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Do something that means something at Williams. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!
The Manager IT Commodity Marketing role is responsible for providing IT strategy, delivery, and support for customer departments. The manager will partner with internal customer groups and deliver technology solutions to enable efficient and effective business processes. The ability to motivate change, communicate strategically about technology, and an eye for improving organizational efficiencies are keys to success.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Values to guide you, you'll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
Leads a hard-working team of business systems analysts and developers and coordinates workforce planning and career development activities for team members
Builds strong relationships with business partners and external vendors \Drives standardization of application platforms across all dedicated business areas, enables simplification, and finds opportunities to fully use existing system functionality
Creates a strategic roadmap for the business areas that align with overall IT strategy for the company
Maintains a solid understanding of industry and technology trends as they apply the aligned business areas
Serves as a solution provider to business partners including evaluation and analysis of system changes and new systems; Provides project leadership and management of business initiatives following project lifecycle, testing and all applicable policies and procedures
Prepares, monitors and manages capital and expense budgets
Other duties as assigned
Education/Experience:
Required: Bachelor's degree and minimum of seven (7) years' experience in IT, including a minimum of two (2) years in a formal or informal leadership role
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field
Other Requirements:
Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Exemplary vendor management skills
Strong knowledge of technology trends and ability to translate those trends into effective business applications
Experience partnering with leaders across IT and business to deliver a technology roadmap
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities
Preferred: Knowledge in implementation or support of cloud/SaaS applications \Preferred: Experience in the energy or utility industries
Preferred: Understanding of current and future state strategies for automation technology
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Strong knowledge of energy commodities trading concepts, with extensive subject matter expertise in several of the following areas: physical trading of natural gas, and the associated logistics processes
Preferred: Knowledge of the following: derivatives trading, including linear financial instruments and options, Nodal (FTR/CRR) trading, market risk concepts, including deal modeling and Endur sim results, mark-to-market and P&L calculation, and P&L explain, settlements and accounting, including sub ledgering and interfaces to ERP systems, confirmations
Preferred: Regulatory compliance knowledge
Preferred: Strong SQL experience and knowledge of common enterprise systems such as CRMs, ERPs, BI, and financial systems
Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:
Flexibility to align work hours with business processes for special projects, such as after-hours system deployments, upgrades, and support
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About Houston (Williams Tower Location):
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Why Choose Williams?
We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!
Competitive compensation
Annual incentive program
Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
Employee stock purchase plan
Robust employee learning and development
High internal mobility (we promote from within)
Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
Domestic partner benefits
Educational reimbursement
Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
Employee resource groups
Employee assistance programs
Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes
Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
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Why Williams?
Looking to apply your passion and skills to the innovative and vital work that helps fuel the clean energy economy?
As the world demands reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, Williams will be there.
We currently handle one third of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat homes, cook food and generate electricity.
We don't offer jobs; we offer career opportunities that include:
Competitive compensation and inclusive benefits
Growth and development opportunities
An inclusive culture where you can be yourself
Opportunities to get involved in the community where you work and live
Flexible work arrangements for many positions, including hybrid schedules
We're proud of our innovative people who want to make the world a better place and invite you to explore how you can help us make clean energy happen. Apply now!
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