General Manager, Strategic Global Product Marketing

General Manager, Global Product Marketing – Aluminium

- An exciting opportunity for a strategic, innovative, and inclusive leader ready to create significant commercial value and drive the future of aluminum marketing.

- Lead a global team of commercial and technical professionals, shaping Rio Tinto’s marketing strategy and building long-term partnerships across key markets.

- Permanent role based in Chicago (USA) or Montreal (Canada)

About the role

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a General Manager, Global Product Marketing – Aluminium to lead the global marketing strategy for Rio Tinto’s Aluminum business. This is a senior commercial leadership role with a global mandate, responsible for positioning Rio Tinto as a multi-commodity, sustainable, and reliable partner of choice. You will drive the development and execution of go-to-market strategies, product and market development, and customer engagement across multiple regions in a highly matrixed organization.

As a key member of the Sales & Marketing Leadership Team, you will lead a diverse team of commercial and technical professionals, shaping the strategic agenda for all aluminum products and markets. This role will report into the Vice President, Aluminum Sales & Marketing. Your leadership will ensure Rio Tinto’s products are recognized for quality, innovation, and sustainability, while building long-term relationships with key customers and partners.

Key Focus Areas

- Lead the strategic planning process by product, customer/industry, and key markets, using these strategies to inform resource investment and prioritization.

- Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for products and industries, with a particular focus on ESG and sustainability.

- Oversee marketing strategy, product and market development, customer-facing and asset-facing marketing initiatives, and product quality management.

- Bring the voice of the customer to operations, ensuring customer needs and insights inform business decisions.

- Provide post-sale technical support and services to customers, ensuring quality management and satisfaction.

- Identify and form strategic, long-term relationships with key customers and partners that align with Rio Tinto’s commercial and strategic objectives.

- Drive R&D projects and innovations in collaboration with customers, industry, and technical partners.

- Act as a senior advisor to the Product Group, providing guidance on market, customer, and commercial strategies.

- Raise awareness and educate the market on Rio Tinto’s products and services through advocacy and industry outreach.

- Develop and monitor key performance indicators aligned to the commercial strategy, tracking team performance and progress.

What You Will Bring

- A commitment to the safety and mental wellbeing of yourself and your coworkers.

- A strong people leader with experience leading, developing, and engaging diverse, multidisciplinary teams in large, matrixed organizations.

- Proven ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, translating strategic and technical content into actionable commercial insights.

- Innovative, future-focused, and strategic thinker with a “One Team” mentality.

- Strong understanding of industry, markets, and products, with the ability to convert ideas, projects, and partnerships into commercial value.

- Excellent stakeholder management skills, leveraging analysis, data, and insights to drive collaboration and influence outcomes.

- Commitment to inclusive leadership and fostering a high-performance culture.

What We Offer

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

- Career development & education assistance to further your technical and leadership ambitions

- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

- 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

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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