Manager Product Operations – Digital Products

Manager Product Operations – Digital Products

• Help us enable scale in our Product Operations.
• Come and work where you can innovate and enable product management.
• Permanent role based in Brisbane, Perth, Montreal, Salt Lake City or Singapore.

At Rio Tinto, we are finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. For 150 years we’ve been looking for new and better ways of doing things. Today you will find our teams around the world doing just that: seeking opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies to decarbonise steel and aluminium production and create new products from waste.

As part of the commitment to our purpose, Rio Tinto continues to build a world-class Digital Products team. Sitting within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, our team is focused on delivering high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto.

We are excited by the challenging problems we have to solve, supported by a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative, and fun. We think you might be surprised about what we are creating here at Rio Tinto.

About the team

Digital Product Operations is tasked with scaling the operations of the end-to-end digital products development lifecycle and empowering the teams to deliver digital products that increase value and reusability for Rio Tinto.

About the role

The Manager of Product Operations will lead an experienced group to scale digital product operations and drive greater empowerment and accountability for digital product teams.

About you

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.

You are a strategic thinker with demonstrable ability to align business direction and product operations capability.

Product Lifecycle Management

Operationalise and Scale – you have developed and implemented efficient processes to streamline entire product development lifecycles, from ideation to launch and beyond.

Process Improvement – you are able to conduct regular evaluations of product management processes to identify areas for improvement. Propose, develop, and implement enhancements aligned with Agile, Lean, and Continuous Integration principles.

Metrics and Reporting – proven experience in establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success. Generate regular reports on product performance, identify issues, and implement effective resolution strategies.

Product Governance and Funding

OKR Framework – familiar with implementation of robust OKR framework to set clear goals, track progress so that they ensure alignment with our business objectives.

Budget and Funding - overseen product budgets, allocated resources effectively and developed funding strategies to support product development and growth.

Governance Framework - established and maintained governance guidelines to ensure consistency, quality and adherence to standards across digital products.

Vendor Management and Collaboration

Vendor Oversight - Manage relationships with external vendors involved in digital product development. Ensure vendors deliver quality services, meet deadlines and adhere to contractual obligations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration - Foster a collaborative environment among digital product teams and stakeholders. Promote knowledge sharing, alignment of goals and effective communication to drive product success.

What we offer

• We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you, including requests for part time hours.
• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• An excellent 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.
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
• Domestic relocation if required.

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.

Come and join us in this exciting journey as a member of the leadership team, where you be integral in establishing and executing on our strategy, building our team, implementing best practices and technology to meet our plans for scaling and value delivery.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.