Principal Portfolio Communications | Australia
Australia
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 BHP Ventures
BHP Ventures is BHP’s in house venture capital arm, investing in breakthrough technologies that can make our operations safer, more productive and more sustainable. We work at the frontier of mining, deep tech and innovation—partnering with founders, investors, universities and research institutes to identify, fund and scale technologies in areas such as AI, decarbonisation, automation and advanced materials.
BHP Ventures plays a unique role inside the organisation: translating emerging technology trends into actionable insights, helping shape long term strategy, and bringing fresh perspectives into one of the world’s largest resource companies.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Principal Communications professional to build and run the strategic communications engine for BHP Ventures. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with proven experience at transforming complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences—including BHP’s executive leadership and key stakeholders across BHP’s global enterprise.
In this role, you will lead end to end communications across Ventures, elevating visibility of the portfolio, driving internal engagement on breakthrough technologies, and bringing the Venture team’s insights and impact into the enterprise.
You will report to the Head of Portfolio Strategy, BHP Ventures, while working in close partnership with the Manager, Leadership Communication, BHP.
If you thrive at the intersection of storytelling, innovation and strategy—and want a platform to influence how one of Australia’s largest companies understands emerging technology—this role offers a rare and exciting opportunity.
Accountabilities
1. Communications Strategy & Delivery
- Lead and continually evolve all BHP Ventures communication channels, including newsletters, venture updates and digital content across internal platforms.
- Own communications end to end—from identifying great stories to producing high quality content and coordinating design and delivery.
- Track and analyse engagement metrics, using insights to refine communication strategy and increase impact.
2. Content, Insights & Executive Storytelling
- Translate insights from founders, venture investors, universities and external partners into clear, accessible content for BHP leaders and the broader enterprise.
- Develop high impact presentations and materials that educate and inspire senior stakeholders on emerging technologies, including AI, decarbonisation, automation and other disruptive trends.
- Prepare speeches, briefing notes, talking points and panel materials for senior leaders.
- Provide tailored external communications support—including LinkedIn content and thought leadership—for the VP Ventures and Head of Portfolio Strategy.
3. Events & Internal Engagement
- Design and deliver engaging internal events that showcase portfolio company capabilities and build awareness of new technologies across BHP.
- Serve as on site lead for events, coordinating messaging, logistics and follow up actions (domestic travel required; occasional international travel may be needed).
- Manage an integrated internal engagement calendar to ensure sequencing, alignment and strategic visibility.
4. Stakeholder & Partner Management
- Manage external agencies and partners (design, digital, events) to ensure high quality, on brand output.
- Build strong relationships with Internal Communications, Corporate Affairs, Digital and other stakeholders to maintain alignment with enterprise standards.
- Collaborate widely to ensure all communications are consistent, audience appropriate and reflective of BHP Ventures’ strategic priorities.
About You
You are a highly capable communications professional with a passion for shaping narratives that demystify complex, technical subject matter. You excel at working with senior stakeholders, synthesising diverse inputs and delivering polished, high impact communications.
You bring many of the following strengths:
- Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling capability, with experience producing clear, compelling content across formats (newsletters, presentations, briefing notes, events; video skills a bonus).
- An audience‑first mindset with excellent judgement on tone, message framing and channel selection.
- Experience developing communications strategies for internal and/or external audiences.
- Confidence working with digital tools and analytics, with a strong aptitude for learning new technologies.
- Curiosity about technology, innovation and emerging trends, and an ability to translate technical concepts into simple, engaging language.
- Strong influencing and relationship‑building skills, including with executives.
- Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality outputs.
Highly regarded but not essential:
- Experience in venture capital, start ups, corporate innovation, or technology sectors.
Not required:
- Prior experience in mining or resources.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related discipline preferred.
Open for applications until 19-Feb-2026.
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.