Product Manager

Product Manager

Rio Tinto is building a world-class Digital Products team. We're establishing a Product Management team to support our Product portfolio and guide our business-critical programs of work.

About the role

Do you thrive on tackling complex business problems and shaping the future of digital products? We're seeking a passionate Product Manager, to drive digital roadmaps and value from our planning and scheduling applications and platforms.

Planning and scheduling are key capabilities in our business.  Our ability to effectively plan and schedule large scale, integrated systems of assets – across mine, rail and port operations – sets us apart, as a source of competitive advantage.   As such, we’ve developed (and continue to develop) a number of bespoke, integrated digital products in these domains. 

Reporting to the Senior Product Manager – Operations Planning, the Product Manager is the primary IS&T contact for scheduling products and platforms across the group.  Working closely with business stakeholders, as part of blended teams, you’ll collaborate widely with senior stakeholders, to articulate and then drive product vision, strategy and roadmaps. 

Join us and make a lasting impact on our organisation!

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.

• Demonstrated understanding of product lifecycle management, with proven ability to manage and develop product roadmaps and product strategies.

• Familiarity / exposure to product value frameworks and product commercialisation highly regarded.

• Working knowledge and experience with Agile frameworks.

• Strategic and commercial acumen, acting as a trusted advisor to influence senior management and stakeholder decisions.

• Demonstrated product management experience in planning, scheduling and inventory management contexts highly regarded. 

• Experience in developing digital products using optimisation and simulation techniques.

• Exhibit a forward-thinking mindset – envisioning future states of digital products in alignment with evolving business conditions and strategies, to drive vision and strategy for scheduling products.

• Analytical skills, to anticipate challenges and devise innovative solutions, maintaining a focus on delivering high-quality product outcomes.

• Focus on measurable outcomes, driving teams towards achieving business targets and delivering exceptional value to customers.

• Ability to empathetically guide, coach and mentor Associate Product Managers, encouraging professional growth and foster a supportive environment.

Specific accountabilities for the Product Manager, include:

• Provide oversight to supporting functions in Design, Engineering and Data and Analytics.

• A focus on problem definition and value realisation – providing strategic recommendations into product viability, clearly linked to return on investment. 

• Build and maintain trust with stakeholders through consistent, high-quality product delivery and effective communication.

What you will bring

• A graduate degree in a relevant field.

• At least 5 years Product Management experience.

• Experience in working across mining value chains or business improvement roles is desirable.

• Experience creating and delivering presentations to both technical and business audiences.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills. Prior experience with managing large groups of stakeholders.

• Broad understanding of product lifecycle management.

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills demonstrated by the ability to structure issues and analyse alternative solutions.

• Excellent communication skills – being able to communicate effectively both strategic vision and specific details to various stakeholders, from leadership to individual team members and technical teams.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Strong organisational and time-management skills.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your 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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees 

• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions

• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan

• Wellbeing benefits

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter. Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)  

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.

Come and join us in this exciting journey as a member of the Product Management team, where you be integral in establishing and executing on our strategy, building our team, implementing best practices and technology to meet our plans for scaling and value delivery.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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.

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.