Digital Business Engineer

TotalEnergies

$90K — $120K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; Master's preferred
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in digital or automation roles
  • Strong expertise in emerging technologies like AI, Power Platform, or Databricks
  • Solid understanding of digital transformation challenges
  • Fluent in English; French proficiency preferred
  • High autonomy, proactive mindset, and strong communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and cultivate a local digital community
  • Organize and facilitate innovation initiatives and knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Serve as primary contact for digital project requests and manage visibility
  • Collaborate with global teams to align digital strategies and solutions
  • Identify operational challenges and translate them into digital opportunities
  • Document business needs and create functional and technical specifications
  • Design digital solutions adhering to development best practices

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning
  • Engagement in a high-performance, regulated workplace
  • Collaboration with global teams and exposure to diverse tools
  • Involvement in driving innovation and digital culture
  • Potential for impactful role in digital transformation initiatives
Full Job Description
Country United States / US City HOUSTON Workplace location HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America, Inc. Domain Information Systems Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 3 years

Context & Environment

The position operates within a high-performance, regulated, high-frequency Oil Trading environment. It involves regular interaction with both internal and external stakeholders, including managers and operational staff across DDIT, TGITS, and DSI at headquarters and within subsidiaries, as well as operational managers, business operations teams, and end users. The role requires the ability to clearly communicate, transmit, and clarify information. Its time horizon is short-term (less than one year), and the operational scope focuses on implementing instructions while optimizing processes.

Activities

Digital Culture & Innovation
  • Leading digital culture - Lead and animate the local digital community, fostering knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Driving innovation initiatives - Organize and facilitate Lunch & Learn sessions, expert presentations, and learning expeditions to strengthen the innovation culture.
  • Promoting innovation programs - Promote initiatives from the Geneva Innovation teams and encourage active engagement from local teams.
  • Leveraging digital ecosystems - Utilize the Houston and global digital ecosystems to identify and deploy relevant digital solutions for business teams.
Communication & Collaboration
  • Maintaining stakeholder alignment - Maintain regular communication with local managers to review digital initiatives, align priorities, and manage expectations.
  • Coordinating digital requests - Serve as the primary point of contact for new digital project requests and ensure proper tracking and visibility through project-management tools.
  • Collaborating across global teams - Work closely with Citizen Development and Digital & Innovation teams in Geneva and Houston to ensure alignment with the global digital strategy and consistency of solutions.
Digital Development Initiatives
  • Identifying operational challenges - Identify operational pain points and improvement opportunities through regular interactions, informal exchanges, and structured meetings with business teams and digital champions.
  • Translating needs into solutions - Convert business challenges into digital and automation opportunities, providing expert guidance and hands-on support.
  • Documenting requirements - Collect, analyze, and formalize current and future business needs to produce clear functional and technical specifications.
  • Designing digital solutions - Design and facilitate digital solutions using DDIT tools and AI capabilities, ensuring adherence to development best practices, security standards, and maintainability requirements.

Purposes
  • Drive local digital initiatives and support innovation pilots across the organization.
  • Accelerate the digital transformation of the Houston office.
  • Strengthen collaboration between local and global teams to ensure alignment and knowledge sharing.
  • Promote and embed a strong digital culture within business teams through guidance, training, and tool adoption.

Dimensions
  • Managerial responsibilities: No.
  • Results characterizing the impact of the position: No.
  • Geographic scope: National.
  • Geographical areas concerned: All U.S. sites.


Candidate Profile

  • Qualification level - Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  • Technical skills - Strong hands-on expertise in emerging technologies such as AI and platforms like Power Platform or Databricks. Solid understanding of technical ecosystems and digital-transformation challenges. Exposure to Cloud environments and AI technologies is considered a plus.
  • Behavioral competencies - Strong customer-centric mindset, initiative-driven approach, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. High autonomy, proactivity, and the ability to influence and operate effectively in a demanding international environment.
  • Language skills - Fluent in English; French proficiency is an asset.
  • Specific knowledge - None required.
  • Experience level - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent (Master's degree or Engineering diploma preferred). Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in a similar role (digital, automation, IT/business interface).


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