Principal Adviser Project Delivery

• 6-month contract leading the delivery of a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation impacting HR and Payroll processes.

• Drive complex ERP and software deployment initiatives across a dynamic enterprise environment.

• Manage and develop a high-performing project team while delivering critical business outcomes.

About the Role

Join out Modern ERP Program where you'll play a key leadership role in delivering SAP S/4HANA initiatives focused on HR, Payroll and broader ERP transformation. This role is suited to an experienced project manager professional who thrives in complex environments, can lead teams through change and has a track record of successfully delivering large-scale technology deployments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP S/4HANA projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.

• Manage multidisciplinary project teams, providing leadership, coaching, and performance support.

• Drive HR and Payroll transformation initiatives aligned to business priorities.

• Partner with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to deliver successful outcomes.

• Oversee project governance, reporting, risk management, and issue resolution.

• Coordinate software and ERP deployment activities across multiple workstreams.

• Ensure effective change management, readiness, and business adoption throughout the project lifecycle.

• Monitor project performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve delivery outcomes.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience leading large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation projects.

• Strong project delivery experience within ERP, enterprise technology, or digital transformation programs.

• Demonstrated leadership of project teams in complex and fast-paced environments.

• Experience delivering HR and Payroll technology projects and process improvements or/and software deployments.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Expertise in project governance, risk management, budgeting, and reporting.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on delivery outcomes.

• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and solution-focused approach.

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation that is aligned to the specialist nature and impact of the role.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment.

• Career development to further your ambitions.

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Be part of Rio Tinto’s global Modern ERP transformation, contributing directly to one of the organisation’s most significant multi‑year programs.

• High‑impact contract role where your expertise helps shape the future of Planning & Reporting across a global enterprise.

Where You’ll Be Working 

You’ll join the Modern ERP Program within our Group Finance function — a multi‑disciplinary team bringing together technology, process, data and change specialists to reshape how work happens across Rio Tinto. We’re modernising a 20‑year‑old ERP system and redesigning core business processes to improve safety, efficiency and innovation.

 This work will make it easier for people across our global operations to spend less time on transactional tasks and more time on the work that really matters. By simplifying and digitising how the organisation runs, the Modern ERP Program is creating the foundation for future productivity gains, smarter decision‑making and AI‑enabled transformation across the business

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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