Functional Architect – SAP/ Asset Management

Functional Architect – Asset Management/SAP MPA

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Permanent position based in Brisbane or Perth – some travel and flexibility with work hours will be needed

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

About the role:

We are looking for a Functional Architect – Asset Management / SAP MPA to play a pivotal role in ensuring Rio Tinto obtain continual value from their core technology assets while identifying, planning, delivering and supporting new project requirements in the domain of asset management. This role comes with the opportunity to shape the future asset management technology landscape using innovative solutions as part of Rio Tinto’s digital transformation.

As a Functional Architect, you will be part of the IST Business Partner team for the Group Technical function within Rio Tinto. Our primary stakeholder is the Rio Tinto Asset Management Centre of Excellence, but we also support our IST peers deliver projects for asset management teams for their respective product groups. 

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the IS&TBusiness Partner, Group Technical and working in a collaborative and exciting environment within our global IS&T Team, you will:

• Provide thought leadership on all aspects of asset management technology
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders to deeply understand their business priorities, scope initiatives and document business requirements
• Co-create the digital strategy for asset management in partnership with our stakeholders, build the roadmaps to deliver on the strategy
• Analyse, design, and propose solutions that are appropriate for the business and align with technology strategy
• Produce solution architecture and technical design documentation for implementation by one of our partners, provide support to ensure the agreed design is delivered successfully
• Engage with the Enterprise Architecture and Cyber teams to ensure conformance to standards and gain endorsement
• Collaborate across IST service lines and functions within the Technical Platforms team to shape solutions and ensure supportability
• Identify and drive improvements to IST processes to sustain and improve IST’s overall service delivery
• Build a culture where success is celebrated, ideas are shared, and continuous improvement aligned to business priorities is an ongoing focus.

What you’ll bring

• Deep understanding of asset management business process and how applications and platforms such as SAP underpin the processes
• Extensive experience in capturing business and technical requirements using a variety of techniques and methods, demonstrated customer centricity
• Highly developed verbal, written, presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills
• Extensive technical experience implementing SAP MPA functionality in large mining companies
• Technical knowledge of capital management within SAP (PPM and PS)
• Functional knowledge of the GE APM platform highly desirable
• Good understanding of technology project governance as well as a consultative can-do attitude, analytical mindset, and complex problem solving-abilities
• A focus on delivering customer value, with the ability to rapidly understand business priorities and shape solution options, exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• The ability to prioritise competing customer demand to deliver the best outcome for the business – based on cost, value and risk

In addition to the above skills and experience the successful candidate will also align with the below values:

• Develop and foster a culture of collaboration and inclusiveness.
• Respect and value the diversity of team members.
• Demonstrate commitment to the safety and well-being of your colleagues and team, HSE and Rio Tinto’s core values.

What we offer

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

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.

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.