Business Development Specialist

About this opportunity:

The Business Development Specialist plays a pivotal role in achieving Cenovus’s goals by improving the value from its asset base. This will be achieved by originating, negotiating, and implementing commercial deals that align with the strategic imperatives of the organization and assemble business opportunities. The Specialist will, handle contracts, and resolve legal disputes, working closely with internal and external counterparts to deliver on Cenovus’s business cases. This role will require outstanding influencing, communication, and negotiation skills, combined with strong business, commercial, and financial savvy.

What you’ll do:

• Build the review of unsolicited inbound opportunities and sales processes, as well as generate ideas and recommendations for portfolio improvement alternatives

• Coordinate with Land A&D and Corporate Development to ensure consistent process evaluations and standards of analysis

• Track and provide market intelligence on transactions, industry activity, and capital markets

• Present opportunity analysis and recommendations to leaders and coordinate the development and maintenance of templates and governance processes to help standardize business development activities

• Craft financial analyses to assess risks and opportunities for various inorganic strategic scenarios

• Facilitate area-based inorganic reviews to make portfolio recommendations, including development, operations, A&D, and land strategies

• Negotiate firsthand with applicable external parties and initiate and review commercial alternatives that support business strategy and corporate priorities, including ESG and market access

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• 8-12 years of proven experience is preferred, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, or Engineering

• Demonstrated ability with leading commercial deals and implementing new business opportunities from initial project justification to investment decision readiness

• Strong business, commercial, and financial foresight, with the ability to negotiate successfully in high-impact scenarios

• Strategic thinker capable of redefining ideas into actionable work plans and driving cross-functional team alignment

• Exceptional communication skills, including advocating for ideas and tailoring messaging to diverse audiences

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in team environments and optimally influence others without formal authority

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT September 27th, 2024.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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For more information, please visit cenovus.com.

At Cenovus, we embrace diversity of thought, experience and backgrounds to help us make better business decisions, address our challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel respected, valued and engaged. We strive for a collaborative, physically and psychologically safe environment where you can be yourself, feel a sense of belonging and thrive. For more information, including details on our inclusion and diversity networks, visit Cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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