Adviser Benefit

Adviser Benefits

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development

• Exposure to global Operations, processes and stakeholders

• Role based in Salt Lake City, Utah

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.

About the role

We are looking for an Adviser, Benefits, to support the design, governance and execution of various benefits, health & insurance and pension programs across the region.

In this role, you will manage day-to-day operations and have oversight of key vendor partnerships, providing operational guidance, advice, and training support, and serving as a trusted advisor to the People community.

This role is a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is keen to make a difference through their curiosity, innovative mindset, and courage to challenge the status quo. This role is part of the Benefits Area of Expertise team at Rio Tinto, reporting to the Manager, Benefits – USA & South America.

Supporting the broader Benefits Area of Expertise, in this exciting role, you will:

• Contribute to the design, continuous improvement and delivery of benefits programs for the region.

• Manage day-to-day key vendor partnerships, including end-to-end governance, risk and financial processes.

• Work closely with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Tax, IS&T and Ethics & Integrity teams to manage vendors and ensure the provision of services by vendors (where applicable) meet or exceed expectations, agreed performance targets and operate within Rio Tinto frameworks and risk tolerance;

• Provide support to American business units by providing internal expert advice.

• Be recognised as a trusted advisor for all key stakeholders;

• Attend and provide support to relevant Committee and Trustee board meetings;

• Ensure administration, governance, compliance and risk management frameworks relevant to all plans always remain appropriate;

• Build and maintain mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships;

• Leverage knowledge to understand the local context and provide support for continuous improvement;

• Provide input into and update benefit standards, policies and reporting as necessary;

• Maintain an excellent awareness and knowledge of market practice, trends, insights and innovation in all areas of benefits, health & risk insurance and pensions;

• Provide operational support and training to all relevant operational, support and services teams; and

• Support the People community, business units and leaders with global initiatives and projects.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline

• 5+ years of experience supporting U.S. Benefits programs (e.g., health, retirement, wellness, leaves), ideally within a large or complex organization

• Solid understanding of U.S. benefits regulations and compliance

• Strong experience working with HR data, benefits reporting, and analytics, with advanced proficiency in Excel

• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver with attention to detail

• Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex data and benefits topics clearly

• Strong focus on care for people, health and safety and environment;

• The courage to challenge, and curiosity to continuously improve.

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.

• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.

• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.

• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.

• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.

• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

Where You’ll Be Working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.

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