Lead Principal Portfolio Strategy & Development

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

• The role is full time and based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth or Melbourne

Purpose

Business Development is part of Portfolio Strategy and Development team, led by our Chief Development Officer. Our primary purpose is to create long-term value by strengthening BHP's portfolio of Assets and investment opportunities.

We are seeking a motivated professional with the imagination and drive to strengthen and enhance BHP's portfolio by establishing strategic commercial arrangements to deliver value for our Assets and our shareholders. You will also have an opportunity to generate, evaluate and execute new business ideas aligned with BHP's strategy to grow its exposure to future facing commodities.

Key accountabilities include:

• Identify opportunities to establish and improve high value, complex and highly strategic commercial arrangements for our Assets
• Lead the evaluation of targeted projects and execution of transactions, develop business cases, and communicate findings to stakeholders
• Manage diverse internal and external teams
• Provide commercial leadership on a broad range of issues to support our Assets
• Build relationships with key industry participants, advisors, and other stakeholders
• Represent BHP at important industry events to position BHP as the preferred partner of choice, strengthen market engagement and generate proprietary deal flow
• Maintain an overriding commitment to health and safety and BHP's charter values and Code of Conduct

• Relevant tertiary qualification/s in either business, Law, Finance, Engineering or Geology
• Transaction experience (direct investing or sell-side advisory) in corporate/business development, investment banking, private equity/debt, VC or hedge fund industry; preferably in the minerals industry
• Technical knowledge (theoretical & practical) with particular focus on the areas of valuation methodology and practices, transaction structuring, due diligence and risk assessment
• Knowledge of the minerals industry; a basic understanding of geology, mining engineering, mineral processing and infrastructure is a plus

Attributes, Skills and Experience

• Ability to apply understanding of operational and technical disciplines to identify value-added business development opportunities
• Proven track record of originating, structuring, negotiating, managing, and executing transactions
• Experience managing internal and external multidisciplinary teams efficiently and effectively
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with ability to structure and present complex ideas and information in a simple, articulate, balanced and persuasive way
• Proven ability to develop strong relationships, effective in managing and influencing key stakeholders
• Self-starter and team player with a high level of maturity, excellent people and project management skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity and constant change; the ability to work in a fast-paced environment is a must
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with impeccable business judgement
• Demonstrated ability to thrive under tight timelines and competing priorities

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. 

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that's more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at *********@bhp.com.