Product Owner, Reward HR Systems

Manager, Product Owner Reward People

• Supports the Rio Tinto global operations, stakeholders, and processes
• Works in a collaborative and dynamic environment
• Fixed term contract, flexible location

About the role

We are looking for a Manager, Product Owner Reward People to manage and deliver digital solutions that solve business challenges. You'll work with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and business strategy to deliver technology solutions 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.

Reporting to the HR Systems Manager, you will be involved with the following:

• Lead the evolution and operations of the digital solutions ecosystem in the Global HR Reward People process space
• Create and maintain partnerships and networks to understand strategic goals, priorities and business challenges that need to be solved, acting as a business translator of technical complexity
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of digital initiatives that support business objectives
• Challenge the status quo, with care and curiosity, to provide innovative solutions that keep us up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices to stay ahead of the game
• Lead and manage initiatives and projects aligned with our strategic objectives
• Build cross-skilled & agile capability across Digital SMEs in the team

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• 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 optimize 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 (HCM systems e.g. Cornerstone OnDemand, Workday, 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

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Domestic re-location if required

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.

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

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change. 

Applications close on Friday 26 May 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.