- Shape workforce, talent, engagement and organisational priorities in direct partnership with General Managers and leadership teams.
- Grow your strategic influence by translating business priorities into practical people plans across complex, large-scale and often multi-geography environments.
- Collaborate with a broad network of People specialists and partners to deliver consistent, sustainable outcomes.

About the Role

We are looking for a People Partner to act as a trusted adviser to General Managers and their leadership teams. In this role, you will lead the delivery of workforce, talent, engagement and organisational priorities across a defined portfolio while translating business strategy into practical people plans.

Reporting to the General Manager People, you will work with leadership teams, People Experience, Organisation & Talent Partners and Areas of Expertise to deliver consistent outcomes tailored to the local context.

This is an opportunity to grow your strategic influence, use data to inform decisions and support leaders across complex, large-scale and often multi-geography environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Act as the primary contact for assigned General Managers on day-to-day people matters, shaping priorities and coordinating delivery through People Experience.
- Translate business strategy into local workforce and people plans for a 0 to 12-month horizon, then implement solutions tailored to the site or function context.
- Lead operational workforce planning and facilitate delivery of strategic workforce planning fulfilment plans across the portfolio.
- Support complex employee and labour relations matters,



act as an escalation point for union issues and coordinate responses with the appropriate specialists.
- Lead performance, talent and pay review processes, including calibration sessions, to support fair and consistent decisions aligned with enterprise frameworks.
- Operationalise local talent strategies, including mentoring programs, and identify requirements for out-of-cycle benchmarking.
- Analyse engagement, workforce, case and query data to identify trends, recommend targeted actions and inform People strategies and frameworks.
- Lead organisational change, restructures and transformation initiatives, enabling leaders to communicate effectively and strengthen engagement and adoption.

About You

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “Helpful for Success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required For Success

- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Demonstrated business partnering and advisory experience with leaders, providing practical guidance that improves team effectiveness and supports business priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy and workforce plans into actionable portfolio priorities, with disciplined and timely execution.




- Experience in employee and labour relations, including applying frameworks, assessing risk and escalating complex or union-related matters appropriately.
- Experience delivering organisational change, restructures or transformation initiatives in complex environments.
- Ability to interpret workforce, engagement and case data and translate insights into targeted business actions.
- The successful candidate must be based in, or willing to relocate to, Labrador City

Helpful for Success

- Experience collaborating with specialist teams across talent, reward, employee relations, talent acquisition or People Experience.
- Experience working in a large-scale, multi-site or multi-geography environment.
- A qualification in human resources, industrial relations, business or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

What We Offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

- A work setting where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Relocation support is provided, if applicable
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts

Where you’ll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pel

📌 People Partner (Labrador City)
🏢 Rio Tinto
📍 Labrador City