HR Business Partners

HR Business Partners

• Partner with senior leaders to translate business strategies into people strategies

• Support our Iron Ore Business to achieve its vision to be the most valued resource business

• Multiple opportunities available. Locations may include Perth (5/2) or Pilbara – Residential Coastal (5/2, 4/3). Flexible arrangements available for all

About the roles

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

At Rio Tinto, people are a core part of every element of our business strategy, and the opportunities and challenges that we need to solve as a global organisation are complex. Reporting to the relevant Senior/General Manager within the Iron Ore People team, you will partner with senior leaders to design and/or execute initiatives to enhance culture and engagement in line with the business strategy. 

These are great opportunities to support our Iron Ore business to achieve its vision to be the most valued resource business.

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.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Relevant senior business partnering experience within a large, networked organisation

• Ability to define strategy and translate that strategy into executable and measurable outcomes

• Proven ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior leadership and apply contemporary HR systems, processes, and obligations to complex problems

• Ability to coach and influence senior leaders in a way that drives improvement, tests conventional thinking and challenges the status quo

• Experience in organisational design and implementation of appropriate tools and systems, organisation and development interventions

• A HR or business-related qualification will be seen as advantageous

• It will be beneficial if you have experience within the resources/heavy industry/manufacturing sector

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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

• 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, cultural leave)

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

Where you’ll be working

Locations may include Perth (5/2) or Pilbara – Residential Coastal (5/2, 4/3). Flexible arrangements available for all.

Applications close on Monday 9th March, 2026 (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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