Lead Technology And Strategy

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

This pivotal role entails leading a team of technical and business specialists and comes with excellent exposure and development opportunities.
This role will be responsible for driving Technology's Strategy for our East Coast operations, through rigorous prioritisation and ideation.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• With value at the forefront, provide thought leadership in how Technology can shape the future of the business.
• Ownership and governance of the DPD team processes and routines
• Lead a team to problem solve and think outside the box to solve business opportunities through the Discovery process
• Ensure there is a pipeline of clearly defined valued opportunities across the supply chain aligned to the business' Technology strategy and roadmap
• Supporting transition of products from Development into a Product Team including the development of proof-of-concept or prototype concepts
• Track, monitor and report on pipeline, value, and DPD progress to the Business and Technology Leadership Teams
• Ensure the Technology agenda in embedded into relevant Business routines
• Coordinate sessions with external vendors and service providers as part of solution options analysis

• Senior Industrial, Commercial or Business Qualifications with proven business experience
• Strategic, customer-centric, value-driven mindset
• A strong understanding of the digital landscape and demonstrated experience leading a transformation agenda
• Leadership and influencing skills, with the skill to challenge respectfully and lead a team effectively
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Ability to work with highly diverse teams and drive collaboration in a cross functional team environment, working effectively across all levels in the organization
• Ability to operate at a fast pace in a dynamic environment and able to triage priorities

Technical skills

• Being hypothesis minded, deriving actionable insights from our vast operational and organizational data.

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.

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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.