Senior Adviser L&D
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Charlotte, NC - USA
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Job Summary
Senior Adviser L&D
Lead leadership and capability development across Rio Tinto Lithiums global asset footprint with primary focus on sites in the USUKand China
Based in North Carolinaoperatingin a hybrid model (Charlotte and Bessemer City three days per week in-office)
Build and scale the Learning & Development capability initially as an individual contributor with the opportunity to grow a highperforming team over time
WereFinding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs now and in the future. Our values carecourageand curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
The Senior AdviserL&Dplays a critical role in building leadership capability and workforce readiness across Rio Tinto Lithiums global asset footprint. While anchored in North Carolina this role supports a geographically dispersed portfolio and balances sitelevel execution with broader functional leadership across Lithium operations outside of Argentina. The role includes direct L&D support for the Bessemer City site alongside oversight of leadership and capability development for sites in the UK and China.
Learning and Development is an essential lever to mitigate operational risk enable safe and efficient performance and build the capabilityto meet current and future business needs. This role oversees the end-to-end learning lifecycle including identification of learning needs design and development of learning solutions delivery and scheduling governance of training records and evaluation of learning effectiveness.
This role is based in North Carolina andoperatesin a hybrid model with time split between the Charlotte office and the Bessemer City site. The Senior Adviser works in close partnership with sitebased learning resources and global stakeholders across multiple regions to ensure alignment consistency and impact of learning initiatives.
Reporting to theManager Capability Developmentfor Lithium you will:
Deliver and enable leadership development and workforce capability initiatives across global Lithium sites outside of Argentina
Directly supportlithium siteoperations ensuring training and capability initiatives align with site priorities and operational needs
Lead the design implementation and evaluation of learning programs with a strong focus on leadership development capability uplift and scalable learning solutions
Establish andmaintainconsistent L&D standards governance and assurance across geographically diverse operations
Partner with site and functional leaders toidentifycapability gaps and implement targeted learning solutions
Oversee learning systems processes and data integrity to ensure compliance with corporate statutory and site requirements
Drive continuous improvement through innovative learning approaches technology adoption and data-driven decision making
Manage learning budgets ensuring cost-effective and value-adding solutions
Commence the role as an individual contributor whileestablishingthe foundations to progressively build and scaleaLearning & Development team in line with business growt
Champion safety inclusion and leadership excellence through learning strategy and delivery
About you
You are a strategic and people-focused learning leader with the ability tooperateeffectively across complex global operations. You bring strong leadership presence sound judgement and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels and regions.
You will have:
Minimum 5 years experience in Learning and Development or Human Resources withdemonstratedexperience delivering endtoend learning solutions
Experience designing delivering and evaluating training programs across diverse or multisite environments
Proven experience in managing teams including developing staff providing mentorship and leading initiatives that drive employee development.
Ability to manage multiple training projects simultaneously and effectivelyallocateresources to meet organizational goals.
Strong ability to align L&D activities with the organizations overall business strategy andobjectives.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to senior leadership and a variety of stakeholders
Analytical skills to assess training effectiveness learner outcomes and overall program impact.
Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization and work collaboratively with other departments.
Desirable
Experience supporting or working across global manufacturing or processing operations
Prior experience managing or mentoring others or readiness to step into a peopleleadership role in the future as business needs evolve
What we offer
Be recognized for your contributionyourthinkingand your hard work and go home knowingyouvehelped the world progress.
A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical prescription drug dental vision life insurance coverage and various voluntary benefits.
Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
Attractive share ownership plan.
Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off) paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
A generous parental leave policy which ensuresyoureable to spend quality time with your new family.
Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through lifes challenges.
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Lithium is part of Rio Tintos global portfolio of critical minerals supporting the materials needed for electrification and the energy transition. With operations spanning multiple continents Lithium plays a pivotal role in enabling sustainable technologies worldwide.
Applications closeonMay 82026(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
Please note to be successfully considered for this role all application questions must be answered.
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 Indigenous Peoples women the LGBTQIA 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
