Data Management Programme Lead

Data Management Programme Lead

• Great opportunity to join a global leader in mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Work in a flexible work environment where we prioritise a healthy work/life balance
• 2-year fixed term position based in Brisbane or Perth

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a highly experienced Data Management Programme Lead to lead the implementation of a new People Data Lakehouse platform and support the establishment and execution of standards and tools to support data ingestion, warehousing and data governance.

The role will be a key part of the People Data and Analytics leadership team helping to steer the People function to become more data driven in decision making and utilizing analytics to develop actionable insight. This includes managing an information governance team, implementing a future state data governance architecture and creating information strategies around data quality, metadata, metrics and information governance.

You will be driving the implementation of the People Data Lakehouse, which will allow Rio Tinto to move from a fragmented, siloed, complicated data web to a single accessible source. Through the use of a Data Bricks platform, we will enable our People function to present and analyse data from a variety of different sources in a unified and controlled way. All in one place, simplified and historically accurate.

Reporting to the People Data and Analytics Leader, your key accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage the programme of work involved in the development and maintenance of the People Data Lakehouse and People data governance in partnership with internal and external stakeholders using Scrum/Agile methods
• Proactively champion the value of data as a strategic business asset
• Take accountability for developing and implementing data and analytics governance including data policies, standards, catalogue and definitions
• Ensure good Data quality management, data security & access, and data governance programme metrics and performance
• Provide training and user support for data governance tools
• Identify, coordinate and engage with data stewards and internal partners to drive data governance outcomes
• Promote participation and buy-in from across the People function and organisational people leaders for data governance activities
• Lead People operations and IT in creating and managing standards for acquisition, maintenance, transfer, and disposition of workforce data to ensure data quality, resolve issues, and ensure designed data structures and data sources meet business needs.
• Accountability for the accuracy, uniformity, consistency of the People data assets past, present and future

As a successful candidate of this role, you are a customer-focused and effective leader with strong ability to partner with others by influence and bring together diverse, multi-disciplined teams to successfully deliver projects.  You will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience in leading a team to develop a unified data platform using Databricks, or establishing and implementing a corporate data warehouse platform with data marts or similar technology, preferably in a large global company
• Relevant experience in an agile delivery framework, strategy or requirement development or Product Owner role
• Experience in data governance and/or data management including, but not limited to data management standards and approaches, data quality management, data governance practices and data stewardship practices
• Education, training and / or experience equivalent to the completion of postgraduate qualifications in Engineering, Computer Science or a related business discipline or progress towards postgraduate qualifications
• Previous experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or similar knowledge of eliciting business requirements and translating those into user stories that teams can develop into finished deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience partnering across the organisation and with external partners to deliver fit for purpose outcomes through teamwork and strong alignment on objectives.
• Exceptional presentation, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a diverse range of stakeholders & senior leaders
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexibility in your working lifestyle – our team manages their own balance of working from home and in our office environment
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

The People function supports over 50 000 employees in 35 countries globally and operates out of three business hubs in Brisbane, Perth and Montreal. People Data and Analytics roles have diverse, multi-industry backgrounds and comprehensive skills in the fields of reporting, data transformation, data analysis and visualization. These skills are used to turn data into information that can be used to make improved decisions and generate competitive advantage for Rio Tinto.

You will be encouraged to collaborate and to be continually improving and sharing your skills and knowledge across the team.  We accept that no-one can know everything, which is why team working is so important to us. We are looking for someone with curiosity for the unknown, self-awareness and humility to admit what you don’t know but share what you do – and an energy to keep learning and building your skills.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.