Program Lead | Perth, Melbourne or Brisbane | Fixed Term
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 the Role
The Program Lead is responsible for leading the Payroll Program muti-year program of work ensuring the realisation of strategic benefits whilst mitigating risks. As part of the Program Governance, Planning & Reporting team, this role will cultivate strong collaboration between all Program streams to enable critical strategic alignment to deliver within scope in line with governance protocols. Success will be demonstrated through the delivery of the critical path for the resolution of matters, identified in the management of the program.
Program Management
- Takes on a holistic view of the Program and all streams to ensure critical strategic alignment, planning and management of the program scope and integrated plan.
- Monitors and manages the activities of the program to meet specific goals and requirements ensuring priorities and conflicts are managed.
- Proactive interventions and decision-making that enables the program stays on track in line with program scope.
- Establishes appropriate planning cadence for the program in line with strategic scope and delivery of outcomes.
- Develops the critical path for the program with collaboration between streams for the successful delivery of outcomes within program timelines.
Program Governance
- Development and execution of program governance protocols by setting appropriate foundations, standards, discipline and processes on how the program will be managed.
- Establishes disciplined ways of working and routines for the effective collaboration of all streams.
Program Performance & Reporting
- Oversees performance reporting for the program ensuring Performance board KPI’s are monitored, measured and reported.
Stakeholder Management
- Communication and engagement with stakeholders at various levels assessing interest and concerns that may arise and managing communication and engagement.
- Ability to influence key outcomes as required with identified stakeholders.
Program Risk Management
- Manages the interdependencies between streams by monitoring and mitigating program risks and issues.
- Oversees the effective management of change interventions through the integrated plan working closely with Change.
Resource Management and Planning
- Manages the resource requirements associated with the programme of work considering resourcing, capacity and capabilities required.
About You
- Extensive experience in managing large, complex programs of work and project management
- Experience managing teams through long, complex program implementations
- Tertiary/Post Graduate qualifications in Business, Project Management (or extensive relevant equivalent experience)
- Experience in governance and PMO
- Resource and capacity planning
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and time critical tasks.
- Proven experience working with Project Management systems – MS Projects
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and problem-solving skills
- Program management experience in Payroll in a corporate environment
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.
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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 [email protected].