EVP – Operations Transformation — Refining And Marketing System

The mandate

Customer and operating evidence now point to an operations reset after service and cost drift within a multinational-owned integrated energy producer and services platform. The immediate arena is the refining and marketing system during a major-project recovery. For mandate 358, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The EVP – Operations Transformation operating perimeter covers approximately ₹27,700 crore in operated asset and trading portfolio, with activity spanning several refining and marketing system customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The EVP – Operations Transformation Oil & Energy remit carries direct influence over roughly 1,725 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The chair, executive committee and principal capital sponsors want a EVP – Operations Transformation who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the refining and marketing system. The EVP – Operations Transformation Oil & Energy seat must resolve a major-project recovery, while preserving the underlying strengths of the refining and marketing system. For mandate 358, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The EVP – Operations Transformation’s first year on the refining and marketing system is expected to end with stable delivery, structurally lower cost and accountable operating rhythms. In mandate 358, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

The EVP – Operations Transformation — Refining And Marketing System requirement was not included in the approved hiring calendar. It became urgent after a major-project recovery created an immediate need for one accountable owner of the refining and marketing system. Interim coverage protects essential decisions, but split ownership cannot continue through the next operating gate. The board intends to move from qualified shortlist to offer within 4–6 weeks while preserving confidential, evidence-led diligence.

What you will own

• Set the EVP – Operations Transformation value-creation thesis for the refining and marketing system, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately ₹27,700 crore in operated asset and trading portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the EVP – Operations Transformation Oil & Energy organisation of about 1,725 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the refining and marketing system economics and execution constraints created by a major-project recovery, with EVP – Operations Transformation-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one EVP – Operations Transformation operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the refining and marketing system; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Demonstrate enterprise authority across functions and markets, with outcomes visible in cash, customers or controlled risk in mandate 358.
• Build the EVP – Operations Transformation’s three-year succession and capability plan for the refining and marketing system, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Oil & Energy organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the refining and marketing system baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to an operations reset after service and cost drift, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal EVP – Operations Transformation portfolio and organisation choices for the refining and marketing system, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable refining and marketing system trend against stable delivery, structurally lower cost and accountable operating rhythms, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the EVP – Operations Transformation’s agreed first-year refining and marketing system value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A EVP – Operations Transformation forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the refining and marketing system’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the EVP – Operations Transformation mandate’s highest-priority refining and marketing system risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical refining and marketing system talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the EVP – Operations Transformation’s direct reports.
• A quantified EVP – Operations Transformation-owned improvement in the refining and marketing system operating constraint behind a major-project recovery, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 358: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a EVP Operations, COO or Transformation Director in a multinational-owned Oil & Energy or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the refining and marketing system, your EVP – Operations Transformation track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from energy, oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, renewables or industrial services will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this EVP – Operations Transformation brief.

As a EVP – Operations Transformation candidate, you bring 18–22 years of progressive Oil & Energy or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 18-22 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of ₹16,050 crore and led an organisation of at least 1,200 people.

For mandate 358, the board wants two transitions: a difficult refining and marketing system portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a major-project recovery. As the prospective EVP – Operations Transformation for this refining and marketing system, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 358 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The EVP – Operations Transformation role in Oil & Energy is based in Vadodara; relocation is expected, although a structured weekly commute may be considered during the first quarter.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of EVP Operations, COO or Transformation Director, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Oil & Energy governance forum.
• Proven EVP – Operations Transformation ownership of at least ₹16,050 crore and leadership of no fewer than 1,200 employees in a comparable refining and marketing system context.
• One completed Oil & Energy or adjacent-sector example of an operations reset after service and cost drift with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from energy, oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, renewables or industrial services; experience that is purely functional and lacks EVP – Operations Transformation-level refining and marketing system consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Vadodara location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 358.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated EVP – Operations Transformation package is ₹2.2–3.0 crore fixed + performance variable, calibrated to the final refining and marketing system scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 358 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The EVP – Operations Transformation appointment in Vadodara, centred on the refining and marketing system, offers regular exposure to the chair, executive committee and principal capital sponsors. A notice period of up to 6 months can be accommodated for the selected executive in mandate 358.

Confidentiality

This search is being conducted without naming the client for mandate 358. Identifying information will follow only when both sides elect to proceed under confidentiality; nothing in the published mandate should be treated as a clue to ownership or brand for mandate 358.