Business advisor to SVP Digital security

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Digital Security & Core (DS&C) protects bp from cyber threats, makes us more digitally resilient, delivers the core platforms, data foundations and services bp runs on every day and the partners with Finance, Legal, Procurement, and P&C to deliver their digital agenda. As the SVP’s Business Advisor, you are the integrator who turns that agenda into momentum – the SVP’s trusted thinking partner and a force multiplier for the DS&C leadership team, connecting strategy to execution across the organization.

This is a strategic, cross-cutting role – distinct from an executive assistant and from a functional lead. You will work side-by-side with the SVP, run the leadership rhythm, and drive our biggest shifts: disciplined cost and simplification, operational resilience, and the move to an AI- and agentic-first way of working.

What you’ll own

• Thinking partner – help set priorities, sharpen decisions, and produce executive- and board-ready narratives on behalf of the SVP.
• Operating rhythm – run the leadership team cadence, priorities tracking and performance/EPR reviews; convene the right people around the right priorities at the right time and keep actions moving.
• Connector – join up our DS&C teams, collaborate tightly with Digital Delivery and the wider Technology Business Advisor network.
• Special projects – drive the SVP’s highest-priority initiatives, with a bias to cost discipline, simplification, and AI/agentic adoption.
• Communications – draft and quality-assure SVP communications, from team briefs and leadership announcements to transformation messaging to board and bpLT briefings.

Who we’re looking for

You think five steps ahead and walk through walls where appropriate. You communicate crisply to executives and engineers alike and hold a high sense of ownership with a genuine one-team spirit. You are:

• Highly organized, reliable, and able to prioritize and adjust to demand.
• A self-starter and autonomous operator who identifies the biggest opportunities independently.
• A strong written and verbal communicator, able to flex style across executive and technical audiences.
• Highly resilient, curious, and truth-seeking, with a continuous learning and improvement mindset – actively seeking and giving feedback.
• A strong relationship builder with excellent stakeholder management.

Advanced digital experience is welcome, but not essential.

How to apply

Submit a 1-page CV and a cover letter (no more than 200 words) to apply.

We will use your CV and cover letter to assess your communication skills as the first round.

Please note if UK based that this role will move to brand-new offices in Timber Square, Southwark around Q4 2027.

Why Join Us?

We’re committed to supporting leaders who want to make an impact. At bp, you’ll have the chance to shape and influence outcomes across businesses. You’ll be part of an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and where your contribution to performance and integration matters.

We invest in the growth and wellbeing of our people, providing the resources, networks, and development opportunities needed to thrive. Our total rewards package includes competitive pay, bonuses, share options, and a range of flexible benefits designed to meet your needs — from healthcare and retirement plans to paid time off and agile working. We recognise that people have multifaceted lives, and we strive to offer a career experience that reflects that!

Apply now!!

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% 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, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action

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