate global collaboration, including occasional early morning or late evening meetings. BP is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, innovate, and contribute to delivering energy solutions for today and tomorrow. 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: Negligible 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: ​ 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 upon 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.