Manager Delivery

Delivery Manager – Products & Software Development

• Tremendous opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Great work life balance and attractive benefits
• Be part of a group that is safety focused and values inclusion
• Permanent position based in Brisbane or Perth, Australia

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Delivery Manager who will be accountable for one or more products within the Products & Software Development (P&SD) Portfolio. This is a great opportunity for a people-first leader and team player who can understand complex problems and focus on the best solutions according to the business needs.

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 Senior Delivery Manager and working in a collaborative community within our Products & Software Development portfolio, you will be:

• Responsible for leading and managing one or more product teams towards successful product delivery.
• Ensuring the product delivery is aligned to the Agile delivery model and take responsibility for monitoring the efficiency of this and managing changes where appropriate.
• Working directly with the business to prioritise the best value driven outcomes.
• Identifying, assessing, and managing risks/impediments that might impact the success of the product delivery.
• Planning, preparing, and running the Programme Increment (PI) planning sessions. This will include creating the PI Roadmap, including dependencies, and managing the risks, issues and actions that come out of the process.
• Producing product cost estimates based on technical and functional assessments.
• Planning and implementing product onboarding processes that facilitate the transition of the product from another team or build the backlog of work for a new product.
• Producing workforce forecasts based on assessed roles required to support the product roadmap.
• Producing and circulating the product reporting, including progress against the PI roadmap, costs (forecasts vs actuals), service level performance against service level agreements (SLAs), impediments, risks, and issues.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Deep experience in Agile Scaling Frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, DAD, etc.) and more than 5 years of experience leading Agile program delivery within the software development and/or application management environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant systems/software development lifecycles.
• Proficient in principles, methods, techniques, and tools for effectively managing a program of projects and related activities through to the successful achievement of planned business benefits.
• Understand methods and techniques for structured reviews, including reviews of technical diagrams, test plans, business cases, and any other key deliverables.
• Understand principles, methods, techniques, and tools for the effective management of Agile projects from initiation through to implementation.
• Proficient in methods and techniques for reporting progress and financial conformance.
• Ability to absorb complex technical information and communicate them effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiar with methods, tools, and techniques to analyse and optimize processes to improve the quality of a product or service.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have 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 subsidized 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 goals.
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance
• Flexible working arrangements.

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 over 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’ll 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

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.

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.