The team

EY’s Sector Insights team comprises market-facing sector experts, across 18 sectors, and shapes EY’s differentiated perspectives on the future of their sector. The team also equips EY’s 400,000 professionals to have insightful client conversations and drive growth. The team’s compelling insights help EY win in the market by creating new client opportunities and originating work, strengthen client relationships by proactively taking them new insights, and shape EY’s positioning and brand through distinctive leadership.

The opportunity

The Oil, Gas and Chemicals (OGC) sector is in the midst of a period of dynamic change. Geopolitics, global economics, regulations and customer expectations are upending traditional business models and forcing leading companies to innovate even legacy businesses to retain competitive advantages. EY’s OGC practice works with the leading companies in this sector providing strategy formulation, transactions, business improvement and optimization, taxation and assurance services. Sector Insights helps connect those trends effecting the industry and the business problems they create to EY’s network of professionals.

As a Senior OGC Analyst at EY, you will be at the forefront of these changes, helping stakeholders navigate complexity and unlock value in a critical sector. OGC growth and opportunities are important components of EY’s overall ambitions in Industrials and Energy. This position is responsible for developing analysis and differentiated perspectives on key business challenges our clients face and assisting our account teams in having a greater impact.

You will be an expert on key OGC topics, contributing to EY's distinctive perspective on client issues within the sector. You will lead specific programs within your area of expertise focusing on the signature issues faced by OGC companies (such as, formulation of strategies, allocation of capital, impact of mergers and acquisitions, cost competitiveness and downstream market dynamics) delivering high-impact analysis and insights and its activation with clients to position EY in the market and drive commercial value. Recognized as a subject matter expert, you will be sought after by senior partners to provide analytical support and strategic advice on OGC developments to both EY leadership and clients in your areas of specialism.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide deep analytical insight and understanding of the specific sector, with responsibility for the execution of strategic and complex initiatives in accordance with the sector priorities.
• Engage with and challenge senior OGC stakeholders to provide commercial and provocative perspectives on the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the sector.
• Drive development and co-creation of insights beyond publicly available information, taking advantage of EY’s proprietary knowledge.
• Ensure an outcome-focused approach to creating and activating external thought leadership by championing the EY Insights model.
• Develop a credible internal brand to become recognized within EY as a subject matter expert to the business.
• Drive full adoption of common Insights methodologies and templates across all products to ensure deliverables adhere to quality standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues to proactively alert stakeholders regarding changes among key clients and competitors.
• Drive greater connectivity within the OGC sector and across other parts of EY by using strong relationships to share information and convene groups around common issues.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying materials, credentials, and other relevant information within and across sectors.
• Identify cross-sector Point of View (POV) sharing opportunities and collaborate with other sector teams on issues that cut across EY’s business activities.
• Act as a role model within Insights and the OGC sector, championing the use of insight methodologies and positively influencing change.
• Operate agilely to work across topics, as needed, and pivot to support priorities in other domains.
• May lead a team of analysts with responsibility for performance and resource management and coaching.

Skills and attributes for success

• 10+ years of experience in analysis and research specifically related to competitive landscape in the oil and gas and chemicals industry and assessment of company performance against strategic objectives. This experience should include qualitative analysis on diverse strategic objectives pursued by the leading companies in this sector.
• In-depth understanding of key concepts related to key sub sectors including understanding the differentiated impact of global trends on international oil companies, national oil companies, regionally integrated oil and gas companies, upstream operators, midstream and downstream players, oil field services, and chemical producers.
• An understanding of the “big picture” and intersections with other sectors including Aerospace, Defense and Mobility, Technology, Financial Services, Infrastructure and Private Equity.
• Excellent communication and networking skills to effectively communicate insights and recommendations to senior clients and engage with other stakeholders.
• Deep project management skills, including the ability to scope and deliver a project from ideation through to activation. Proficient in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• A proven track record in upskilling analytic teams and the cultivation of broader coverage and deeper expertise.

What we look for

We are looking for individuals who are curious, strategic thinkers with a commercial perspective driven by an understanding of client experiences and broader marketplace dynamics. You should be collaborative and able to lead a team in a global, multi-cultural, and virtual environment. You will work closely with leaders in different regions and other sectors to deliver insightful content that helps EY differentiate itself in the marketplace and proactively identify new business opportunities and risks. You should have outstanding executive-level presentation skills and the ability to interface with all levels of EY leadership, as well as clients at a senior level. You should be comfortable with big picture thinking and have succinct and structured oral and written communications skills.