Transformation & Operational Risk Expert

Marathon Oil
Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Continuous improvement","Root cause analysis","Process improvement","Operational resilience"]

Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks across the commercial trade lifecycle, partnering with front office, middle office, operations, technology, and risk teams. Build and maintain operational risk frameworks, lead root-cause remediation, and improve controls and operational resilience. Oversee trade capture through settlement and close, track KPIs and issue trends, strengthen data governance and quality, and drive automation, scalability, and business process transformation initiatives.

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Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil
17 hours ago

Transformation & Operational Risk Expert

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Job Summary

Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks across the commercial trade lifecycle, partnering with front office, middle office, operations, technology, and risk teams. Build and maintain operational risk frameworks, lead root-cause remediation, and improve controls and operational resilience. Oversee trade capture through settlement and close, track KPIs and issue trends, strengthen data governance and quality, and drive automation, scalability, and business process transformation initiatives.
Location: Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks across commercial activities.
  • •Develop and maintain operational risk frameworks and methodologies, including root-cause analysis and remediation.
  • •Oversee trade lifecycle performance across trade capture, confirmation, scheduling, settlement, invoicing, and close.
  • •Develop and manage KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting to track operational health, exceptions, and issue aging.
  • •Lead transformation initiatives to improve automation, scalability, operational effectiveness, and support data governance and quality controls.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsLearning BudgetPaid Parental

Key Requirements

  • •Legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field.
  • •7+ years of experience in operational risk, commercial operations, middle office, process improvement, or related functions.
  • •Strong understanding of commercial trade lifecycle processes.
  • •Experience leading cross-functional process improvement initiatives.
Experience:7+ yearsOperational riskCommercial operationsProcess improvement
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationContinuous improvementRoot cause analysisProcess improvementOperational resilience
Certifications:Lean Six SigmaPMP

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Marathon Oil
An independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on developing, producing, and marketing crude oil and natural gas. Operates assets in the United States and internationally, with a portfolio centered on upstream energy operations.
Industry: Oil & Gas
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Houston, United States
Founded: 1887
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