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Lead change by driving how our people experience transformation across a global ERP rollout.
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Empower teams through building capability and leading a high-performing change team.
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Shape outcomes by Influencing adoption and impact across diverse geographies.
About the Role
As the Manager Change, you’ll lead a team of change professionals to deliver strategic change initiatives across Rio Tinto’s Modern ERP program. You’ll play a key role in shaping how our people experience change, building capability across the business, and ensuring lasting value through effective adoption. This is a leadership role with global reach—partnering across business units, geographies, and functions to drive consistent, high-quality change outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
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Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in complex environments
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Strong understanding of the mining industry and operational contexts
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Demonstrated experience in large-scale ERP or enterprise transformation programs
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Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills
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Experience working in matrixed, multi-geography environments
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Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in fast-paced settings
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Familiarity with digital adoption platforms and change enablement tools (e.g., WalkMe)
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Bonus: Prosci or equivalent change certification; tertiary qualifications in Change Management, Business, Psychology, or related field
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
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Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team across multiple workstreams
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Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and outcome-focused team culture
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Drive consistency and quality in change management planning, execution, and reporting
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Provide strategic advice and coaching to build change leadership capability
Change Strategy & Execution
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Translate program objectives into actionable change strategies
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Oversee impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and readiness activities
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Partner with communications and training teams for integrated delivery
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Support deployment phases including cutover, go-live, and hypercare
Measurement & Continuous Improvement
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Use feedback and analytics to refine change strategies
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Champion change metrics to inform decisions and demonstrate value
What We Offer
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Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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Competitive base salary with annual incentive program
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Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance
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Attractive share ownership plan
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Career development & education assistance
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Flexible working arrangements
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Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
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Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
We are finding better ways to simplify our operations, expand our capability and improve productivity, to do this we are embarking on an exciting journey that will transition us to a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform moving from an old, outdated technology (currently RTBS) to a new digitally enabled S/4 HANA and application ecosystem.
An effective RTBS is a key enabler to Best Operator, given 30-60 per cent of our frontline time is spent in the system. To deliver this change we must ensure that we work closely with each of the Product Group’s (PGs) and Functions to modernise how we operate in the system. Consequently, this is not a technology led program it is business led.
Where you’ll be working
The newly created Modern ERP Implementation Program team within the Group Finance function will bring together a variety of specialist skillsets to shape our digital future and simplify, automate, modernise and improve our ways of working globally.
Applications close on Monday 1st Dec 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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 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 situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
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.
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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 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.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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 who we are.
Start your application
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.