Technology Product Owner, Projects Centre of Excellence
BHP
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Product Manager -Operational Functions Technology (OFT) in the Enterprise & Global Technology Team, you will be the owner of the global & enterprise technology solutions (Commercial Off-the-Shelf and Custom Developed) that are used across our company for project and portfolio management. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Being a strategic partner to functions and our Assets to drive alignment of Functional and Technology strategies, ensuring it is aligned with business needs and opportunities.
- Being a recognized Functional Technology domain expert and acting as a change agent to assist in digital transformation at BHP by collaborating with the functions on a 5-year technology strategy and product roadmap, setting ambitious and clear product vision and communicating it effectively
- Collaborating with the Project Center of Excellence (PCOE) Team to to develop and maintain BHP’s global standards and best practices to ensure Projects (PCOE) applications are configured/developed to meet the business requirements to maintain Projects (PCOE) information in the most effective and efficient manner
- Accountability for the stability, sustainability, and lifecycle management of the solutions in the OFT portfolio (from inception through operation) including architecture and design governance, Capital/OPEX project delivery (through project delivery team), Technology application ownership (application lifecycle management), and service ownership (operations management), driving standardization and continuous improvement through DevSecOps.
- Raising awareness of technology services and elevating the profile of Technology within functions and our Assets
- Identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and delivering improvement initiatives that make a tangible difference in the felt experience of our internal and external customers and embedding a culture of continuous improvement in the team.
- Leading, motivating and mentoring a globally diverse team of in-house and outsourced professionals by establishing a strong team of teams and delivery culture rooted in BHP’s charter values.
- Support the management of vendor/customer selection, contracts, and performance to maximize operational and financial outcomes and mitigate BHP's exposure to risk.
- Budgeting, Forecasting, Capital Management and Workforce planning for the product team
About You
- Deep understanding and proven experience in a product DevSecOps environment for global applications and technology services delivery in a similar domain
- Ability to manage a portfolio of complex technology projects delivered through multiple project management teams with waterfall and agile delivery methods
- Proven skills for Product Management, Application Portfolio Management, Architecture, Software Lifecycle Management, Service Management, Cloud and Infrastructure, Application Integration, Data Governance, Cyber Security, Vendor Management
- Highly effective relationship building skills and an ability to negotiate with and influence leaders and senior management
- Strong Business consulting and engagement, with an ability to drive difficult prioritization conversations.
- Understanding of functional business processes and emerging technology trends
- Strong action orientation and problem solving, collaboration and decision-making skills.
- Well-developed issue management skills, with ability to analyze risks to the business and report on operational implications with recommendations for mitigation
- Strong people leadership experience in leading internal and external teams.
- Experience in developing and leading budgets and schedules, and a sharp business acumen
- Able to operate within Agile and DevOps methodologies and practices
- Not afraid to “roll up the sleeves” and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn – encourages teams to do the same
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.