Manager Ethics and Compliance Australasia

About the role

Rio Tinto is looking for a Manager Ethics & Compliance – Australasia to lead ethics and compliance support across its Australian operations. This is a permanent, Perth-based role with an Australia-wide remit, operational exposure and occasional international travel. You will report to the Senior Manager EMEA and Australasia and lead a senior Australia-based team, advising business and functional leaders on material integrity and regulatory risks.

Key responsibilities

• Advise business and functional leaders on material ethics and compliance risks, emerging issues and strategic decisions
• Translate group ethics and compliance requirements into practical, risk-based implementation across Australian operations
• Provide risk insights to product group, regional, asset and risk, audit and compliance forums, escalating matters outside risk appetite
• Lead proportionate second-line monitoring and assurance across priority risks, controls and locations
• Assess control design and effectiveness, identify systemic issues and oversee remediation
• Provide or coordinate specialist advice on anti-bribery and corruption, third-party risk, conflicts, sanctions, export controls, privacy, fraud and speak-up matters
• Support significant investigations, incident response and root cause analysis while maintaining first-line accountability
• Lead, coach and prioritise the Australian ethics and compliance team, directing resources to the highest-risk work

Required profile

• Significant experience in ethics and compliance, regulatory risk, assurance or business integrity within a complex multinational or operational environment
• Demonstrated ability to advise and constructively challenge senior leaders on complex, sensitive or material integrity matters
• Proven people leadership and prioritisation capability, with experience leading senior professionals
• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

Required skills

• Risk assessment, control design and effectiveness, monitoring, assurance, remediation and governance
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills

What we offer

• A competitive base salary with an annual incentive program
• Medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Share ownership plan and company-provided insurance cover
• Salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance
• Family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support and leave
• Employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more