Specialist, IT Portfolio Management

Lean Agile Specialist - IT Portfolio Management

• Tremendous opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Great work life balance and attractive benefits
• Be part of a group that is health and safety focused and values inclusion
• Permanent position based in Brisbane or Perth, Australia

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Lean Agile Specialist – IT Portfolio Management to work within the Office of the CIO (oCIO) – Value Realisation Office (VRO).

You will be part of a team that enables IS&T to deliver strategic and customer centric value to its customers through lean/agile governance frameworks, guardrails, and guidance. 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, Lean Portfolio, and working within our global Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) team, you will: 

• Be committed to the safety of yourself and your team and lead by example with an ever-present growth mindset. 
• Work with various functions within IS&T to establish Right Sized Governance guidance, guardrails and training materials within a lean/agile context.
• Develop interim and future state governance materials to support IS&T’s digital transformation
• Implement / operationalise and manage lean governance events and processes
• Provide coaching and guidance on lean and agile portfolio ways of working
• Support the broader objectives and priorities of the VRO team

What you’ll bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A growth mindset and strong sense of customer-focus.
• Excellent collaboration, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work across various regions, cultures, and time zones.
• Experience in developing governance frameworks for both waterfall and agile environments at Portfolio and Programme levels
• Experience with Scaled Agile practices
• Understanding of CMMI or similar capability or process frameworks
• Strong experience working in a complex PMO/ Portfolio Office
• Be a positive influence over your team adopting and living our values or Care, Courage, and Curiosity.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have helped the world progress.
• A work environment where health and 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 subsidized 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 goals.
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Flexible working arrangements.

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 over 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 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

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.

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.