Job Description:

Job Description

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has passionate about discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with a coordinated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

As part of the ERP function, you will design and embed a scalable data governance operating model & influence decisions on data governance tooling to enable governance of SAP data across the enterprise whilst bp transitions from our legacy ERP implementation to SAP RISE as part of a multi year program.

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We are seeking a Lead Data Governance Architect that will work with the Data Offices to define the policies, standards, and processes that govern SAP master data and transactional data that forms the basis of an enduring data governance operating model, ensuring data is:

• Authoritative and well controlled at the source (SAP ECC / S/4HANA)
• Consistently interpreted and reconciled downstream
• Discoverable, trusted, and compliant in analytics platforms
• Fit for sophisticated analytics and AI use cases

As bp has embarked on a multi-year ERP transformation program to SAP RISE, it is encouraged that the operating model will need to integrate with the program to pilot the data governance processes.

The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of SAP application architecture, data platforms, data governance tooling, and business operating models, turning data governance from a theoretical concept into operational processes implemented across systems that you will design.

The candidate should also have general experience of business processes in Oil & Gas and how they manifest as data objects across multiple SAP application components from Finance, Procurement, Asset Management, Logistics, Sales & Distribution, Manufacturing, Material Management & IS-OIL.

The candidate should also possess an understanding of analytic platforms across SAP & non-SAP, how they would be used to ingest, transform & visualize data.

Key Accountabilities

• Part of a cross-disciplinary team, working closely with functional ERP architects, data managers, data stewards & owners & business process guides.
• Define & detail the data governance operating model of how governance is applied and enforced across master data & transaction data across the entire data value chain
• Work with the data offices to formalize the data governance operating model and embed them in their organization, processes & ways of working
• Design the enterprise data governance architecture across SAP systems of record & downstream consuming applications by resolving integration mechanisms, data quality & profiling capability, master data management, data cataloguing & lineage and enforcement of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Define & maintain SAP-centric data policies & standards that is consistent across the entire data value chain be it in the systems of records or systems of insight
• Working with the Data Offices to maintain conceptual & logical data architectures that represent the Critical Data Elements (CDEs) of the business based on their requirements and ensuring they enforce to the policies & standards defined

Certifications:

• SAP MDG Application Associate, DAMA-CDMP Associate/Professional, Alation Professional Implementer desirable, Collibra Ranger desirable

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience SAP MDG, SAP ECC or S/4HANA
• 4+ years of experience implementing data governance processes on data governance platforms like Alation/Collibra/Purview & SAP MDG
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance operating models
• Strong understanding of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA data concepts
• 1 full-cycle delivery of SAP S/4HANA implementation as a Data Architect, Data Manager or Data Migration Lead
• Strong expertise in SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW/4HANA & CDS Views
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• BONUS: Hands on experience with integrating SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) with data governance platforms
• BONUS: Hands on experience with integrating Palantir Foundry with data governance platforms

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits:

• A company culture where we respect our teams with varied strengths and are proud of our achievements
• Possibility to join social communities and networks
• A healthy work-life balance
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in a modern office environment
• Learning and development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• And many others benefits

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 background, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation

Travel Requirement
No travel is 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, Business modelling, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Data design, Digital Analytics, Emerging technology monitoring, Information Assurance, Integration, IT Management, IT strategy and planning, Network Design, Requirements definition and management, Risk Management, Service operations and resiliency, Solution Architecture, Systems Development Management, Technical specialism, User Experience Analysis

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.