Team Leader, Back Office, Gas & Power Trading IT

Candidate Profile

You are someone who possesses the following experience and credentials:

5+ years' of work experience in a utility or a commodity trading environment, and preferably with knowledge of the energy markets
Educated to at least degree level or an equivalent in a business, computer science or a similar technology or engineering discipline
Excellent communication skills, analytical, results focused, organized and a team player
Knowledge of confirmation, clearing and settlement processes, understanding of front to back system flows, trade lifecycles and risk control processes
Training and experience (with certifications) of any of IT service management (e.g. ITIL) project management (e.g. PMI, Prince 2), agile methodologies, cloud and database technologies, is desirable
Fluent in English, competency in French is advantageous

*TotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Activities

Your mission as a Team Leader, Back Office, Gas & Power Trading IT include:

Supervise a team of 6-10 persons, approve their time reports, absences, holidays, etc
Ensure the appropriate staffing of your team according to Trading IT guidelines, which shall include both internal and contract resources
Plan and report the activities of your team, manage your feature team backlog and prioritize activities according to IT and business inputs
Act as a third line support for issues affecting systems in your perimeter, ensure availability and aim to resolve all incidents according to the agreed service levels
Coordinate configuration and change requests, as requested by business stakeholders
Provide management level reporting of your backlog and support tickets
Contribute to projects that are managed across feature teams
Work closely and cooperate with other feature teams from within Gas & Power Trading IT and the other IT/Technology teams within Trading IT
Enforce governance and standards, including project approvals, technology standards, testing and quality assurance, and so on
Ensure compliance of development and related activities with legal, regulatory and other audit/internal requirements, e.g. Sarbannes-Oxley
Stay informed of market/technology developments relevant to the scope of work

DIMENSIONS

In this role, you will be responsible for a delivery team of 6-10 persons and the management and development of a portfolio of systems used within the gas and power trading businesses, notably the Back Office (Trading Support). The systems scope includes confirmation, clearing, invoicing and reconciliation modules, but you will be expected to work closely with other delivery teams for the integration of systems and to contribute to run and change activities across teams.

Context & Environment

TotalEnergies Gas & Power Trading (TGP) and its affiliates are expanding and developing quickly in support of the company's transition to power. Most notably, the acquisition of a range of energy assets, from renewable sources such as wind and solar, to batteries and CCGT's.

For trading this implies significant growth in trading volumes, a larger geographical footprint and an urgency for process automation, which has many implications for IT. For the Back Office for gas and power trading, there is a need for systems improvement to support all of the changes required. In parallel with the power transition, the gas trading business is also expanding, and places additional demands on the IT.

PURPOSE

Recommend and take decisions for the design, implementation and management, of solutions for the Back Office of gas and power trading globally, including confirmation, clearing, invoicing, and reconciliation modules, ensure alignment with other relevant persons and teams (notably Energy Data Management and Core Trading Systems), and supervise a delivery team that is closely aligned with the business, and the Back Office teams in particular.

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TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

About the company:
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP)

is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.

Our Culture :
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.
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