Senior Advisor, People Analytics - Projects

Senior Advisor, People Analytics – Projects

• Great opportunity to join a global leader in mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Work in a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for exposure to both highly visible projects and cutting-edge technology
• 12-month fixed term position based in Brisbane

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

We are looking for a Senior Adviser, People Analytics – Projects to partner and collaborate across functions and the business to deliver deeper insights into our people data. As the preferred applicant of this role, you will contribute to the transition of People reporting to BW4HANA.

This role is a great opportunity for an analytical, pragmatic and curious problem solver to work with our global stakeholders. Reporting to the Manager, People Analytics and working in a collaborative and inclusive team within the People Experience – Digital organisation, you will:

• Review and modernization of security model and data standards
• Design of an enterprise data model for people data
• Be responsible in the transition of reporting from BW classic to BW4HANA
• Manage multiple streams of work end to end and stakeholders across business groups and locations.
• Partner with the HR population in the hub to promote knowledge and awareness of how people data can support their work.

You will be working and involved in the new Data Lakehouse platform Rio Tinto is about to launch in the future. The Lakehouse will allow Rio Tinto to move from a fragmented, siloed, complicated data web to a single accessible source. Through the use of a Data Bricks platform, we will enable our People function to present and analyse data from a variety of different sources in a unified and controlled way. All in one place, simplified and historically accurate.

What you’ll bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Several years of relevant experience in Data transformation/ETL and analytics
• Proficiency with visualization and data transformation (Power BI, SQL, Easymorph preferred)
• Good understanding and experience in working end-to-end business, business process improvement, technology and integration points
• Detailed knowledge and experience of Rio Tinto Manage People and BW reporting would be preferred
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills including the ability to influence stakeholders of all levels

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge and experience working across cultures and geographies
• Experience with SQL, Python/R, Excel, MS Platform, and SAP

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 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
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance
• 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)

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

The HR function supports over 47 000 employees in 35 countries globally and operates out of three business hubs in Brisbane, Perth and Montreal. People Analytics roles have diverse, multi-industry backgrounds and comprehensive skills in the fields of reporting, data transformation, data analysis and visualization. These skills are used to turn data into information that can be used to make improved decisions and generate competitive advantage for Rio Tinto.

You will be encouraged to collaborate and to be continually improving and sharing your skills and knowledge across Human Resources.  We accept that no-one can know everything, which is why team working is so important to us. We are looking for someone with curiosity for the unknown, self-awareness and humility to admit what you don’t know but share what you do – and an energy to keep learning and building your skills.

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.