Regulatory Affairs Lead, STS Gas & Power International

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The Regulatory Affairs Lead is accountable for leading a centralised regulatory affairs service including regulatory compliance, assurance, insights and advocacy across all the markets within the STS Gas & Power International (GPTI) portfolio, including LNG, Gas, Power, and Carbon.

This role leads a team of market-specific regulatory SMEs to deliver strategic regulatory insights and support to commercial benches, enabling informed decision-making, effective risk management, and identification of commercial opportunities arising from regulatory developments.

The role is positioned as a single point of contact for regulatory service within GPTI, responsible for agreeing cross-gpti reg affairs priorities, including advocacy and ensuring seamless engagement with internal teams (benches across ST&S, legal, E&C,  CE&A) and external (Trading Associations, Regulators, and other industry bodies) teams in protected gpti/STSs LTO and effectively influencing regulatory/policy changes in the markets we operate in. Through proactive leadership, the role sets direction, fosters collaboration, and champions best practice in regulatory compliance and advocacy. In addition, the role will be expected to act as a SME on a specific commodity/market.

Key accountabilities

Regulatory Compliance, including:

• Complete oversight of all regulatory obligations under various supplier & shipper licences

• Ongoing compliance and adherence to both reporting and non-reporting obligations

• Execution of the reg reporting for physical trading activity, including timely and accurate responses to ad-hoc requirements from regulators

Regulatory Analysis and Advice, including:

• Relevant regulations and upcoming changes are proactively identified and clearly communicated

• Resulting commercial risks/opportunities are well understood, and associated operational and controls impact articulated

Regulatory Strategic Advocacy, including:

• Prioritization and agreement of advocacy priorities across gpti, driven by both business strategies and regulatory landscape developments

• Influencing regulations and positions through effective internal (benches, broader reg teams, E&C, reg legal, CE&A) and external (Trading Associations, Regulators, and other industry and governmental bodies) engagements and representations

• Responding appropriately and effectively to regulatory change consultations and driving desired outcomes

Project/Deal Assurance, including:

• Assurance of the projects within the Carbon portfolio

• Functional Assessment and Assurance for all the gpti deals going through DGB and any other approval process

Regulatory Service Digitisation, including

• Driving high levels of automation in the regulatory reporting space, adoption of the generative and agentic AI for information gathering & synthesisation, as well as effective data discovery and communication

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in commodity regulation and policy processes in gpti’s key jurisdictions; familiarity with commodity/energy market design and regulation

• Demonstrated ability to communicate regulatory developments effectively to trading and origination teams, and to represent bp in advocacy with regulatory bodies and trade associations

• Proven experience in prioritizing and coordinating cross-functional regulatory programmes to deliver clear business outcomes

• Strong stakeholder leadership skills, including the ability to direct work and influence outcomes within a matrix structure, without direct line authority

• Experienced team and service leader with proven track record of developing high performing teams and value focused service offerings

Skills & Behaviours

• Professional judgment and analytical capability to interpret regulatory changes and assess their impact on trading activities and detect value

• Leadership through influence, including coaching, supporting, and developing colleagues within the Regulatory Affairs team

• Expertise in designing and maintaining operating models, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities, and promoting effective collaboration

• Passioned about technology and how it can be used to drive data quality, efficiency and effectiveness in the regulatory affairs space

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