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Innovation Ecosystem & Insights Specialist
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Entity: Supply, Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group: Supply & Trading Group
Job Description
We're excited to welcome an Innovation Ecosystem & Insights Specialist to our Supply Trading & Shipping (ST&S) team as we continue to connect and transform global energy markets. This role offers variety and depth for someone who enjoys translating market signals into actionable insights and identifying emerging technologies, trends, and partnership opportunities that matter to the business. This role plays an important part in helping Vista understand external developments, working closely with business stakeholders and the wider ecosystem to identify areas of interest and inform future priorities.
About Vista
The Innovation Ecosystem & Insights Specialist will join Vista, our business-led team focused on exploring emerging technologies, business models, and partnerships that are relevant to ST&S. Our work focuses on three areas:
- Applying current technologies to address existing business challenges.
- Understanding how emerging technologies may affect our business and markets.
- Helping the business navigate change in an evolving market environment.
Working closely with stakeholders across front, mid, and back offices, as well as internal and external technology partners, Vista focuses on making innovation practical and relevant to the business. The team also shares trends, progress, and insights across the organization, providing research and analysis that supports decision-making.
What You'll Do
Ecosystem & External Insights
- Work with business stakeholders to define key focus areas and identify areas for exploration.
- By monitoring the external ecosystem, analyze emerging technologies, market developments, and industry trends, helping Vista form a clear point of view on the topics that matter most.
- Deliver both proactive and on-demand insights that support decision-making, producing high-quality outputs such as thematic research, trend reports, technology landscapes, and strategic briefs.
- Translate findings into engaging content that highlights business relevance and can be shared through channels such as Viva Engage, Innovation Forums, and the Crunch Newsletter.
- A key part of the role involves contributing to Vista's approach to external engagement while building strong relationships with startups, corporate innovators, consultants, and internal teams across Technology Insights, Technology, and Ventures.
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Innovation Pipeline, Technology Scouting & Landscape Development
- Identify, assess, and shortlist technology providers, startups, and potential partners aligned with business priorities.
- Through landscape analysis, benchmarking, and structured technology scouting, support decision-making and early-stage opportunity development.
- Contribute to the identification of new opportunities and support partnerships and collaborations that address business needs.
Events & Community Management
- Support Vista's internal and external presence by managing online channels, including websites and Yammer communities, showcasing projects, insights, and emerging developments.
- The role also includes supporting the growth of Vista's global presence and owning the marketing calendar, including end-to-end planning and delivery of internal events ranging from innovation forums to flagship initiatives such as Innovation Treks and the Innovation Summit.
About You
We welcome candidates who enjoy analyzing complex information and exploring how emerging technologies can support business priorities. Experience may include:
- Strategic business analysis, with the ability to identify key insights and evaluate commercial impact.
- Market and technology trend analysis that informs decision-making.
- Research and investigation, with strong attention to detail and a willingness to explore unfamiliar topics.
- Communicating complex ideas through clear and engaging narratives.
- Managing ambiguity while maintaining focus on deadlines and outcomes.
- An interest in innovation and finding practical solutions to business challenges will help someone succeed in this role.
Desirable Experience
We'd also be interested in candidates who have:
- Experience in, or a strong understanding of, commodity trading, shipping, or energy markets.
- Exposure to corporate venturing, startups, or innovation ecosystems.
- Experience with technology scouting, benchmarking, or market mapping.
- Familiarity with innovation, data, and insight tools, including external intelligence platforms.
Why Join bp?
At bp, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We welcome different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected and treated fairly. We also recognize that work is just one part of life. That's why we offer benefits designed to support flexibility, wellbeing, and long-term growth, including flexible working options, generous paid parental leave, and competitive retirement benefits.
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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
- Agility core practices
- Agility core practices
- Agility tools
- Analytical Thinking
- Authenticity
- Communication
- Conflict Management
- Creativity and Innovation
- Decision Making
- Digital Automation
- Digital Collaboration
- Digital Communication
- Digital Fluency
- Digital Visualization
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Exposure Management
- Group Problem Solving
- Influencing
- Listening
- Market Knowledge
- Negotiating value
- Negotiation planning and preparation
- Presenting
- Statistics
- Strategic Thinking
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