SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Join a leading global company
• Permanent role, based in London, UK

FINDING BETTER WAYS™ TO PROVIDE THE MATERIALS THE WORLD NEEDS.

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to work closely with the General Counsel, Minerals and the Minerals product group. The role will support the General Counsel, Minerals in providing outstanding strategic legal support to deliver on the Minerals product group strategy (including advising on existing legal matters and future pursuits).
This is a great opportunity for an energetic, performance driven individual who is keen to work in a dynamic environment.

Reporting to the General Counsel, Minerals and working in a challenging and exciting environment, within the legal department, you will be:

• Providing strategic advice across a broad remit of legal issues including commercial contracts, M&A and disputes as well as strategic legal support to the Minerals product group
• Structuring and advising on complex multi-stakeholder negotiations from construction to closure
• Supporting the management of major legal and commercial risks
• Providing leadership in the broader Legal, Governance and Corporate Affairs function
• Ensuring adherence to the highest standards

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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 who we are.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.