Open Innovation Manager

6 months ago


Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

(French version below)_

**Open Innovation Manager**
- Join a newly created global team with big aspirations
- Help us accelerate the impact and speed of new technology development by proactively bringing the ‘outside world in to Rio Tinto’ to accelerate innovation deliver
- Collaborate and network across Group-wide R&D and Innovation teams, start-ups, OEMs, academia and industry bodies and consortia
- Multiple opportunities available in Perth, Brisbane and Montreal

**About the role**

**Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.**

We are looking a Open Innovation Manager to facilitate the rapid development and conversion of new technologies into tangible business and societal value for the Group.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to be work with R&D and Innovation Leaders from across the Group to further architecting and build a Group-wide approach to step changing value delivery through external and internal open innovation channels.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Head of the Innovation Office and working a challenging and exciting environment within the Innovation, Science and Technology Group, you will:

- Collaborate with the entire Rio Tinto organization, including the Group Head of People, Head of Innovation, Science and Technology, and Communications experts, as well as the Leadership team
- Take responsibility for shaping and driving various aspects of the Open Innovation agenda.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to deliver on the objectives of the Open Innovation agenda.

**What you’ll bring**
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- An ability to engage and consult with multiple stakeholders
- A deep seated desire to unlock tangible value at speed through innovation
- An ability to understand technical and commercial drivers in technology development
- A focus on delivery
- Tenacity and an innate desire to help R&D teams outperform
- An understanding of the latest thinking and tools and techniques to support open innovation
- Stand out communications 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.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

**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 and meet opportunities.

**Where you’ll be working**

Rio Tinto’s Innovation, Science & Technology Group (ISTG) is committed to advancing the frontiers of mining technology and finding better ways. By bringing together the best in talent and ideas, combined with fast decision making, we are committed to accelerating and incubating the highest value innovation projects for Rio Tinto, the mining or adjacent industries and our value chains.

**Every Voice Matters**

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.**Gestionnaire de service de l’Innovation ouverte**
- Joignez-vous à une nouvelle équipe mondiale avec de grandes aspirations
- Aidez-nous à accélérer l’impact et la vitesse du développement de nouvelles technologies en faisant entrer de manière proactive «



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