Technology & Systems Lead – Learning Excellence

Technology & Systems Lead – Learning Excellence

• Be part of a progressive team that is collaborative, values driven and prioritises diversity and inclusion.
• Partner with functional and operational leaders and their teams to develop and maintain technology systems and reporting to enable the safe production for our operational teams.
• Lead a small team of data-focused specialists developing breakthrough projects relating to learning management systems and innovative technological solutions.
• Located in Perth with flexible working.

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Technology & Systems Lead – Learning Excellence to oversee the design, delivery and deployment of best-in-class technology, metrics and reporting solutions to the Capability Development function that will support an integrated onboarding and ongoing learning delivery model and meets the needs of our Iron Ore business. Your role will support development and implementation of initiatives from concept to delivery including developing and managing project scopes, plans, budgets, resources, change management, communication and stakeholders, plans, work packages, milestones, and project reporting. 

This role is a great opportunity for capable technology and data leader with an understanding of metrics that drive business value to join an exciting and high-energy environment where you will be supported and empowered by your leader to do things differently with a focus on placing people at the centre of everything we do. 

We are an open, connected 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, Learning Excellence, you will play an important role in supporting the design, development and deployment of technology solutions, metrics and reporting, quality project and change management and stakeholder engagement. 

You will: 

• Liaise with the people function and our operational teams to conduct needs evaluations, which support and incorporate business objectives, strategies, and policies, specifically related to capability development metrics & reporting.
• Proactively identify, coordinate and lead improvement in our systems, metrics and reporting services.
• Manage and develop the performance of the team in line with Rio Tinto’s company values, to achieve objectives. 
• Participate as a team member / subject matter expert on learning and development projects.
• Identify opportunities for development and rationalisation of systems and services and the adoption of a common / consistent approach to learning and development across the business.
• Support the development of applications and utilisation of technology to digitise processes to increase efficiencies within the learning excellence and broader capability development team.
• Manage and coordinate co-design phase activities including documenting requirements, current state analysis, future state analysis, prioritisation, and user centric experience mapping.
• Manage data extraction, cleansing, migration and archiving.

In addition, this role will maintain a focus on continuous improvement opportunities by evaluating technology and learning solutions and supporting capability uplift initiatives. 

What you’ll bring 

As a people focused leader, you will have demonstrated experience in the development of technology solutions, metrics, and reporting with a focus on articulating business value. A strong skillset in people, project, and stakeholder management, with the ability to operate at both a tactical/operational and strategic level concurrently to ensure the solution is relevant “on-the-ground” but also fits the overall strategic intent of learning. 

We're looking for someone with strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience in managing internal communication and messaging coupled with demonstrated experience in delivering through others in a matrix organisational structure without formal authority. 

From a project and change management perspective, you're experienced in agile methodologies – design thinking, persona led journeys, have experience developing use cases in conjunction with strong understanding of learning (business) processes with experience managing change within large complex organisations. 

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)
• 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’ll be working 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore. 

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. 

Applications close on Monday 24^th July 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)