Commercial IT Sr. Business Analyst

Job Summary / Purpose

Golden Pass LNG is an ExxonMobil (30%) and QatarEnergy (70%) joint venture formed in the early 2000s to import liquefied natural gas. In 2019, the shareholders made a $10B final investment decision for “The Golden Pass LNG Export Project” to construct a world class LNG export facility.

From inception to date, substantially all technology systems and services have been provided by ExxonMobil IT. As part of the project, the company launched a GPLNG IT Enablement initiative to carve out systems, and establish standalone systems and processes designed specifically for LNG export operations in a Greenfield environment. The IT Enablement initiatives will utilize Cloud technology and Software-as-a Service to the extent possible. Golden Pass IT professionals will focus on strategic initiatives, business differentiators, and manage service providers to maintain systems and perform recurring, tactical tasks.

The Sr. Business Analyst will have responsibility for the Energy Components system, Energy Components is being utilized as the Hydrocarbon Accounting, Production Planning, and Commodity Logistics solution for Golden Pass LNG. This role is for a Sr. Business Analyst to work within a cross-functional team – primarily design and implement solutions within the Quorum Energy Components platform. The areas of expertise must include Production Planning, Gas Scheduling, and LNG Logistics.

The candidate must be able to effectively communicate, advise all levels of business users and solve complex business problems / requirements within our system implementation.

Essential Duties / Functions

• Candidate must have good knowledge of Quorum Energy Components structure and use, and understanding of how business processes can be built into Energy Components.
• Candidate should have a good understanding of natural gas scheduling, production planning, LNG vessel logistics, and understanding of Sales and Purchase Agreements.
• Design and providing feasible solution options to tackle business issues and support business growth in the system
• Communicate effectively between business users to gather business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and work with developers for implementation
• Effective Stakeholder relationship management between Business and IT
• Contribute ideas to the evolution of the system architecture
• Candidate must have a good understanding of agile delivery methodology and experience working in a global team. Candidate must be able to effectively manage tasks assigned, timelines and progress reporting on the tasks.
• Preferred candidate will have additional working knowledge in Openlink Endur
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance/Economics, Management Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent experience
  
  

Minimum Experience Required Of The Position.

• Minimum 7 years of experience in the energy field with 3 years of experience as an Energy Components business analyst or commercial user of Energy Components. LNG experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting and working with commercial IT team providing functional expertise and assisting in technical designs for commercial systems or experience utilizing Energy Components in a power user role.
• Experience working with teams to drive and influence IT strategies by taking initiative, engaging business stakeholders and management, expressing ideas and challenging the status quo across management, business and functions
  
  

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position.

• Experience in North America Natural Gas and LNG with strong business acumen and detailed knowledge of Gas Scheduling, Production Planning, Hydrocarbon Accounting, and LNG Logistics processes and data flow
• Extensive functional knowledge in Quorum Energy Components, execution platform and trade operation infrastructure
• Ability to quickly understand a complex Gas and LNG value chain system architecture and matrix of across the organizations and businesses; and their interrelationships/dependencies
  
  

Required Job Competencies Of The Position.

• Proven track record in working with a dynamic team to manage multiple concurrent projects, operations and budgets
• Willingness and ability to lead or follow to achieve business objectives
• Strategic thinking skills with ability to visualize the big picture and manage tactical details as required
• Excellent communication skills with ability to serve as effective liaison between business users and IT with ability to explain technical information to a non-technical audience
• Leadership skills to drive business change, manage business stakeholders, and managed service providers
  
  

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required For The Position.

• No specific certifications required
  
  

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment (full-time onsite)
  
  

Physical Requirements

• No special physical requirements
  
  

Other

• Not all aspects of the job are covered by the description – may require “other duties as assigned”
• Job may change over time in accordance with business needs
• Job description does not guarantee employment