Basic FunctionHF Sinclair in Dallas, Tx is seeking a Senior Business Transformation Manager who will lead complex, cross-functional business transformations through matrixed teams and external partners. Helps the business frame the problem and future state, then directs integrated planning, execution, organizational change, budgets, and value delivery while business sponsors retain ownership of the business case, transformed process, sustainment, and results.
Job Duties- Leads multiple complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives across enterprise functions, business units, sites, technology, operations, commercial activities, and shared services.
- Helps business sponsors frame the problem, define the measurable future state, and establish clear outcomes, roles, decision rights, and success measures.
- Translates strategic objectives into integrated execution plans covering workstreams, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies, decisions, and accountabilities.
- Directs diverse matrixed teams and contractors through influence, allocates project resources, sets priorities, and drives work to resolution without relying on formal reporting authority.
- Leads the business in designing sustainable new ways of working across processes, roles, handoffs, governance, capabilities, measures, and enabling technology.
- Manages transformation budgets in partnership with business sponsors and Finance and monitors spend, benefits, value risks, and corrective actions.
- Integrates organizational change management throughout execution to build sponsorship, readiness, adoption, and sustained behavior change.
- Frames decisions and recommendations for executive sponsors and steering committees, including when work should be started, paused, narrowed, accelerated, redirected, or stopped.
- Resolves complex operational, organizational, resource, and stakeholder issues by mobilizing the right internal and external expertise.
- Leads external consulting and delivery partners, shapes contracting strategy, establishes clear deliverables, and transfers capability into HFS where appropriate.
- Builds enterprise transformation capability through a learn-by-doing approach, coaching matrixed team members and transferring practical methods and execution discipline to the business.
- Partners with the Business Transformation portfolio function to maintain accurate initiative, capacity, dependency, performance, and value information and apply proportionate governance.
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
ExperienceA minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible business, operational, functional, consulting, project/program leadership, or transformation experience is required. Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives through matrixed teams, influencing senior leaders, and managing external partners is required.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Experience in oil and gas, refining, midstream, commercial, manufacturing, or another asset-intensive industry is preferred.
Education LevelA Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Organizational Leadership, or a related discipline is required, or related work experience in lieu of the degree (four years of related work experience) is required.
Required Skills- Drives Results: Maintains momentum on critical outcomes, removes barriers, and balances speed, quality, adoption, cost, and value realization.
- Directs Work: Clarifies outcomes, ownership, decision authority, and deliverables; deploys matrixed resources against an integrated plan and monitors results.
- Business Insight: Quickly understands how the affected business operates and creates value and applies that context to practical transformation choices.
- Balances Stakeholders: Understands competing interests, engages the right stakeholders, and protects enterprise outcomes while sustaining productive relationships.
- Organizational Savvy: Navigates formal and informal decision paths, anticipates resistance, and secures resources, decisions, and commitment through influence.
- Manages Ambiguity: Makes sound progress when the problem, solution, authority, or path is not fully defined and adjusts through learning and feedback.
- Executive Communication: Frames complex information, recommendations, and tradeoffs succinctly for executive sponsors and steering committees.
- Financial and Value Acumen: Understands operational value drivers and manages budgets, benefits, and value risks in conjunction with business leaders.
- Program and Change Leadership: Applies disciplined program management and integrated organizational change practices through execution and adoption.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience leading technology-enabled, operating-model, acquisition-integration, commercial, process, or enterprise-wide transformations.
- Experience working with executive steering committees and translating strategic intent into sustained business outcomes.
- Experience developing contracting strategies and directing external consulting or delivery partners.
Supervisory/Managerial ResponsibilityLeads multiple related matrixed workstreams, professional employees assigned from business and functional teams, and external contractors or consultants. The position may not have permanent direct reports but is accountable for setting priorities, allocating project resources, directing work, and achieving results through others.
Work ConditionsOffice based with travel up to 20% by land and air required. Work may include petroleum refinery, terminal, pipeline, warehouse, office, and plant environments depending upon assignment.
BenefitsHF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time-Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
- Educational Reimbursement
- Parental Bonding Time
- Employee Discounts
We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally.
Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards.
Physical RequirementsJob conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise finger and hand movements, reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 25 pounds, pushing and/or pulling up to 25 pounds, climbing up to 3 feet, ability to wear personal protective equipment, ability to operate and drive assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates, and a valid State driver's license.
