Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
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!
As the Director Commercial Technology, you will guide a team of analytics professionals as you continuously drive greater efficiencies and provide innovative data solutions. You will coordinate with commercial partners to build operational analytics platforms through impactful solutions to extract value, while operating in compliance with all tariff and NAESB/FERC guidelines. Creativity, leadership and strong collaboration skills are keys to success!
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Provides direction in running the commercial technology and systems team, the modernization efforts, and an extensive list of consulting roles for the department
- Ensures systems operate with all regulation guidelines, continuous availability for customers and communicates issues on a timely basis to senior management, customers and internal partners
- Uses standard processes to improve systems when reviewing internal project proposals for compliance and prioritizes defects and modifications based on risk level to ensure maximum efficiency to minimize costs
- Advises internal experts on contracts, scheduling, and billing systems and develops strategies for expansion; designs and implements solutions that enable consistency with cross-functional teams while also serving the data needs of customers
- Works closely with internal customers to build systems of intelligence empowering product development, uncover business opportunities from behavioral data and provide leadership with insights on the overall health of the business
- Leads and defines the vision and strategy of data analytics and data engineering teams by using descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics
- Partners closely with leadership and key customers as a trusted and influential partner to identify important questions, define metrics and cultivate data driven decision making
- Coordinates workforce planning and career development for direct employees
- Develops/manages budgets, plan and forecasts; conducts regular cost analysis
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering or IT and minimum ten (10) years of proven energy experience
- Preferred: Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering or IT and minimum ten (10) years of proven energy experience
Other Requirements:
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills as well as Power BI
- Previous experience leading or supervising a team
- Knowledge of data models, data governance, experimental design, execution and complex data bases
- Experience leading business systems projects with cross-functional internal and collaborative partners
- Thorough understanding of all scheduling and contracting processes and regulatory requirements
- Ability to analyze data, do trend analysis and predictive behavior to support filings and projects
- Preferred: Knowledge and experience with machine-based learning tools
About Houston (Williams Tower Location):
Our Houston office is located in the Williams Tower, just steps from the Houston Galleria on Post Oak Boulevard, an area with more than 700 retailers, fine dining and hotels within two square miles. We offer free onsite-parking!
Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation and greater Houston is the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the United States. Houston is a dynamic mix of imagination, talent and first-class attractions that makes it a world-class city!
If you love being outside, Houston rates first in total park acreage among U.S. cities with more than one million residents and offers a 300-mile interconnected bikeway network spread over 500 square miles. Check out visithoustontexas to learn more!
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.
For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.
Education Requirements:
Bachelors (Required)
Skill Requirements:
Competency Requirements:
