Senior Adviser Data and Testing
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Rio Tinto scores A on the Alion truth index.
- Play a key role in Modern ERP, supporting Workday data integrity, testing and integration as Rio Tinto transitions to SAP S/4HANA
- Lead complex data validation and defect resolution, helping deliver accurate payroll and time outcomes through go-live and hypercare
- Contract/Secondment opportunity through to 30 September 2027, partnering across Group Services, ESPS, IS&T and Modern ERP teams
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Adviser Data and Testing to support the Manage People, Time and Payroll stream within Rio Tinto’s Modern ERP Program and contribute to the transition to SAP S/4HANA.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Workday professional to lead complex data validation, testing and defect resolution. You will help ensure employee master data is complete, accurate and fit for purpose, while providing technical guidance and supporting reliable payroll and time outcomes through deployment and transition to business as usual.
Reporting to the Data & Payroll Accounting Lead - Modern ERP, you will:
- Develop and execute data-driven test scenarios covering data migration, interfaces and payroll and time outcomes
- Lead Workday data validation, reconciliation and exception analysis throughout testing
- Validate data integration outcomes between Workday and SAP S/4HANA, including relevant off-system payroll business units
- Lead the triage and investigation of complex data and integration defects, identifying variances, root causes and required fixes
- Manage defects through resolution, fix validation, retesting and closure
- Partner with business stakeholders to investigate testing issues, validate defects and confirm successful outcomes
- Provide technical and process guidance to Workday integration testing team members and support escalated data-related issues
- Drive improvements to data controls, validation processes and Workday practices while supporting cutover, knowledge transfer and hypercare readiness
About you
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Strong Workday experience, with the ability to interpret Workday data and understand downstream integration impacts
- Experience testing employee master data and lifecycle events through UAT or other system validation activities
- Working knowledge of data migration, mapping, reconciliation and data quality controls within HR transformation environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience investigating defects, identifying root causes and documenting evidence
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to provide technical guidance and deliver within complex project timelines
What we offer
- Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A contract/secondment opportunity through to 30 September 2027
- Exposure to one of Rio Tinto’s most significant transformation programs
- Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- The opportunity to build connections across Group Services, ESPS, IS&T and the broader Modern ERP Program
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health, medical and wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life’s reasons
- Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more
Where you’ll be working
You will work within Group Services as part of the Modern ERP team, partnering closely with Employee Support and Payroll Services (ESPS), IS&T and other Modern ERP teams. The role provides broad exposure to the people, payroll, data and technology components of Rio Tinto’s transition to SAP S/4HANA.
The role is a secondment through to 30 September 2027 and will operate from an appropriate Group Services location.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.