Principal Maritime Strategy & Major Projects | Singapore

BHP; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Employee share program

Generous parental leave

Job summary

BHP Maritime in Singapore seeks a Principal, Strategy & Major Projects (Digital Transformation) to lead strategic transformation initiatives across the Maritime business, translating objectives into programs that improve performance and value.

You will partner with senior leaders to deploy enterprise systems (including SAP), drive change, and deliver large-scale programs, with a focus on data-driven outcomes and sustainable benefits.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business, engineering, technology, supply chain, maritime studies, finance or related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification or change management accreditation desirable.
• Experience in digital transformation, SAP or enterprise system deployments, and large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Maritime's digital strategy and transformation agenda.
• Lead enterprise system initiatives, including SAP-enabled process transformation and deployment of modern maritime platforms.
• Manage dependencies between technology initiatives, process improvements and broader programs.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, business readiness and change adoption to ensure value delivery.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Business-technology bridging

Executive communication

Governance & benefits realization

Lean / continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification / change management accreditation

Tools

SAP

Enterprise systems

Job description

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 BHP Maritime

BHP Maritime, as one of the world’s largest dry bulk charterers, plays a critical role in enabling the safe, efficient and sustainable movement of commodities around the world. We are undertaking a broad transformation agenda spanning technology, business processes, operating models and ways of working to create a more digitally enabled, data-driven and future-ready organization.

We are seeking a highly capable transformation professional to join the Strategy & Major Projects team and help shape and deliver this journey.

About the Role

As Principal, Strategy & Major Projects (Digital Transformation), you will play a key role in leading strategic transformation initiatives across the Maritime business. Working at the intersection of strategy, technology and operations, you will help translate business objectives into practical programs that improve performance, enhance user experience and enable long-term value creation.

You will partner closely with senior leaders across Maritime, Technology, Global Business Services (GBS) and external delivery partners to drive enterprise system deployments, operational improvements and business transformation initiatives. The role is suited to an individual with experience in digital transformation, SAP or enterprise system deployments, business process improvement, change leadership and large-scale project delivery.

Accountabilities

Digital Strategy & Transformation

• Support the development and execution of Maritime's digital strategy and transformation agenda.
• Identify opportunities to improve business performance through technology, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), process optimisation and data-driven decision making.
• Assess emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for value creation and operational improvement.

Enterprise Systems & Digital Deployment

• Act as Business Lead for strategic enterprise system initiatives, including SAP-enabled business process transformation and deployment of modern maritime operations and voyage management platforms.
• Represent Maritime business requirements throughout solution design, implementation, testing, business readiness and deployment activities.
• Partner closely with Technology, GBS, vendors and implementation partners to deliver fit-for-purpose business outcomes.
• Support the design and implementation of future-state business processes, operating models and digital capabilities.
• Identify and manage dependencies between technology initiatives, process improvement opportunities and wider transformation programs.

Business Transformation & Change Leadership

• Support the mobilization and execution of function-wide transformation initiatives arising from ongoing diagnostic, process improvement and value stream mapping activities.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, business readiness and change adoption activities to support successful delivery of strategic and digital initiatives.
• Build alignment across Maritime, Technology, GBS and enterprise functions around future-state processes, operating models and ways of working.
• Identify and manage dependencies between business improvement opportunities, digital programs and organizational change initiatives while maintaining focus on value delivery.

Strategy & Major Projects

• Contribute to strategic planning activities and governance of major projects and transformation programs.
• Support development of investment cases, executive presentations and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple strategic initiatives involving diverse stakeholder groups.
• Participate in broader Maritime and enterprise priorities as required.

About You

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business, engineering, technology, supply chain, maritime studies, finance or a related discipline.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification, project delivery certification or change management accreditation is desirable.

Skills

• Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to convert complex issues into clear recommendations.
• Highly effective stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders.
• Ability to bridge business and technology perspectives and translate business needs into executable delivery outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication, executive presentation and workshop facilitation skills.
• Commercial acumen and experience with governance, benefits realization, risk and dependency management.
• Familiarity with value stream mapping, Lean, continuous improvement, data, analytics, automation or AI-enabled transformation is advantageous.

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. 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 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.