JOB DESCRIPTION:

We’re excited to welcome a Senior Manager to our Credit team, within Trading Finance as we strive to transform and connect the global energy market! In this leadership role, you will engage meaningfully across our global trading business, influencing our strategic direction and making a real impact.
At bp, our Supply, Trading & Shipping (ST&S) is face to the traded markets in oil, gas, power, chemicals, renewables, carbon, and finance. Our role is to enhance business value through distinctive supply, commodity trading, risk management and information technology skills underpinned by a market leading analytics, finance, control and compliance infrastructure. We have a dynamic and skilled workforce, which creates value by combining analysis and commercial innovation with the material asset base of bp.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Around 10+ years of credit research experience, including work-out/distressed asset experience.
Background in project finance and relative value credit analysis within a buy-side investment firm or similar
Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python, VBA, Matlab, and advanced MS Office applications.
Multilingual capabilities and relevant professional designations (e.g., CFA, MBA, CPA).

SKILLS:

Credit Ratings, Credit Research, Financial Modelling, Leadership

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As the Senior Manager of Global Credit Research, you will lead counterparty and industry analysis to drive commercial and credit portfolio management strategies. You will lead a global team across London, the US and Singapore with in-direct leadership of a team in Kuala Lumpur, providing fundamental Credit analysis to assign counterparty credit ratings, guiding risk in the credit portfolio via broader sovereign, sector and macro analysis, and actively participating in the Credit Leadership team to shape the Credit risk management organisation and team development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead and guide members of the Credit Research team ensuring timely and well thought through Credit analysis, adherence to key policies and processes and clear accountabilities.
Providing support, feedback, and professional development opportunities to the team.
Deliver in-depth credit analysis on counterparties, assigning credit ratings based on financial statements, industry knowledge, and qualitative factors, including complex industries and distressed situations.
Own and evolve credit scoring models, review frameworks and other research owned processes to ensure they are fit for purpose.
Provide portfolio and strategic insight on the Credit environment through real-time insights into key sovereigns, sectors and counterparties, support time-sensitive requests, and identify emerging trends for potential interventions.
Proactively track and communicate relevant news or events impacting the coverage universe, offering timely insights to senior management and other stakeholders
Balance risk reward, focusing on control responsibilities while recognizing potential commercial opportunities for ST&S.
Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of counterparty ratings and reference data.
Maintain strong working relationships with credit staff globally and key counterparty contacts.
Actively engage in shaping team direction, risk management, and staff development as part of the ST&S Credit extended leadership team.
Lead credit risk initiatives in support of bp Treasury.