Principal Intelligence Partner | Australia

BHP; Australia; Remote; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous parental leave

Extended leave entitlements

Parent rooms

Job summary

BHP is seeking a Principal Intelligence Partner in Australia to lead analytics embedded in HR value streams. You will solve high-impact workforce questions using advanced analytics, predictive models and AI-enabled workflows, turning insights into action for senior leaders.

This is a technically deep, influential role with significant autonomy and enterprise impact. You will collaborate with HR, data science and technology teams to shape an emerging enterprise HR intelligence capability,

Qualifications

• Advanced statistics, research design and quantitative analysis.
• Experience with predictive modelling, multivariate analysis and causal inference.
• Experience applying AI tools and building AI agents for analytics.
• Proficient in Python, R, SQL and Snowflake Cortex or equivalent.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear storytelling for senior leaders.
• Experience with HR/workforce data is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Frame ambiguous workforce problems into testable questions.
• Design advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses beyond descriptive reporting.
• Build models and analytics products to identify risks, drivers and opportunities.
• Use AI agents to perform research tasks and synthesize insights.
• Translate analysis into decision-relevant insights for HR and leadership.
• Collaborate with HR, data science and technology teams to scale analytics.
• Help establish methods and guardrails for enterprise HR intelligence.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Research design

Quantitative analysis

Predictive modelling

Causal inference

Workforce modelling

AI tools usage

Education

Undergraduate qualification

Master's/PhD in Psychology or quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Snowflake Cortex

Job description

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Principal Intelligence Partner | Australia

Job Country: Australia

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Team

HR is building a new intelligence capability to change how we understand our workforce and make decisions about our people.

Our ambition is to move beyond reporting what has happened. We want to understand why it is happening, what is likely to happen next, and where we should act. That means combining workforce data, behavioural science, advanced analytics and AI to tackle some of the most important questions facing HR and the business.

As part of our Workforce Intelligence team, you will help build this capability and embed it directly into the way HR operates. You will work at the intersection of people, data, technology and decision-making, turning complex workforce questions into intelligence leaders can act on.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys solving hard problems, is technically curious, and wants to help shape how AI and advanced analytics are used in HR.

About the Role

As a Principal Intelligence Partner, you will be the intelligence and analytics expert embedded alongside one of our HR value streams.

The problems are varied and consequential. You might be exploring whether we are attracting the talent BHP needs, what predicts whether new employees become productive and successful, or where friction exists across the employee journey.

Alternatively, you might be investigating why employees struggle to access the right HR support, what is driving conduct or employee relations cases, where early intervention could prevent issues from escalating, or identifying emerging workforce and industrial risks.

You will:

• Frame ambiguous business and workforce problems into questions that can be tested with data.
• Design and undertake sophisticated quantitative and qualitative analysis, moving beyond descriptive reporting into diagnostic, predictive and scenario-based intelligence.
• Build models and analytical products that help identify workforce risks, patterns, drivers and opportunities.
• Use and develop AI agents to perform analytical and research tasks, experimenting with new ways of interrogating, synthesising and reasoning across complex workforce data.
• Translate analysis into clear, decision-relevant insight for senior HR and business leaders.
• Work closely with HR, data science and technology teams to turn good analytical ideas into scalable, usable products.
• Help build the methods, practices and guardrails that underpin an emerging enterprise HR intelligence capability.

This is an individual contributor role with significant autonomy, suited to someone who wants to remain close to the technical work while having influence on significant enterprise decisions.

About You

We are looking for someone with genuine analytical depth and the curiosity to apply it to complex questions about people and organisations.

You will ideally bring:

• Advanced capability in statistics, research design and quantitative analysis, with a strong understanding of how to draw valid conclusions from complex and imperfect data.
• Experience applying techniques such as predictive modelling, multivariate analysis, experimentation, causal inference, workforce modelling or other advanced analytical methods.
• Strong capability using modern AI tools, with experience building or configuring AI agents and analytical workflows particularly valued.
• Experience with analytical and data languages and platforms such as Python, R, SQL and Snowflake Cortex, or equivalent technologies.
• The ability to critically evaluate data quality, methodology, model performance and the responsible use of AI.
• A track record of turning complex technical analysis into a clear story that influences senior, non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with HR or workforce data is highly regarded, although deep HR domain expertise is not essential.

You will have a relevant undergraduate qualification. A Master's degree or PhD in Psychology, particularly involving significant training in statistics and research methods, or postgraduate qualifications in behavioural science, statistics, econometrics, data science or a related quantitative discipline would be highly regarded.

Equally, we are interested in people who have built their technical depth through applied experience, particularly those who have developed AI agents or advanced analytical solutions that solve real business problems.

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.

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.

• flexible working options
• a generous paid parental leave policy
• other extended leave entitlements
• 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 includesgender,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 [e-mail].