Business Data Manager
Blueprint Power
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Aviation's vision is to be the fuel and services partner of choice for their customer. We are on a journey to transform our business to become the highest performing & customer centric aviation fuel company of choice. The key to unlocking this is the key role we play in bp's net zero ambition; with a key focus on rapid balanced aviation fuel growth, as well as the electrification of our fleet. Aviation is a global business operating in 55 countries within 4 global regions, safely providing fuel to over 200 operated sites and over 200 NOJVs. Our frontline operations can vary from a team of ~60 at a major airport through to a team of 2 at a general aviation site, and can be located in major cities through to very remote locations globally.
Aviation's winning proposition is to bring value by delivering today’s and tomorrow’s energy demonstrating our global aviation expertise and leading end-to-end supply capabilities. We are on a journey to transform our business to become more customer centric, higher performing and to play an important role in bp's net zero ambition.
The Aviation Business Data Manager plays a pivotal role within the Aviation Digital team, working in close partnership with our business teams, bp Technology, and broader C&P partners to shape and deliver Aviation’s data strategy. This role leads the development and governance of high-quality, trusted data, and enables the deployment of tools and capabilities that turn data into actionable insight. By unlocking the value of data, the Business Data Manager will help accelerate business performance, enhance operational efficiency, and enable smarter, more data-driven strategic decision making.
- Define and implement Aviation’s data strategy in alignment with the broader digital and business strategy.
- Shape and support annual digital investment planning, ensuring we prioritise data-related initiatives and roadmaps effectively to maximise business value.
- Establish and maintain best-practice data governance frameworks, working closely with the C&P Data Office to ensure clear ownership, effective tooling, performance metrics, and compliance with group standards.
- Align Aviation’s data governance and operational processes with evolving structures across C&P Central Data Office, C&P Finance Data Office, FBT, and our evolving Business & Technology Centres.
- Act as lead business partner to bp Technology for critical Aviation data products such as the Aviation Insight Hub, master data solutions, and data governance tooling (e.g. cataloguing and data quality management).
- Champion a data-driven culture across Aviation through user training, empowerment, and by building trust in data and the digital tools that support it.
- Coordinate with C&P Data Privacy and Digital Security SMEs to manage data-related risks and ensure compliance across the digital landscape.
Shift time - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as Business Analysis, Data Science, Information Systems, or related subject area (or equivalent business experience). MBA or other relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
EXPERIENCE:
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, data-centric digital projects and programmes, ideally in complex or global environments.
- Extensive experience with data products, governance frameworks, and enterprise data management practices.
- Good background in aligning business and technology teams to drive data initiatives that deliver strategic value.
- Experience working with senior collaborators and navigating diverse customer groups across regions and functions.
- Familiarity with the aviation industry and its unique business and data challenges is highly desirable.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to translate strategic goals into actionable data roadmaps that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Advanced project management skills, with a track record of successfully leading complex, data-driven initiatives.
- Strong collaborator engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to establish relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Good communication and presentation skills. Able to distil complex data topics for non-technical audiences.
- Highly analytical attitude with solid attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Effective problem solver with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach to overcoming data-related challenges.
- Deep understanding of data governance principles, including data quality dimensions, metadata, and stewardship.
- Knowledge of data architecture concepts including master data management (MDM), analytics platforms, reporting environments, and integration/API architecture.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, particularly SAP, is an advantage.
- Fluent in both written and spoken English.
Why Join our team?
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 crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!
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