Product Owner - Digital Lead

Product Owner - Digital Lead

• Lead the evolution and operations of the HR digital solutions ecosystem
• Further develop your creativity and solve challenging business problems by creating simple, intuitive, and engaging user experiences
• Work with a team of global HR Systems experts

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We're hiring a Product Owner - Digital Lead to manage and deliver digital solutions that solve business challenges. You'll work with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and business strategy and deliver from ideation to implementation. You'll also build strong partnerships and networks to identify, shape, and manage the delivery of digital improvements that support business objectives.

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 looking for a Product Owner, to lead the evolution and operations of the digital solutions ecosystem in the Global HR Develop People process space. This is a great opportunity for a digital expert to seek and understand complex business challenges and act as a business translator of technical complexity.

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 Manager, HR Systems and working in a group of within a team of global HR Systems experts, you will be:

• Creating and maintaining partnerships and networks to understand strategic goals, priorities and business challenges that need to be solved, acting as a business translator of technical complexity
• Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of digital initiatives that support business objectives
• Challenging the status quo, with care, courage and curiosity, to provide innovative solutions that keep us up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices to stay ahead of the game
• Leading and managing initiatives and projects aligned with our strategic objectives
• Building cross-skilled & agile capability across Digital SMEs in the team

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Customer-centric approach with a deep understanding of user needs to design intuitive and engaging user experiences with a principle of simplicity
• Partnering and collaborative approach to work, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders
• Ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts in a way that is easily understood by various audiences from end users to senior executives
• Curious lean/agile mindset with thinking that traverses strategic, tactical, and operational layers at varying degrees
• Passion for innovation and keeping up-to-date with emerging trends, best practice, and technologies in both the HR and digital product space
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and continuously evaluate and optimise product performance
• Highly flexible in your approach with a proven ability to manage competing demands across diverse stakeholder needs
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver high-quality products on time and on budget

Desirable:

• Experienced in working with cloud-based technology (e.g. Cornerstone OnDemand, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP Success Factors, Oracle HCM etc.) and taking an active interest in solution design
• Experienced in leading product discovery, creating product vision, and contributing to the overall product strategy and roadmap
• Experience with human-centered design, including user research and design thinking

We believe that a deep technical background is not mandatory, as our technology landscape is constantly changing, we have a team of Digital SMEs who provide detailed technical knowledge. What is important is a commitment to continuous learning and improvement, with a willingness to take on new challenges and learn new skills as needed. 

We're looking for someone who is passionate about how digital solutions can creatively solve challenging business problems and creating simple, intuitive, and engaging user experiences that give time back to our employees when engaging with HR processes and services.

What we offer 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paidparental leave
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 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); and

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 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

People Experience provide HR advisory, global mobility, talent acquisition and recruitment, employee relations, remuneration and performance services to leaders, employees & HR business partners.

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.

Applications close on 30th August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).