Job Location: Gurugram
The Role
Shell is driving a portfolio of projects in space of energy access, biofuels, de-carbonization of large industrial and commercial establishments, and incubating new opportunities in areas such as Hydrogen, CCUS, Commercial fleets, Plastic circularity, Agriculture & Forestry sector decarbonization and Cold chain. If you wish to be part of Shell’s culture and continuous transformation journey, then here’s a great opportunity to be exposed to working and collaborating with various projects and platforms as you further your career!
Where you fit in
The Country Chair’s office has initiated several platforms to scope and plan the delivery of Shell’s Energy Transition plan for India. This is intended to be achieved via new business development, advocacy to government bodies as well as partnerships with other corporations and entrepreneurs.
The team is entrusted with a task to incubate pilot projects with path to scalability that lie at the intersection of commercial opportunity and human problems, driving exponential change, rather than incremental, in reinventing ecosystems.
We work through various external coalitions & platforms and with an array of partners from large corporates to Start-ups & SMEs to realize the vision for India, as articulated by the Government of India’s development goals, through practical, commercial action.
What’s the role
As Commercial Analyst/ Growth Projects, you are expected to develop new future-fit business opportunities and/or strategies to scale up existing future-fit business activities, through collaborative projects, under the guidance of Project BOM or Program manager
Further accountabilities are as follows:
- Lead or support a set of 3-5 early-stage opportunities, which may be consulting/research assignments, Shell deals or new business ideas being incubated across teams or through consultants & external partners
- The role would involve going through the full incubation cycle of business development from Identify>Assess>Select>Define>Execute>Operate, using Strategic Problem-Solving tools and giving a tangible shape to projects
- Hands on working with financial models and strategy formulation & presentations for new ideas/ existing global solutions that are expected to be launched in India
- Manage internal Shell stakeholders at various levels, and work with internal Shell business and function teams for involvement needed in managing delivery of the project portfolio for the entrusted themes (Sector decarb teams, DS, IG, New Energies, T&S Legal, C&P, GR, ER, P&T (Projects), Finance)
- Coordinate with focals from other partner organizations through the Vikaasa coalition platform to execute common projects, of strategic importance through external consultants
- Shaping up policy for Energy transition in India, to support project/business development for Shell
- Work closely with Policy & Advocacy teams for inputs for policy in own area of work
- Build constructive and trusting relationships with a broad array of creative and energetic personalities both within and external to Shell
- Being simultaneously strategic in purpose and detail oriented with respect to day-to-day operations
- Requiring the ability to distil the essential elements from often ambiguous situations
- Clearly track and monitor progress with respect to concept development
- Maintain focus on own personal development during year and identify links to own career goals to ensure that right skills are picked up during the year
- Support multiple parallel projects interfacing with senior stakeholders and working teams
What we need from you
- Minimum of 5 to 10 years of work relevant experience
- Ease in working with ambiguity and able to drive outcomes
- Exposure to any of the focus areas in decarbonization/ New energies i.e. Power sector, Bio-fuels, energy access/renewable energy, waste to fuels, carbon capture, hydrogen, etc.
- Able to independently lead conversations & projects and build working relationships with varied stakeholders & teams, with a clear focus on delivery
- Previous experience in other techno-commercial/commercial roles, however, may not be for entire career duration
- Excellent verbal & written communication and Presentation skills
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Demonstrate the following general capabilities:
- Opportunity Identification – An ability to understand and quickly grasp the critical elements of wide-ranging, out-of-the-ordinary technical and business proposals in depth
- Commercial Acumen – Ability to understand the commercial opportunity and identify how Shell could generate value from the proposition
- Strategic thinking – A high-capacity mind capable of understanding complex and sometimes counterintuitive business strategies and link this to current and emerging technical and business challenges in the energy industry
- Technology and Innovation fundamentals – Conversant in broad fields of the fundamental sciences being knowledgeable and experienced in the theory and best practices of corporate innovation
- Decision making – Ability to make quick & firm decisions even with limited and ambiguous information
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Demonstrate the following Leadership attributes and behaviours
- Authenticity: Follow your instincts if you believe they lead to a solution, but collaborate with others to challenge those beliefs
- Growth: Key is to have the passion and capability to evaluate ideas and enable innovators to realize them to demonstrate proof of concept.
- Collaboration: Building deep working relationships with co- workers, business partners, customers and knowledge providers is essential.
- Performance: A strong performance focus is needed to arrive at ideas feasible for investment/ sponsorship by companies and maintaining own energy and motivation. High degrees of self-drive, self-belief, and resilience to be able to work on initial stage ideas to take them to a logical business conclusion
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability and technical writing
- Prior experience or competencies in Innovation processes
- Career interest in Commercial roles across business lines including Business Development, Social Performance, Strategy etc.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
An innovative place to work
There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.
Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.
An inclusive place to work
To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential.
- We’re creating a space, where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
- We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
- We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.
A rewarding place to work
Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.
We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.
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