Specialist Corporate Development | Toronto

BHP Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated individual to join their Corporate Development team in Toronto. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to strategic growth initiatives in the mining sector, focusing on future-facing commodities like copper and nickel. You'll play a key role in evaluating projects, engaging with internal and external teams, and supporting M&A activities. Join a company that prioritizes safety, diversity, and professional development while making a positive impact on the world through sustainable practices. If you're ready to make a difference, this role is for you!

Benefits

Flexible Working Options

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Employee Share Program

Extended Leave Entitlements

Parent Rooms

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in corporate/business development or investment banking.
• Strong understanding of capital markets and M&A processes.

Responsibilities

• Originate and evaluate new business development opportunities.
• Participate in strategic initiatives and M&A execution activities.

Skills

Transactional Experience

Corporate Finance

M&A Process Knowledge

Financial Analysis

Negotiation Skills

Relationship Building

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Business, Law or Finance

Mining Technical Background

Job description

Specialist Corporate Development | Toronto

Date: 4 Apr 2025

Job Posting End Date: 11-Apr-2025;03:59:59GMT

Job Country: Canada

Job State/Province: Ontario

Job Location/Region: 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 support the delivery of 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 growth opportunities in the Americas with a particular emphasis on future facing commodities such as copper, nickel and fertilizers.

In this role, you will:

1. Contribute to the origination of new business development opportunities.
2. Play a key role in the evaluation of targeted projects, and support engagement across a wide range of internal and external teams.
3. Participate in strategic initiatives and M&A execution activities for early-stage opportunities.
4. Contribute to our global Corporate Development strategy.
5. Contribute to Board papers and briefing materials for the Executive Leadership Team, the CEO and the Board of Directors.
6. Represent BHP at strengthening market engagement and generate proprietary deal flow.
7. Build value-adding, sustainable relationships.
8. Maintain an overriding commitment to health and safety and BHP’s charter values and Code of Conduct.
9. Travel regionally and globally (~25%).

About You

To be a top performer you will need:

Education & Experience
• An undergraduate degree with a business, law or finance major or mining technical background.
• 3+ years of transactional experience (direct investing or sell-side advisory) in corporate/business, development, investment banking, private equity/debt, VC or hedge fund industry; preferably in the minerals industry.
• Knowledge of the minerals industry including experience in an operating business and a basic understanding of: geology, mining engineering, mineral processing and infrastructure are a plus.

Attributes, Skills & Experience
Professional Experience
• Experience contributing to the origination, structuring, negotiating, executing and managing value-accretive transactions, demonstrated by:
o A diverse exposure to public and private transactions (acquisitions and divestments and separations), joint ventures, valuation, financial analysis and equity markets
o A strong knowledge understanding of the capital markets, corporate finance and accounting, of the M&A process, term sheet drafting, review of legal documentation, etc.
• Significant contributions to internal and external multidisciplinary teams (technical, legal, financial, tax, etc.)

Demonstrated Leadership Qualities
• Leading workstreams within broader transaction origination and execution processes.
• Operating independently, while setting and overseeing the execution of work through others at scale.
• Developing team members by providing growth opportunities and coaching to impart applied and interpersonal skills.

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 [e-mail].