Talent Acquisition Partner – People Function

• Partner closely with leaders to shape critical hires that enable Rio Tinto’s People strategy 

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, from defining hiring needs and proactive sourcing through to offer 

• Combine hands‑on delivery with trusted talent advisory and market insights 

• Flexible working arrangements available, based in our Brisbane Hub

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 a Talent Acquisition Partner to play a meaningful role in ensuring Rio Tinto has the right people in the right roles at the right time, while delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring leader experience. 

Partnering closely with leaders and HR business partners across the People (HR) function, you will provide end‑to‑end recruitment delivery, building credibility through strategic talent advisory for professional roles. This role blends hands‑on hiring with proactive sourcing, market insight development and coaching, contributing to both immediate hiring outcomes and longer‑term workforce planning. 

This is a great opportunity for someone who understands the value of stakeholder engagement, builds capability through relationships, and enjoys actively networking in the talent market. 

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Team Lead within the global Talent Acquisition team, you will be: 

• Delivering end‑to‑end recruitment, owning the candidate experience from initial engagement through to offer acceptance 

• Partnering with leaders to conduct a hiring needs analysis, understanding capability gaps and market context 

• Managing recruitment processes to achieve quality hiring outcomes within agreed timeframes 

• Screening, assessing and shortlisting candidates aligned to role requirements and business needs 

• Providing talent advisory through market insights, talent availability and salary guidance 

• Proactively sourcing, engaging and building talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles 

• Managing recruitment agencies where required, including briefing, performance and cost control 

• Coaching hiring leaders on effective hiring and selection practices, maintaining accurate hiring data, and contributing to workforce planning and TA projects & initiatives 

• Contributing to how we showcase Rio Tinto’s employer brand 

While this role is part of Rio Tinto’s global Talent Acquisition team, the recruitment focus will be predominantly Asia-Pacific based. You will also support selected recruitment activity across Rio Tinto’s global hubs, partnering with leaders and TA colleagues internationally. 

About you 

You are a proactive and commercially minded TA professional who enjoys partnering with leaders and delivering high‑quality outcomes. You bring a balance of operational recruitment expertise and trusted advisory capability including: 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 

• Proven experience delivering end‑to‑end recruitment across professional or corporate portfolios 

• Strong ability to partner with leaders, translating hiring needs into effective recruitment strategies 

• Experience in proactive sourcing, pipelining and market mapping 

• Confidence providing market insight, salary guidance and talent advice 

• A strong focus on candidate experience and inclusive hiring practices 

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills 

• Comfort working with recruitment data, systems and reporting 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering within agreed timeframes 

• A collaborative, solutions‑focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement 

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  

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

• 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 & cultural leave)  

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)  

Applications close on Friday the 19th of June (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). #gts

Rio Tinto will not be accepting applications via Recruitment Agency partners.

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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