Assistant Director

Job Description

Job Details:

Position: Assistant Director – Refinery Operations & Digital Transformation

Location: Remote

Duration: Permanent Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for downstream refining operations and business processes.
• Provide operational leadership across refinery unit operations and integrated refinery value chains.
• Advise clients on operational excellence, production optimization, yield improvement, energy efficiency, and margin enhancement initiatives.
• Support operational assessments, benchmarking studies, and business transformation programs.
• Drive improvements in refinery reliability, throughput, safety, and sustainability.
• Lead client discussions around digital transformation strategies and roadmaps.
• Enable adoption of advanced manufacturing and digital technologies across refining operations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage data, analytics, automation, AI, cloud platforms, and industrial digital solutions to improve business performance.
• Support implementation and value realization of manufacturing and operational technology solutions, including MES and related digital platforms.
• Bridge the gap between business objectives and technology capability
• Build and maintain strong executive-level relationships with key stakeholders.
• Understand client priorities, challenges, and growth objectives to develop value-driven solutions.
• Lead business reviews, strategic workshops, and executive discussions.
• Serve as the primary escalation and governance point for strategic engagements.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within existing and prospective accounts.
• Contribute to account growth through strategic planning, consulting-led engagements, and digital transformation programs.
• Collaborate with delivery, consulting, and technology teams to create compelling client solutions.
• Support proposal development, solution positioning, and business development activities
• Industry Leadership & Innovation
• Stay current with industry trends, regulatory developments, digital technologies, and emerging refining best practices.
• Represent the organization at industry events, conferences, and client forums.
• Contribute to thought leadership, capability development, and internal knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Mentor and guide consulting, account, and delivery teams.
• Foster a collaborative, client-focused, and high-performance culture.
• Support talent development, coaching, and organizational growth initiatives.

Qualifications Required:

• Extensive experience in downstream refining, manufacturing, or energy operations.
• Strong understanding of refinery business processes, operations management, supply chain, blending, logistics, and operational performance improvement.
• Proven experience in leading digital transformation programs within industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing technologies, MES platforms, advanced analytics, industrial automation, cloud technologies, AI/ML, and operational intelligence solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with executive and C-level stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.