Principal Adviser Change

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Adviser Change will help deliver a successful regional deployment of SAP S/4HANA as part of the Modern ERP transformation. The role translates global change strategies into practical local action so end users are informed, trained and supported to adopt new processes safely and effectively. It leads regional change, training and engagement activities and works with senior leaders and program teams to support adoption across complex stakeholder groups.

The position reports to the Manager Change and works closely with Regional Readiness Leads, Asset Readiness Leads and program stakeholders. It is a fixed-term role through December 2027, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Kennecott operation.

Requirements

• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated experience leading change management for large-scale business, enterprise or technology transformations.
• Experience developing and delivering training, communications and stakeholder engagement strategies in operational environments.
• Proven ability to partner with business leaders and readiness teams to drive adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Experience identifying and mitigating adoption risks during major deployments, go-live activities and hyper-care periods.
• Qualification in change management, human resources, business, organisational development or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA, ERP or other enterprise system implementations.
• Knowledge of readiness, cutover or deployment activities within large transformation programs.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, critical thinking and influencing capabilities across diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the regional change plan aligned to the Modern ERP change approach and deployment playbook.
• Conduct change impact assessments and translate findings into targeted training, communication and engagement activities.
• Partner with business leaders to prepare teams for new processes, roles and ways of working enabled by SAP S/4HANA.
• Coordinate and activate regional change networks, solution demonstrations and business engagement activities.
• Plan and execute training programs, including train-the-trainer activities and readiness validation.
• Integrate change, communications and training activities with readiness, cutover and deployment milestones.
• Monitor adoption, user feedback and training effectiveness and work with readiness and technology teams to resolve issues.
• Escalate risks and adoption challenges requiring broader program support and intervention.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary reflective of skills and experience, with an annual incentive bonus.
• Family-friendly health programs, including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision and life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Retirement plan with up to 6% defined company contribution and a 401(k) matching program.
• Share ownership plan.
• Leave policies including paid time off, paid holidays and paid bereavement leave.
• Parental leave policy.
• Leisure discount programs and access to Virgin Pulse with wellbeing incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program providing confidential counselling or expert guidance for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed