[Hiring] Manager Identity & Access Management @BHP

Role Description

This role is open to candidates across all locations where BHP operates. Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical technology leadership role responsible for defining and delivering BHP's enterprise IAM strategy, services, and roadmap. Reporting to the Head of Technology Cloud and Network, this role is accountable for ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant identities & access to BHP's systems, applications, platforms, and data across workforce, third-party, privileged, and non-human identities.

As the leader of the IAM capability, you will establish identity as a foundational element of BHP's Zero Trust security model while balancing security, operational performance, and user experience. You will lead the evolution of IAM services across hybrid, cloud operational technology, and AI environments, ensuring identity controls are embedded by design across technology platforms and business initiatives.

This role requires extensive collaboration across Cybersecurity, Technology Foundations, Digital, HR, Risk, Operational Technology, AI CoE, and business stakeholders. Success will be achieved through strong stakeholder engagement, strategic influence, and the ability to align diverse teams around common outcomes.

The role is also responsible for advancing the organisation's readiness for emerging identity challenges, including machine and workload identities, autonomous systems, and the use of AI-enabled capabilities to improve IAM operations, governance, and risk management.

Key Accountabilities

• Define and maintain the Identity and Access Management strategy for enterprise and operational domains, operating model, and roadmap aligned to business priorities, regulatory obligations, and Zero Trust principles.
• Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of enterprise IAM services including workforce identity, privileged access management, identity governance, third-party access, authentication, federation, certificates management, and non-human identity management.
• Ensure IAM services operate safely, securely, and reliably across cloud, on-premises, SaaS, and operational technology environments through commercial management of outsourced partners and internal resources.
• Establish governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls that support compliance with security, privacy, risk, and audit requirements.
• Drive the maturation of non-human identity capabilities including service accounts, workload identities, certificates, secrets, APIs, automation platforms, and emerging AI agents.
• Champion the adoption of automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve operational efficiency, access governance, threat detection, identity analytics, and service delivery outcomes.
• Partner with technology, cybersecurity, and business leaders to embed identity controls and secure access principles into platforms, applications, projects, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead identity-related risk management activities, audit engagements, remediation programs, and assurance reporting.
• Influence enterprise decision-making through proactive stakeholder engagement, effective communication, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement, customer centricity, capability uplift, and operational excellence across the IAM function realised through elevated productivity metrics and increased use of automation.
• Identify, implement, and evaluate the success of continuous improvement activities and initiatives to improve safety, productivity, cost, and value outcomes for the business.
• Conduct presentations and facilitate workshops using storytelling to engage stakeholders, build alignment, and drive organisational outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise IAM functions, programs, or platforms in complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of identity governance, privileged access management, authentication, federation, workforce identity lifecycle management, and Zero Trust security principles.
• Experience developing strategies and operating models for emerging identity domains including machine identities, workload identities, and AI-enabled services.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, build partnerships, and deliver outcomes across multiple technology and business functions.
• Experience leading operational services, transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement programs.
• Strong understanding of cyber security governance and operations, risk management, and compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF.
• Experience leveraging automation, analytics, and AI capabilities to improve operational performance and customer experience.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage audiences from technical teams through to executive leaders.
• A commitment to safety, inclusion, continuous learning, and delivering value for customers and the business.
• Relevant industry and product certifications like CISSP, CISM, SANS-GIAC, etc.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Flexible working options.
• A generous paid parental leave policy.
• Other extended leave entitlements.
• Parent rooms.

Company Description

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.

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 [email protected].