Entity:

People, Culture & Communications

Job Family Group:

HR Group

Job Description:

Senior People & Culture leader partnering with the GPTA leadership team to define and execute a differentiated people strategy that directly enables business performance, growth, and risk management in a fast-paced trading environment.

This role goes beyond traditional HR partnering—bringing strong commercial insight, organizational expertise, and leadership influence to shape the workforce, build critical capabilities, and drive a high-performance, inclusive culture. Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business strategy into targeted people interventions with measurable impact.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner with GPTA leadership to shape and deliver a forward-looking people plan aligned to business strategy and market dynamics
• Provide data-driven insights and challenge to support decision-making on organization design, talent, and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders, strengthening leadership effectiveness and team performance
• Lead complex, business-critical change initiatives (org redesign, capability shifts, growth or optimization agendas)

Organizational Effectiveness & Talent

• Design and evolve organization structures to ensure the right capabilities, roles, and operating model for a trading business
• Define and complete a strategic talent plan (BUILD, BUY, BORROW), aligned to business priorities and external market conditions
• Drive succession planning and leadership pipeline strength for critical roles
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract and retain top-tier talent in a competitive market

Performance, Culture & Leadership

• Drive a high-performance culture through clear expectations, differentiation, and aligned reward frameworks
• Champion bp values, behaviors, and leadership expectations, embedding them into the day-to-day operating rhythm
• Diagnose and address engagement, culture, and team effectiveness challenges
• Coach leaders to proactively manage performance, inclusion, and people risks

People Risk, Governance & Delivery Excellence

• Ensure disciplined delivery of people fundamentals (ER, compliance, reward processes) with a focus on quality and business impact
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, balancing commercial outcomes with risk management
• Integrate expertise across P&C (COEs, services) to deliver efficient, scalable, and business-relevant solutions
• Continuously improve how P&C supports the business by simplifying processes and enhancing impact

Key Capabilities

• Strategic business partnering with strong commercial skill
• Deep expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership development
• Executive coaching and influencing at senior leadership level
• Change leadership in complex, matrixed organizations
• Data-driven insight generation and decision-making
• Confidence to challenge and shape thinking at leadership level

Experience & Requirements

• Extensive experience in senior HR / People & Culture roles in complex, performance-driven organizations
• Solid track record of influencing business strategy and delivering measurable organizational outcomes
• Deep expertise in talent management, organizational development, and change
• Experience in fast-paced, commercial or trading environments strongly preferred
• Demonstrated capability in managing senior stakeholders and navigating ambiguity
• Strong judgment in employee relations and business risk

Education (Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related discipline
• Advanced degree (MBA or relevant Master’s) preferred
• Professional HR certification desirable

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% 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, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Culture and behaviour change, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Facilitation, Global Perspective, Influencing, Job Design, Leadership Assessment, Leading transformation, Managing change, Managing workforce concerns, Microsoft Excel {+ 12 more}

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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.

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