Principal Business Development

Valterra Platinum; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Market-aligned rewards

Learning and progression

Diversity and inclusion

Safe operations

Job summary

Valterra Platinum in Johannesburg seeks a seasoned corporate development professional to lead region and deal analysis, identify strategic opportunities, and drive partnerships across the PGM value chain. You will screen opportunities, structure contracts, and support due diligence with Corporate Finance.

The role requires CA(SA) or BCom(Hons) plus articles, 5–7 years in mining or resources, and proven ability to influence executives while maintaining integrity and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• CA (SA) or BCom (Hons) with articles and fitness certificate required.
• 5–7 years of industry experience in mining or related fields.
• Strong integrity, transparency, and ability to coach others.

Responsibilities

• Produce region/country analyses to inform strategic decisions.
• Identify and pursue potential business deals through partners.
• Screen deals via market strategies, requirements, and financials.
• Develop negotiation positions and assess risks and integration with strategy.
• Close new deals by coordinating requirements and contracts.
• Perform company-specific analysis of partners, competitors, and relationships.
• Support due diligence and transaction governance with Corporate Finance.
• Benchmark industry trends and protect confidentiality.

Skills

People management

Finance knowledge

Mining industry knowledge

Influencing

Integrity and transparency

Career coaching advice

Education

CA (SA), or B Com (Hons) + articles Certificate of fitness

Job description

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively. As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long‑term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market. Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do. If you’re driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us.

Location: Corporate Complex

Job Description

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Supports strategic business development decision-making by producing region/country-specific, and commodity-specific analysis.
• Proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities
• Screening of potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.
• Develops negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals.
• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations
• Undertake company specific analysis including analysis of potential partners, competitors and relationship tracking
• Undertakes opportunity screening, prioritisation and business case development including monitoring trends and analysis of investment bank proposals.
• Carries out due diligence on counter-parties to potential transactions.
• Works closely with Corporate Finance in deal settings including the provision of transaction management and the identification of key deal parameters, governance structures, etc
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different business development requests.
• Benchmarking ideas by researching industry and competitors and tracking their accomplishments.
• Ensuring confidentialit6y of information.

Qualifications

• CA (SA), or B Com (Hons) + articles Certificate of fitness

Experience

• 5-7 years industry related working experience

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of people management and team development principles
• Understanding of future finance competency requirements
• Understanding of best practice in the human resources sphere
• Influencing people
• Honesty, integrity and transparency in practice
• Ability to coach individuals and provide advise on career paths and opportunities in finance
• Knowledge of the mining industry

Additional Information

Who We Are

We are a Southern African PGM producer, marketing metals globally, with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines, 3 smelters, and 2 refineries, giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chain—from resource to market. We explore, we mine, we concentrate, we smelt, we refine and we market. As a result, we have an in‑depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge, we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs, partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial, jewellery and investment sectors. With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29,000 employees, we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.

What We Offer

We Offer

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values‑led environment.
• Market‑aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential. Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

Closing Date

02 October 2026