Principal Innovation Ecosystem Digital

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

• Lead the evaluation and triaging of digital opportunities through to adoption into the relevant technology and digital programs across BHP
• Coordinate the connectivity of the BHP Invent Ecosystem Open Innovation approach including the Open House and Accelerator Program to BHP Digital and Technology Teams
• Drive the identification of key internal customer needs to be met through connection to the external Ecosystem
• Lead the digital ecosystem insights and market intelligence reporting aligned to the needs of internal customers
• Lead and coordinate the identification and representation into prioritised key global ecosystem collaborations, events and publications that further advance BHPs Digital and Innovation objectives
• Lead the mutual value capture process for identified key digital projects with partners ensuring clarity in risk identification across IP, partnership, funding and commercialisation aspects of digital technology development
• Coordinate the development of any Joint Ventures and Strategic Relationships to support the successful and accelerated delivery at the intersection of the digital and innovation portfolio in line with the Global Ecosystem Approach
• Embodies “One Technical” and collaborates with key internal stakeholders to leverage BHP’s full capability
• Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
• Knowing our customer and is obsessed with meeting their needs.

About You

• Deep experience and understanding of Digital Technologies and how these are integrating with complex physical tech environments
• Experience in establishment of partnering and mutual value capture processes across digital businesses and start ups
• Experience working with senior stakeholders internally and externally and leading high profile complex partnerships and negotiations

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.