Program Leader - DataXplorer

Program Lead DataXplorer

• Join a growing team at the forefront of exploration technology
• Support the mission to rewrite the way we capture, manage, and consume data
• Permanent full-time opportunity based in any one of our exploration hubs globally

About the role

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

We are seeking a Program Lead DataXplorer to lead the delivery of an evolving ecosystem where trusted data is transformed, integrated, and made accessible via a suite of agile tools and workflows. This role spans exploration, data and information management and analytics, driving greater value from data, delivering insights to geoscientists and making better decisions faster: Data discoveries for discoveries from data.

Our exploration technical knowledge team within the Rio Tinto Exploration business, is responsible for transforming the way we find, evaluate and mine resources by developing and implementing ground-breaking technologies as part of our rapidly changing, data rich world.

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 General Manager Data & Information Management you will:

• Develop a strategic roadmap to deliver an evolving ecosystem of agile tools and workflows which addresses short term value adding opportunities and strategic data foundations.
• Build and lead a diverse global programme team that identifies, selects and delivers improvement work packages.
• Apply governance, discipline, and quality assurance across improvement projects.
• Define and implement measures to assess success criteria, performance, governance and sustainability of DataXplorer value generation.
• Maintain an engagement model for DataXplorer including steer co, working groups, stakeholder, internal/external partners, and expanded network of regional champions.
• Develop and implement a change enablement plan to deliver a DataXplorer culture, behaviours and goals.
• Develop standardised data training rollout covering data literacy, data responsibility and data security.
• Maintain a support model for DataXplorer ecosystem to ensure sustainability and operational efficiencies
• Partner with IS&T Business Partner team for the delivery of IT work packages

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Passionate about data, and insights to be gained. Excited to make change.
• Dependable compassionate leader with the ability to develop and mentor technical teams, both internally, and across exploration.
• Embraces the opportunity to work with a diverse and global team.
• Excited to manage multiple projects in a complex and expanding environment.
• The courage to challenge norms; the curiosity to find new paths.
• Enthusiastic to foster internal and external partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions.
• Experience in exploration, geosciences and/or data & information tools and practices desirable.
• An understanding of data manipulation and interrogation with experience in programming/querying languages and cloud platforms desirable.
• Strong communication and influencing skills including the ability to deliver recommendations and reports for management and present information for a range of stakeholders.
• Fluent in English

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 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)
• Relocation assistance where necessary

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’ll be working

At Rio Tinto Exploration, we are investing in growth for the future – starting with the exploration for new sources of essential materials. Our talented team of explorers are constantly searching the world, seeking to create value for the business by discovering and acquiring economically, socially and environmentally sustainable resources. We have 63 programmes in eight commodities across 16 countries.

We’re focused on fast-tracking technologies, data and using analytical insights to unlock value and improve the effectiveness and efficiency at every stage of the exploration process. We’re looking for a diverse team of leaders in technology and data science experts to drive our technology strategy and create viable discovery opportunities for Rio Tinto.

Role based in any of Rio Tinto Exploration’s hubs (Reading, Salt Lake City, Perth, Brisbane, Santiago, Brasilia, Lima, Vancouver).

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.

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

Applications close on Friday, 27th May 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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