Head of Investment Governance (ST&S Global) · Bp

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:07:14 GMT
Finance

Bp · Competitive salary and bonus · onsite

This role presents a fantastic opportunity with high visibility and exposure to senior leaders across ST&S. As Head of Investment Governance, you will be accountable for ensuring that investment and commitment decisions across ST&S and associated trading businesses are made within a structured, transparent and well-controlled governance framework, while remaining fast, commercially enabling and strategically aligned to Group and ST&S strategy.

You will partner closely with the commercial organisation, influencing deal design, sequencing and portfolio choices to balance value creation, risk and strategic priorities across ST&S. A core element of the role is end-to-end ownership of the Commitments Committee (CC) Secretariat globally, covering all cases progressing to CC across Gas and Power Trading America (GPTA), Gas and Power Trading International (GPTI), Refined Products Trading (RPT) Global, Shipping and Refining, Supply & Midstream (RSM).

You will run a high-performing governance operating rhythm and ensure that executives receive high-quality, decision-ready materials that reflect the right strategic framing, delegated authority position, and key risks/mitigations,without slowing commercial delivery.

You are responsible for the Group Investment and Assurance Approvals Process (GIAAP) governance within ST&S, representing ST&S on relevant governance forums and for collaborating with central governance and governance leads in other businesses,bringing the ST&S perspective to policy and process improvements.

Investment Governance & Delegations Oversight Delegations Monitoring & Control Oversee the investment approval framework, ensuring clear delegation of authority (DOA) policies are in place for trading, deal origination, and investment execution. Maintain a structured tracking system to monitor delegation usage, flagging any discrepancies or unauthorised decision-making. Conduct periodic reviews of delegated authorities to ensure they align with risk appetite, financial capacity, and corporate investment goals

Alignment with Trading & Origination Strategy Work closely with trading, origination, and commercial development teams to synchronise governance policies with commercial priorities, ensuring agile yet controlled decision-making. Define pre-approved investment thresholds for trading desks and origination teams, enabling efficiency while maintaining risk oversight. Ensure trading and origination teams have real-time awareness of delegated authority limits, reducing bottlenecks in deal approvals. Implement a critical issue framework, ensuring investment opportunities that exceed pre-set limits are reviewed efficiently by the appropriate governance bodies.

Deal Governance & Oversight Investment Governance Framework Own the Commitments Committee (CC) Secretariat end-to-end (global): run the full CC operating model across regions and businesses, including intake, gating, agenda build, logistics, pre-reads, minutes/decisions, actions tracking, and communications,ensuring consistent quality and pace. Establish clear processes for investment assurance evaluations, ensuring risk-adjusted returns and strategic fit assessments are conducted for every deal. Ensure all deals go through proper due diligence, including financial, legal, and market assessments before proceeding to executive approval. Oversee the investment approval workflows, ensuring all necessary documentation and risk assessments are in place before moving forward. Implement governance checks that balance speed of execution with compliance and control. Represent ST&S on governance forums: represent ST&S on governance communities/forums - including the Resource Commitments Meeting (RCM) practitioners committee - and ensure alignment between enterprise governance expectations and ST&S operating realities.

Transaction & Portfolio Oversight Regularly review high-value transactions, ensuring they meet compliance, risk, and strategic benchmarks. Ensure that trading and origination teams have the necessary governance structure in place to support proactive decision-making. Oversee portfolio risk exposure, ensuring diversification and adherence to investment mandates and alignment with strategy Intervene early to halt activity that is misaligned with strategy or risk tolerance.

Executive Stakeholder Engagement & Influence This role serves as a key point of influence within the executive team, ensuring compliance with investment policies, regulatory requirements, and internal approval structures. This is supported by an understanding of commercial boundaries and insights into how they are supported by the policies, requirements and structures. Act as a trusted advisor to the executive team, ensuring governance frameworks enhance decision-making rather than hinder agility. Provide regular governance reports to the Investment Committee, Risk Committee, and Board, outlining delegation usage, investment approval efficiency, and policy effectiveness.

Policy Development & Continuous Improvement Design, implement, and periodically review investment governance policies to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose as business strategy evolves. Monitor regulatory changes and adjust governance frameworks accordingly to maintain compliance. Lead investment governance training programs for internal teams to ensure adherence to standard processes.