Venture Architect Digital Businesses - San Francisco CA

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101857BR

Job Title:

Venture Architect, Digital Businesses - San Francisco, CA

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

The New Energies team is investing in and developing a portfolio of emerging digital business opportunities which can leverage Shell's core business by using its global reach, physical footprint, customer relationships, and brand.

The Venture Architect will help create new ventures for the Digital Businesses unit, managed through an incubator mode to support continuous rapid delivery and Agile principles of working. The incubations will consist of cross-functional teams including global and local business teams, developers, data scientists, strategic designers, venture architects, SMEs, growth marketers, and external consultants.

The successful candidate should possess a broad base of skills, passion, and knowledge spanning digital technology, strategy, marketing, business planning, business model creation, and an understanding of Agile/lean development practices. They must also possess an entrepreneurial drive to develop new products on tight deadlines, with lean teams and budgets.

Responsibilities:

Provide external insight and perform early stage opportunity identification to help progress chosen concepts through incubation;

Demonstrate leadership and support of new ventures by providing hands-on support in various stages from innovation to incubation, acceleration, and scale;

Help build and launch new ventures, products, and services which align with Shell’s ambitions;

Develop business cases & plans, financial models, and key performance indicators for new ventures;

Identify key value drivers, while also testing and validating associated assumptions;

Quantify market sizing and addressable market for ventures, along with business value and funding models;

Develop the venture launch and go-to-market strategy;

Provide early stage due diligence on start-up companies and participate in the development of investment proposals;

May at times lead/facilitate multidisciplinary teams in ideation workshops, hackathons, and design thinking sessions;

Lead and participate in numerous customer/ethnographic interviews for new, emerging, and incubated concepts.

Auto req ID:

101857BR

Country of Work Location:

United States

Company Description:

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

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Work Location:

California - San Francisco

Requirements:

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field;

MBA or relevant Master’s degree is preferred;

8 years of experience with future vision development, strategy development, business planning, and economic modeling.

Experience in a high-pressure start-up environment with exposure to multidisciplinary teams in uncertain environments or related consulting experience is highly preferred;

Track record of stakeholder management, building relationships, and making relevant industry connections;

Demonstrated ability to plan and manage at both a strategic and operational level to successfully launch new products in the market;

Agile Project Management experience is an advantage;

Entrepreneurial and highly external mindset;

Strong communicator across multiple platforms;

Self-driven, and highly motivated to work and lead in a fast-moving environment;

Ability to travel as needed, both domestic and international.

City, State (if applicable):

San Francisco, CA

Company info

Shell .
Website : https://www.shell.com