- Lead complex remuneration strategy and advisory work across APAC and the global Rio Tinto footprint
- Shape market‑aligned frameworks that enable attraction, retention and capability growth
- 6 month fixed-term role based in Perth or Brisbane
About The Role
We’re looking for a
Principal Advisor – Remuneration Strategy and Solutions to join our APAC team in
Perth or Brisbane. This role plays a critical part in designing, governing and delivering remuneration solutions that directly support Rio Tinto’s people strategy and business priorities across the Asia‑Pacific region.
You will help shape how Rio Tinto navigates diverse market, regulatory and industrial relations environments, ensuring our remuneration frameworks are competitive, transparent, and aligned to both business needs and global standards.
Reporting to the
Manager, Remuneration Strategy and Solutions APAC, you will
- Lead market benchmarking and remuneration analytics to ensure strong, consistent market positioning.
- Drive annual remuneration review strategy and execution across APAC, ensuring alignment with global Reward governance.
- Provide senior advisory support on remuneration matters across Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mongolia and India, with additional influence across the broader APAC portfolio.
- Partner with HR and ER/IR teams to support unionisation activity, including data modelling, allowance structures, industrial comparison analysis and remuneration negotiation support.
- Conduct comprehensive market reviews and allowance reviews, assessing competitiveness, regulatory requirements, cost impacts and design recommendations.
- Support global remuneration and reward projects, contributing to design, governance, policy and frameworks as part of a truly global Reward team.
- Monitor market trends, regulatory changes and industry practices to proactively shape remuneration strategy.
- Build strong relationships across HR, Reward AoE to drive clarity, consistency and capability uplift.
What You’ll Bring
To be successful, you will have
- A strong commitment to safety and wellbeing.
- Significant experience in remuneration within a complex, global organisation.
- Hands‑on expertise in benchmarking, job evaluation, remuneration analytics, incentive design and career architecture.
- Demonstrated capability supporting industrial processes such as union negotiations, allowance reviews and market analysis.
- Deep understanding of market practices across Australia, Singapore, Mongolia, India and broader APAC markets.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
- Proven ability to lead complex remuneration projects and deliver high‑quality outcomes in dynamic environments.
- Flexibility to operate across time zones and collaborate as part of a truly global Reward team.
- Solid understanding of HR principles, governance and relevant legislation.
- Familiarity with HRIS, analytics tools and workforce platforms.
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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Where you’ll be working
This role can be based in Brisbane or Perth hubs.
If you’re passionate about shaping meaningful remuneration outcomes across a diverse and global organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications will close on Friday 6th of March 2026.
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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 situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
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.
