Head of Technology WAIO
BHP
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Join the WA Iron Ore (WAIO) Leadership Team as Head of Technology WAIO and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of one of BHP’s most significant assets. In this influential position, you’ll be the strategic bridge between WAIO and BHP’s Global Technology function - driving innovation, aligning priorities, and ensuring technology solutions deliver real value to the Asset. Your leadership will enable seamless integration of global technology strategies while championing WAIO’s priorities, creating a powerful synergy that accelerates performance and unlocks new possibilities.
Reporting to the VP Technology Minerals Australia, your responsibilites will include:
- Prioritise deployment and maintenance of WAIO technology and stable asset applications.
- Ensure operational stability, availability, and performance of critical OT and projects across WAIO.
- Own WAIO Technology strategy aligned with enterprise and global imperatives.
- Develop roadmap to execute strategy and uplift WAIO Technology.
- Provide thought leadership and manage WAIO’s digital pipeline for operational efficiency.
- Lead teams in planning, prioritising, and implementing technology in an agile environment.
- Integrate plans across WAIO and functions for safe, reliable, cost-effective tech operations.
- Advocate for full Technical function capabilities in strategic decisions and resource allocation.
- Apply agile frameworks and support consistent delivery.
- Manage Technology Services support and allocate expertise to maintain service levels.
- Develop and implement plans to resolve tech issues with clear objectives and timelines.
- Collaborate across the organisation to align stakeholder needs and shared goals.
- Integrate resource planning across projects considering team workloads and priorities.
- Create contingency plans to mitigate risks, including cyber and IP protection.
- Build strong relationships with Technical leaders to align strategy and operations.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, learning, openness to change, and reflection.
About You
You will have successfully delivered complex Technology projects and change programs, along with prior experience with Information and Operational Technology stacks including developing associated strategies and implementing operational best practice.
With a passion for innovation and sustainability, you are mindful of your customer to improve the experience and drive productivity. You are a strategic thinker with a bias for execution, and you possess a strong commercial acumen to drive impactful business outcomes. Your previous experience in complex, matrix organisations will be advantageous and your ability to build relationships with a wide array of stakeholders will be critical.
As a leader, you have had a proven track record in leading large diverse teams and your coaching and mentoring skills will be key strengths that you draw upon to build capability and positively impact culture. Energetic and results-orientated, you work well under pressure bringing attention to detail and an ability to meet multiple and interdependent deadlines.
A tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is required, will be highly regarded.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.
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Welcoming qualified applicants through to 21 January 2026, 11.59pm AEST