General Manager MyVoice

Rio Tinto; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive program

Private health insurance for employees

Matching share ownership plan

Company provided insurance cover

Salary sacrifice options

Career development and education

Family wellbeing support

Paid leave during life events

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto, London-based, seeks a General Manager for its confidential myVoice programme within Ethics & Compliance. You will lead end-to-end governance, safeguard independent reporting, and ensure timely, fair investigations while maintaining non-retaliation and board-level reporting.

You will guide a transition to a risk-based model, manage global colleagues, and work with cross-functional partners to protect reporter rights and drive remediation actions.

Qualifications

• Law degree and recognised legal qualification.
• 15+ years' experience in private practice or senior ethics/compliance roles.
• Senior leadership experience in corporate investigations or whistleblowing.
• Experience leading complex, high-risk investigations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end myVoice governance framework, covering report intake, triage, investigation management, closure and insight reporting.
• Ensure investigations are objective, thorough, people-centred and trauma-informed, and meet applicable whistleblower and regulatory requirements.
• Strengthen investigation quality, methodology and governance while engaging specialist expertise for complex, sensitive and high-risk matters.
• Use case data, analytics and root cause analysis to identify systemic risks, control gaps and practical remediation priorities.
• Provide clear, insight-led reporting to senior management and the Board, supporting accountability, transparency and informed risk decisions.
• Partner with People, Legal, Security, Group Internal Audit, Information Systems & Technology, Procurement and business leaders on programme delivery, reporter protection and corrective actions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Investigations leadership

Whistleblowing

Executive influence

Regulatory experience

Education

Law degree

Legal qualification

Tools

Case management software

Analytics tools

Job description

Lead Rio Tinto’s global speak-up, triage and investigations framework, protecting trust through independent, fair and rigorous decision-making.

Shape a more focused, risk-based myVoice model and influence governance, technology, insight and remediation across a complex global organisation.

London based

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a General Manager, myVoice to lead Rio Tinto’s confidential, independently operated speak‑up and whistleblowing programme within Ethics & Compliance. In this role, you will safeguard accessible reporting, fair and timely assessment, independent handling of matters, non‑retaliation and trusted reporting to senior management and the Board. You will guide the programme through a transition to a more focused, risk‑based model while protecting continuity, independence and confidence in myVoice.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and working within the global Ethics & Compliance function, you will:

• Lead the end‑to‑end myVoice governance framework, covering report intake, triage, investigation management, closure and insight reporting.
• Ensure investigations are objective, thorough, people‑centred and trauma‑informed, and meet applicable whistleblower and regulatory requirements.
• Strengthen investigation quality, methodology and governance while engaging specialist expertise for complex, sensitive and high‑risk matters.
• Use case data, analytics and root cause analysis to identify systemic risks, control gaps and practical remediation priorities.
• Provide clear, insight‑led reporting to senior management and the Board, supporting accountability, transparency and informed risk decisions.
• Partner with People, Legal, Security, Group Internal Audit, Information Systems & Technology, Procurement and business leaders on programme delivery, reporter protection and corrective actions.
• Own the myVoice platform, workflows, data and vendor services, deploying approved automation and artificial intelligence with human verification and appropriate controls.
• Lead and develop a globally distributed team, building a culture of independence, care, professional courage, quality and continuous improvement.

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 and wellbeing of yourself, your team and people participating in myVoice processes.

• Qualifications: A law degree or equivalent, together with a recognised legal qualification.
• Experience: At least 15 years of relevant experience gained through private practice and/or senior legal, ethics, compliance or related leadership roles in complex global organisations.
• Leadership : Senior leadership experience in corporate investigations, speak‑up or whistleblowing, employee relations or another high‑trust function within a multinational organisation.
• Investigations and regulation: Demonstrated experience leading complex, sensitive and high‑risk matters, including investigations, multi‑jurisdictional regulatory issues and litigation‑related matters.
• Executive influence: Experience reporting to and advising senior leaders, exercising independent judgement and handling confidential information in ambiguous or high‑risk situations.

Helpful for Success

• Experience working constructively with regulators or enforcement authorities, with exposure to bodies such as the Serious Fraud Office, Australian Federal Police, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Australian Securities and Investments Commission or Financial Conduct Authority.
• Knowledge of people‑centred and trauma‑informed investigation practices and whistleblower protection requirements.
• Experience leading global teams and operating effectively across regions and time zones.
• Experience using case management technology, analytics, automation or artificial intelligence to improve triage, investigation management and insight.

What we offer

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

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, with an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for employees and their immediate family
• Attractive matching share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family‑friendly health, medical and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Applications close on Friday 13th November 2026. Applications after this date will not be accepted.

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

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.