Act as the 2IC shaping training and enablement for a major SAP S/4HANA transformation
Influence readiness strategy and delivery as the business prepares for golive
Partner with leaders and change teams to ensure the organisation is Day1 ready
About the role
We are looking for a Principal Adviser Training & Enablement to act as the 2IC to the Program Training Lead within Rio Tintos SAP S/4HANA (Modern ERP) program. Based in Brisbane this role plays a critical leadership and coordination role as the program prepares for golive where the business transitions to S/4HANA.
This is a senior advisory and executionshaping role. You will work closely with the Program Training Lead stepping into conversations taking ownership of complex enablement activities and ensuring training is designed planned and delivered in a way that enables the business to be Day1 ready.
What youll be doing
Act as 2IC to the Program Training Lead stepping into leadership conversations and taking accountability for complex training and enablement activities
Lead and coordinate Training Needs Analysis to define impacted audiences readiness requirements and Day1 capability for the SAP S/4HANA golive
Shape training insights into clear curricula learning pathways and rollout strategies across Global Process Owners and regions
Coordinate and prepare digital learning and eLearning assets ensuring readiness for deployment through Workday (LMS)
Oversee the use learning tools to support detailed rolebased system enablement
Lead trainthetrainer preparation and rollout supporting largescale delivery for 300 trainers globally
Work closely with regional training leads to plan delivery logistics localisation and translation requirements
Ensure all training and enablement outcomes reflect a strong Rio Tinto lens aligned to change adoption and business readiness
What youll bring
Senior experience in Learning & Development training or enablement leadership ideally within largescale transformation programs
Proven capability leading or coordinating Training Needs Analysis curriculum planning and global rollout models
Experience supporting ERP or SAP S/4HANA implementations with a strong focus on adoption and readiness
Ability to operate as a principal adviser and 2IC confidently influencing leaders and stepping into complex discussions
Strong stakeholder management skills across change teams regional leads and system integrators
Experience with enterprise learning platforms and enablement tools (e.g. Workday LMS Enable Now or similar)
Exposure to global delivery localisation and translation approaches balancing consistency with regional needs
What We Offer
Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work
A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
Competitive base salary with annual incentive program
Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance
Attractive share ownership plan
Career development & education assistance
Flexible working arrangements
Be part of Rio Tintos global Modern ERP transformation contributing directly to one of the organisations most significant multiyear programs
Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
Exclusive employee discounts (banking accommodation cars retail and more
Where Youll Be Working
Youll join the Modern ERP Program a multidisciplinary team bringing together technology process data and change specialists to reshape how work happens across Rio Tinto. Were modernising a 20yearold 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 decisionmaking and AIenabled 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 cant do it on our own so were 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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