Manager Functional Delivery

• Lead business‑critical project delivery in one of Rio Tinto’s largest transformation programs

• Shape how global teams adopt SAP S/4HANA and redesigned business processes

• Drive outcomes— influence, lead and deliver at scale

• 12+ month fixed term opportunity

About the role

As Manager Project Delivery - Functional Delivery, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving business‑facing delivery across Rio Tinto’s Modern ERP (SAP S/4HANA) transformation.

This role is designed for an experienced Program Manager leader who can confidently take charge of complex delivery at scale. You’ll provide strategic oversight across multiple functional workstreams, leading multiple project managers ensuring plans, dependencies and risks are actively managed while keeping delivery on track through the S/4HANA uplift.

You’ll lead and coach a team of experienced Project Managers responsible for functional and process‑led delivery, setting clear direction and standards while maintaining strong visibility across scope, schedule, cost and quality. Ensuring solutions are not only delivered on time, but are genuinely ready for real‑world business use.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and coach a team of Project Managers delivering functional ERP workstreams across the SAP S/4HANA program

• Leverage extensive SAP S/4HANA implementation experience to solve complex business process and system integration challenges across multiple workstreams

• Own end‑to‑end project delivery planning, including schedules, resourcing, dependencies and integrated delivery views

• Maintain strong oversight of delivery risks and issues, actively resolving cross‑stream dependencies to keep momentum

• Ensure business processes and teams are fully ready for testing, adoption and successful go‑live

• Partner closely with GPOs, functional SMEs and business stakeholders to align delivery priorities with business outcomes

• Drive delivery performance across scope, cost, time and quality, using clear governance and reporting

• Manage Systems Integrator performance within a commercial delivery model to ensure commitments are met

• Provide strong day‑to‑day leadership by setting direction, prioritising work, coaching the team, and removing blockers

What you’ll bring

• Proven program and project delivery experience in complex environments

• Direct experience delivering an ERP transformation or major upgrade

• Demonstrated SAP S/4HANA program delivery experience

• A background in SAP functional consulting experience  

• Experience operating at a program leadership level, driving outcomes across multiple streams rather than a single project or workstream

• Strong leadership capability with experience leading delivery teams

• Confidence working with senior business stakeholders and delivery partners

• Ability to translate business needs into executable delivery plans

• Strong risk management, prioritisation, and decision‑making skills

• Experience working with Systems Integrators or third‑party vendors

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 — 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 ignite innovation.

 This work supports our people across global operations to spend less time on transactional tasks and more time on 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.

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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.