Lead Talent Acquisition & Onboarding | Saskatoon
Canada
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 Potash
BHP’s Jansen Potash Project located approximately 140 km east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is BHP’s first and most advanced potash project. Jansen will add diversity and a Canadian presence to BHP’s global portfolio. Jansen’s large resource endowment provides the opportunity to develop it in stages, with anticipated initial capacity of 4.35 Mtpa. The BHP Board has recently sanctioned Jansen Project (Stage 1), with a US $5.7 billion investment. The project is now entering the construction phase, with the first potash expected in 2027.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager HR (GBS) North America, this dynamic leadership role requires a strong individual to lead the delivery of best practice recruitment solutions for our Potash business as well as a team of talented Talent Acquisition specialists.
Based in Saskatoon, SK, you will:
- Lead a team that works with leaders to create equal opportunity recruitment strategies and campaigns aimed at identifying, shortlisting, hiring and onboarding job-ready candidates
- Identify, plan and strengthen key talent pipelines nationally using industry and market trends to facilitate delivery against the Jansen workforce needs
- Prioritise work effort and resources accordingly as informed by data and analytics to monitor and continuously improve performance
- Determine the underlying cause of problems and evaluate multiple solutions to ensure a planned and structured approach to solving complex problems
- Diagnose root causes of any inclusion-related performance gaps and use subject matter expertise to advise the business on how to course-correct initiatives, and on gap-closing actions that are in line with the Inclusion strategy.
- Plan, track the delivery of and manage projects to generate value and drive the achievement of project outcomes
- Manage the interface and collaboration with existing customers, stakeholders and DEI related groups as required, as well as HR sub functions (ER, Business Partnering, Consulting, Org Readiness, Indigenous Engagement etc)
- Maintaining effective and compliant practices - optimising the candidate experience
About You
- Undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary education institution, in a related field
- Strong reporting and analytic capability
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and project management experience
- Adept in strategic planning
- Prior experience in leading teams
- Experience in delivering recruitment strategies in large scale / bulk workforces
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.