Product Owner/ Technical Architect- SAP

Product Owner/ Technical Architect- SAP

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Work in a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for exposure to cutting-edge technology
• Permanent position based in Brisbane

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

About the role:

We are looking for a Product Owner/ Technical Architect- SAP to act as the Product Owner and Architecture lead for SAP ERP platforms with a focus on the 1-3 year horizon. The role will be responsible for reviewing new demands, assessing architectural fit and will provide support to external and internal customers. The role will also be responsible for defining the 1-3 year roadmap for SAP ERP to ensure technical currency and operational stability.

Reporting to the Manager, ERP Operations and working in a collaborative and highly experienced team, the Product Owner/ Technical Architect– SAP, you will:

• Represent SAP ERP Platforms in the shaping of new demands or projects, ensuring alignment with architecture standards / product alignment with a focus on the 1-3 year horizon. 
• Supports relevant internal and external customers to ensure all solutions delivered are robust, fit for purpose and meet Technology Platforms standards. 
• Maintain 1-3 year roadmaps for SAP ERP platforms and coordinate solutioning / architecture and delivery.
• Ensure proposals, estimates and other activities are reviewed, approved and delivered to a high standard.
• Validate the design of solutions, maximise appropriate usage of our assets and integration into the existing environment.
• Refine and improve technical design standards and implementation methods to improve quality of delivery, whilst identifying Continuous Improvement Opportunities.

What you’ll bring

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Expert experience as an SAP ERP Technical Consultant/ Product Owner or in a similar role in a large scale enterprise environment.
• A number of years successfully implementing large scale global IT projects including core and critical SAP ERP solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering projects across a wide range of SAP technologies, on-prem and SaaS
• Demonstrated experience in running complex SAP environments in the cloud, preferably Azure
• Experience working in a highly outsourced environment, with multiple stakeholders, in multiple regions with varying time-zones.
• Extensive architecture, design and delivery experience and the ability to drive continuous improvement and application of emerging technologies.
• You will be solution oriented, with excellent supplier relationship building skills.
• Good communication, negotiation and influencing skills, and confidence to operate at all levels of the business.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and hard work, and go home knowing you’ve 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 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will 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

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 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.