Advisor IT Systems

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

Our greatest asset has been and will continue to be our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Advisor IT Systems within our IT Well Life Cycle based in Houston, Texas.

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintaining the vision of how the product(s) develops
• Continuously engaging and communicating with business stakeholders and technical development teams.
• Partner with the business and IT to deploy application enhancements that will improve the user experience.
• Fostering a climate that supports relationship building and collaboration between business and IT
• Gathering business requirements
• Creating and maintaining a Product Backlog
• Prioritization of the Product Backlog
• Writing and managing detailed user stories/features/epics that align with the Agile SDLC
• Release Management - Define phases and release dates for new product releases.
• Track work progress, releases, and product development
• Develop strong customer relationships with the business users to identify opportunities for better work experience.

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or other relevant discipline or 5 or more years of relevant IT experience
• 5 years of Oil & Gas Upstream operations experience
• 3-5 years of Business Analyst experience
• Experience as a Scrum Product Owner
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to negotiate
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
• Proficient in Agile Project Management methodology
• Proficient in Microsoft Azure DevOps
• Proficient in Microsoft SQL Server
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products
• Experience with Business Intelligence Tools such as PowerBI and Spotfire
• Ability to transform business processes into technical solutions
• Experience with custom developed software tools
• Must be able to plan and prioritize daily tasks with excellent organizational skills including accurate record keeping and proper documentation
• Very strong Customer/Stakeholder focus
• Agile project management certification, such as CSM, CSPO, etc.
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail
• Basic understanding of the Well Lifecycle

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional Scrum Product Owner Certification
• Professional Product Owner Certification

Recruitment Fraud

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*Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees

*Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

*Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

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