Entity

Technology

Job Family Group

IT&S Group

Job Description

Staff Product Manager

About The Role

At bp, we're looking for a Staff Product Manager to help shape the future of products and platforms that support software engineers and developers.

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone with a software engineering background who enjoys solving sophisticated problems, collaborating with complementary teams, and creating products that improve the developer experience.

You will work with engineers, designers, and business partners to define priorities, deliver impactful solutions, and continuously improve the tools, platforms, and services that developers rely on every day.

What You'll Do

Product Strategy and Planning

Help understands the vision, strategy, and roadmap for developer-focused products and platforms.
Use feedback, data, and research to understand developer needs and find opportunities for improvement.
Prioritize work based on customer value, business outcomes, and technical considerations.
Balance immediate needs with long-term product sustainability and growth.
Supervise product performance and use insights to guide future improvements.

Build Excellent Developer Experiences

Create products and capabilities that help developers work more efficiently.
Define requirements for APIs, developer tools, workflows, and platform services.
Support the delivery of intuitive, reliable, and scalable solutions.
Improve developer onboarding, adoption, and overall experience.
Encourage consistency and simplicity across products and platforms.

Collaborate Across Teams

Partner with engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Work closely with architecture, DevOps, site reliability, developer experience, and design teams.
Facilitate productive discussions and align teams around shared goals.
Translate user needs into clear product requirements and outcomes.
Develop an inclusive and collaborative approach to problem-solving.

Deliver Value

Convert product strategy into user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Participate in planning activities and support delivery teams throughout development.
Use customer feedback, usage data, and operational metrics to decisions.
Help ensure solutions are delivered with quality, reliability, and usability in mind.
Continuously look for opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.

Advocate for Developers

Represent the needs and perspectives of developers in product decisions.
Help improve documentation, onboarding experiences, and self-service capabilities.
Gain feedback and use it to enhance products and services. Measure success through adoption, engagement, satisfaction, and business impact.

Contribute to Technical Decisions

Participate in discussions related to system design, scalability, performance, reliability, and security.
Collaborate with technical teams to evaluate options and make informed decisions.
Develop a confirmed understanding of platform capabilities and technical constraints. Support solutions that are sustainable, secure, and aligned with user needs.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in software engineering, product management, or a combination of both.
Understanding of software development practices and modern technology environments.
Familiarity with APIs, cloud technologies, CI/CD processes, and distributed systems.
Experience working collaboratively with engineering and cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to balance user needs, technical considerations, and business priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience as a Product Manager, Technical Product Owner, Engineering Lead, or similar role.
Experience supporting developer platforms, APIs, integrations, SDKs, or internal tools.
Familiarity with developer experience (DX) principles and procedures.
Experience working in Agile environments. Interest in improving developer productivity and platform adoption.

Outcomes You'll Influence

Product roadmap delivery
Developer platform enhancements
API and platform adoption
Improved onboarding experiences
User satisfaction and engagement
Product quality and reliability
Business and customer value

Why join bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner! At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and high-reaching environment. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.

What you can expect from us!

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: At bp, you could be part of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) which believe in the power of inclusion, deeper connections, and shared experiences. They provide a place for employees to learn and share knowledge, to connect, and to improve. The BRGs focus on and encourage talent engagement, development, and retention while creating a broadened sense of community and inclusion for bp employees. The groups cultivate leadership growth by involving employees in developmental opportunities they would not otherwise have access to. Formal and informal mentoring also helps employees develop their professional goals and connect with colleagues. The BRGs dedication to growth at all levels helps employees feel more engaged and energized. The BRGs break down barriers, so we can all do better together. Examples of BRGs include (but are not limited to): bpWIN (bp Women's International Network) Pride Working parents PEN (Positively Ethnic Network) bpInclusia (bp's Asian community) bpEnergía (bp's Latin community)

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

API Development, CI/CD, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data domain knowledge, Data Integration, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Sourcing, Data strategy and governance, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Data visualization and interpretation, Digital Security, Extract, transform and load, Group Problem Solving, Product Management, Software Development

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.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.