Lead Principal Corporate Development | Toronto

About BHP

At BHP our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world and the commodities we produce will continue to form its building blocks – from the iron ore and metallurgical coal that create steel for construction, to the nickel powering the electric vehicle revolution, to the copper enabling the next generation of renewable infrastructure. Our global workforce is the foundation of our business and supporting the wellbeing of our people and promoting an inclusive and diverse culture are vital for maintaining a competitive advantage. In addition to our relentless focus on safety, we believe that value and returns will be underpinned by embedding social value, supporting a stable climate, being excellent at operations and at allocating capital, and by ensuring we have a global portfolio with options that allow us to invest in meeting society’s needs in the short, medium and long term.

Come help us build a better world!

About The Role

The Global Portfolio Strategy and Development (PS&D) team, led by our Chief Development Officer, is made up of Corporate Development and M&A (Merge & Acquisitions), Decision Evaluation, Strategy & Market Intelligence and Ventures & Innovation. Our primary purpose is to create long-term value by strengthening BHP’s portfolio of assets and investment opportunities. The Corporate Development and M&A team is responsible for growing BHP’s exposure to highly attractive commodities through the origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and execution of targeted growth options and corporate M&A transactions on a global scale.

We are seeking an ambitious, motivated and global-minded individual with the tenacity, imagination and drive to deliver strategic growth to BHP’s portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role on a global stage for one of the world’s leading mining companies. The primary focus of this role will be growth opportunities in the Americas with a emphasis on future facing commodities such as copper, nickel and fertilizers.

In This Role, You Will

About You

To be a top performer you will need:

Education & Experience

Attributes, Skills & Experience

Professional Experience

Demonstrated Leadership Qualities

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.