Head of Cyber Governance & CyberAware

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 The Role

As the Head of Cyber Governance & CyberAware, you join a forward-thinking organisation that is committed to cybersecurity excellence and innovation, along with shaping cybersecurity strategy at a global scale while working with a talented team of professionals.

Reporting to our VP Technology Cybersecurity and Architecture, you will drive cybersecurity excellence across BHP and be pivotal in defining and maintaining our comprehensive cybersecurity governance framework, spanning corporate functions and operational assets worldwide. Along with leading a global team who are responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring cybersecurity, policies, standards, and controls and managing cyber risks across the organisation and our extended supply chain.

In This Role, You Will Be Accountable For

• Establishing and maintaining enterprise-wide cybersecurity governance frameworks aligning to our business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Governing cyber risk across critical domains including third-party risk, cyber technical controls management, awareness programs, resilience planning, M&A due diligence, and regulatory compliance.
• Delivering clear, actionable risk insights to senior leadership and regulatory bodies while ensuring organisational accountability and audit readiness.
• Overseeing Cybersecurity & Technology Architecture strategy to support business growth and innovation.
• Acting as the primary liaison between the Cyber team and key functions including Technology Risk, Legal, Audit, and Governance teams.
• Ensuring cybersecurity risk considerations are embedded into business decision-making processes and global risk management.
  
  

As Head of Cyber Governance & CyberAware, you can be based in Adelaide, Brisbane or Perth.

About You

With proven leadership experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management or a related field, you will have a strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, technical controls (like SOAR, SIEM, DLP, XDR etc) regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

As a leader, you have a strong capability in working within a complex matrix environment or alternatively you have had teams spanning across various time zones and cultures where you have been able to draw on your influencing skills to achieve results. You have a good track record in building capability and utilising your coaching and mentoring skills to positively impact your team. Additionally, your communication skills will be first class and you are at ease in engaging and building trusting relationships at all levels, especially those at the most senior levels.

Relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC) will be highly regarded.

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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 includes gender, 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. 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].

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Welcoming qualified applicants through to 6 July, 11.59 AEST