Manager Identity & Access Management

Manager Identity & Access Management 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.

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,…