Trading Innovation - Lead Product Manager

Remote type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Locations: United Kingdom - London.

Time type: Full time.

Posted on: Posted Today.

Time left to apply: End Date: January 30, 2026 (13 days left to apply).

Job requisition id: RQ103945.

Entity: Supply, Trading & Shipping.

Job Family Group: Supply & Trading Group.

Role Overview

Vista is the business‑led innovation team within bp’s Supply Trading & Shipping organization. Our mission is to help future‑proof the business by exploring how technology can solve legacy challenges, unlock new commercial advantages, and reshape how we operate in a constantly evolving landscape.

We focus on three core questions: As a global, agile, and impact‑driven team, Vista identifies and leverages innovative technologies, business models, and ecosystem partnerships to address high‑value commercial opportunities. We are now seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Product Manager to lead digital product delivery across our portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end product delivery across multiple innovation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, commercial drivers, constraints, and timelines.
• Develop digital products, Proofs of Concept (PoCs), Proofs of Value (PoVs), and MVPs.
• Shape commercial cases and translate ambiguous ideas into clear, validated business requirements.
• Assemble and validate functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Map current and future‑state business processes in a clear, accessible way for non‑technical audiences.
• Define user journeys and personas to guide product design and delivery.
• Research and evaluate digital solutions—internal or external—agnostic to build, buy, or partner decisions.
• Be responsible for the product roadmap, prioritize features, handle the backlog, and pivot quickly when needed.
• Navigate a fast‑moving, complex matrix organization to drive progress and remove blockers.
• Champion Agile methodologies and facilitate appropriate ceremonies.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date project documentation and data.
• Provide clear, frequent updates to business and functional stakeholders.
• Indirectly lead engineering squads, ensuring delivery clarity and timely escalation of challenges.
• Plan, coordinate, and run user testing and feedback sessions, including test plans and success criteria.
• Assess delivery outcomes objectively and recommend enhancements, pivots, or terminations.
• Monitor external trends in commodity trading and technology innovation.
• Mentor junior Product Managers and support their development in product management procedures.
• Build strong internal networks across Supply, Trading & Shipping, and the Technology function.

Essential Education

• Degree in Business, Computer Science, or an equivalent (advanced degree preferred).
• Product Management qualifications (e.g., CPM, CSPO, PSPO) or equivalent experience.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Consistent record to turn ambiguous business ideas into structured experimentation opportunities and scalable products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft Epics, Features, User Stories, UAT requirements, and stakeholder updates.
• Proficiency with product management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) and solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience delivering AI‑enabled products and solid understanding of AI technologies, including Generative AI.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to link business needs to roadmap priorities and identify high‑impact requirements.
• Curiosity and passion for technology and innovation, with awareness of developments in commodity trading, shipping, and adjacent industries.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects across time zones.
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to adapt communication styles for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a globally distributed team (US, UK, Singapore).
• Strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate competitive and innovation insights into opportunities.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in commodity trading, fuels supply, or shipping.
• Experience working in a start‑up or innovation‑focused environment.

Additional Information

The global nature of the Vista team requires flexibility in working across multiple time zones. At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging 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 to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy 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

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.