Description:
Rio Tinto - Manager Data Management Services
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Drive scalable data remediation and governance solutions
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Collaborate across global teams and vendors in a high-impact role
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Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal data standards
About this role
As the Manager, Data Management Services (DMS), you will lead the delivery of data quality, remediation, and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions across Rio Tinto’s global operations. This role is accountable for ensuring a coordinated and effective approach to managing data quality issues, supporting SAP data replication, and enabling scalable, sustainable data practices. You’ll work closely with the Manager, Data Governance to align with enterprise frameworks and ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX requirements.
Responsibilities include
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Leadership & Culture: Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture aligned with Rio Tinto’s values and commitment to HSE.
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Vendor & Resource Management: Oversee onshore and offshore vendor resources, and support resource planning to meet evolving demand for data services.
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Data Cleansing & Correction: Lead data validation, standardisation, and enrichment across multiple domains. Implement automated tools and scalable processes to resolve and prevent data issues.
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Performance Monitoring: Establish and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness of remediation efforts and drive continuous improvement.
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Prevention & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with Global Process Owners to identify root causes of data issues and implement preventive measures. Promote a proactive data quality culture.
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Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure all MDM and remediation activities comply with regulatory and internal standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR). Identify and mitigate risks related to poor data quality.
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Audit & Controls: Maintain SOX compliance across the platform and support external audit processes.
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Collaboration: Work closely with data governance, IT, and business stakeholders to align on strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of data services.
What you'll bring
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field
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Proven experience in data quality management, remediation, and governance
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Strong understanding of data management principles, including profiling, cleansing, and validation
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Experience with MDM tools, relational databases, and SQL
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Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA)
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Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage vendor relationships
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Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
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A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
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A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
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A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
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Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
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Attractive share ownership plan
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Company provided insurance cover
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Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
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Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
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Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
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Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
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Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
We are finding better ways to simplify our operations, expand our capability and improve productivity, to do this we are embarking on an exciting journey that will transition us to a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform moving from an old, outdated technology (currently RTBS) to a new digitally enabled S/4 Hana and application ecosystem.
An effective RTBS is a key enabler to Best Operator, given 30-60 per cent of our frontline time is spent in the system. To deliver this change we must ensure that we work closely with each of the Product Group’s (PGs) and Functions to modernise how we operate in the system. Consequently, this is not a technology led program, it is business led.
Where you’ll be working
The newly created ERP Implementation Program team within the PMO function will bring together a variety of specialist skillsets to shape our digital future and simplify, automate, modernise and improve our ways of working globally.
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.
Every Voice Matters
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.