Digital Product Senior SME /Product Owner

Entity: Customers & Products Job Family Group: Business Support Group Job Description: As bp transitions to an integrated energy company, we must adapt to a changing world and maintain driven performance. Bp's customers & products (C&P) business area is setting up a business and technology centre (BTC) in Pune, India. This will support the delivery of an enhanced customer experience and drive innovation by building global capabilities at scale, maximising technology, and developing deep expertise . The BTC will be a core and connected part of our business, bringing together colleagues who report into their respective part of C&P, working together with other functions across bp. This is an exciting time to join bp and the customers & products BTC! Shift Timing: 11 am - 8 pm IST (Flexibility would be required) About the role: A Product Manager takes ownership of overall product and portfolio success at a global Castrol level, focusing on understanding customer needs, finding opportunities to improve the user experience and generate value for the customers as well as for Castrol. This role involves defining product strategy, crafting a compelling vision, and driving the product lifecycle from concept to launch and scaling. Collaboration is key, working closely with engineers, designers, and business partners to deliver impactful solutions that create tangible and trackable value for the business. The role requires a methodical approach to evaluating outcomes, ensuring alignment with bp’s financial, operational, and customer strategies. As a hands-on contributor, the Product Manager manages day-to-day accountability and performance management to achieve product success, has a commercial mindset that can ensure investment aligns with operational and financial goals. Key Responsibilities: The Product Manager at this level demonstrates strong expertise in product management practices, including strategic business analysis, customer-focused development, user insights and operational and technical optimization. They independently lead initiatives, refine product strategies, analyzing complex data sets, and drive technical improvements. Their advanced understanding of data-driven decision-making ensures that products meet both customer and business needs. They guide teams through product lifecycles, solve operational challenges, and maintain alignment with organizational goals. They effectively prioritize global portfolio to create global products that can be customized to meet local requirement. With comprehensive knowledge of their domain, they influence outcomes and mentor less experienced team members. Summary outcome is • Creation of Product, Portfolio Roadmaps • Creation and approval of Financial Memorandum’s including cost and benefit analysis Experience Required: 10 years of experience in product management, with a consistent track record of delivering successful products Business focused: • Analytical and commercially focused, using data-driven insights, metrics, and analytics to evaluate product performance and link outcomes to strategy • Clearly define why we are pushing a product, considering market, competitor, technical, and operational aspects of bp’s strategy and vision • Understand business and technical economic value, such as TCO, unit economics, NPV, ROIC, and other commercial measures • Translate vision into strategic product roadmaps with an agile delivery approach in partnership with Tech while handling cyber, operational, and/or regulatory risks • Plans and control costs associated with running a product, including collecting, analysing, and reporting cost/benefit information to more optimally provide value Human centered: ​. Know and empathize with internal and/or external customer(s) needs to reinvent and innovate product solutions • Integrate customer and partner feedback loops to ensure that product solutions and outcomes meet organizational needs • Ability to coach team members and drive cross-discipline problem solving to achieve business outcomes Technology driven: • Use lean, iterative experiments and low-fidelity prototyping to find signal, validate hypothesis, and iterate before moving to scal • Collaborate with partners to define end-state architecture and drive secure, resilient, performant, and scalable technology solutions • Engage with partners on data management, laying out how data is processed, stored, accessed, and protected • Assess opportunities for reusing enterprise solutions and build new platforms with enterprise scalability in mind • A keen curiosity about emerging tools and technologies Transformational leadership: • Partner with team members on new working practices to drive collaboration and efficiency • Balance customer insights, business goals, and industry opportunity spaces • Influence and create alignment across a broad set of senior executives and partners to secure resources and overcome impediments to bringing products to market Qualification: • BS/MS in Business, Economics, STEM or equivalent experience • Prior leadership roles with a high level of responsibility Travel Requirement Negligible travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is eligible for relocation within country Remote Type: This position is not available for remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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.

Location: Pune, MH, IN

Posted Date: 8/7/2025