About the Role
Join our team at Enablon as an Integrated Operational Risk & Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME) and bring deep operational and risk management expertise to the development of next-generation enterprise software solutions.
In this role, you will work as an embedded member of a cross-functional product team, partnering closely with Product Management, Engineering, and customers to ensure solutions reflect real-world operational practices, risk management principles, and decision-making requirements. Your industry expertise will help shape product capabilities, validate customer needs, and translate complex operational challenges into scalable software solutions.
Responsibilities
Partner with Product Managers and Engineering teams throughout discovery, design, development, validation, and release activities.
Participate in customer workshops, interviews, and design-partner engagements to understand operational workflows and decision-making processes.
Define and validate operational risk models, decision frameworks, evidence requirements, and business rules.
Provide subject matter expertise across operational risk, process safety, control management, and operational execution disciplines.
Evaluate and challenge proposed product capabilities to ensure operational validity and industry relevance.
Support the creation of requirements, specifications, process models, and domain documentation.
Contribute to the development of industry best practices, methodologies, and knowledge assets.
Help identify emerging market needs, regulatory trends, and industry challenges that may influence product direction.
Validate customer use cases and business outcomes through ongoing collaboration with product and customer teams.
Act as a trusted advisor to Product and Engineering teams on operational risk and operational excellence topics.
Skills & Experience
Industry Expertise
Deep experience in high-hazard or operationally complex industries such as Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Utilities, Mining, Energy, Manufacturing, or similar sectors.
Strong operational credibility gained through direct involvement in operational risk management and field operations environments.
Experience leading or supporting enterprise risk improvement initiatives, risk campaigns, or operational excellence programs.
Domain Knowledge
Strong understanding of Operational Risk Management (ORM).
Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM).
Deep knowledge of Control of Work, Permit to Work, and operational execution processes.
Familiarity with SIMOPS, Barrier Management, critical controls, and risk registers.
Understanding of how operational decisions are influenced by risk, controls, barriers, and performance objectives.
Exposure to maintenance, reliability, asset integrity, or work management processes is preferred.
Professional Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to translate operational practices into structured business requirements and product capabilities.
Skilled at communicating with frontline users, operational leaders, and senior stakeholders.
Able to challenge assumptions constructively and influence decision-making through evidence-based reasoning.
Capable of working effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to operate as a peer partner within cross-functional teams.
Working Model
Full-time role embedded within a product development team.
Active participation in ongoing product discovery, design, validation, and development activities.
Daily collaboration with Product Management and Engineering rather than operating as a periodic reviewer or consultant.
Regular participation in customer engagements, design reviews, and validation activities.
Shared accountability for ensuring solutions align with operational realities, customer needs, and business outcomes.
Constructive challenge and evidence-based decision-making are encouraged as part of normal team operations.
Preferred…