Date: 4 Apr 2025
Job Posting End Date: 11-Apr-2025;03:59:59GMT
Job Country:Canada
Job State/Province: Ontario
Job Location/Region: Toronto

ABOUT BHP

At BHP our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world and the commodities we produce will continue to form its building blocks – from the iron ore and metallurgical coal that create steel for construction, to the nickel powering the electric vehicle revolution, to the copper enabling the next generation of renewable infrastructure. Our global workforce is the foundation of our business and supporting the wellbeing of our people and promoting an inclusive and diverse culture are vital for maintaining a competitive advantage. In addition to our relentless focus on safety, we believe that value and returns will be underpinned by embedding social value, supporting a stable climate, being excellent at operations and at allocating capital, and by ensuring we have a global portfolio with options that allow us to invest in meeting society’s needs in the short, medium and long term. Come help us build a better world!
About the Role
The Global Portfolio Strategy and Development (PS&D) team, led by our Chief Development Officer, is made up of Corporate Development and M&A (Merge & Acquisitions), Decision Evaluation, Strategy & Market Intelligence and Ventures & Innovation. Our primary purpose is to create long-term value by strengthening BHP’s portfolio of assets and investment opportunities. The Corporate Development and M&A team is responsible for growing BHP’s exposure to highly attractive commodities through the origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation and execution of targeted growth options and corporate M&A transactions on a global scale.
We are seeking an ambitious, motivated and global-minded individual with the tenacity, imagination and drive to support the delivery of strategic growth to BHP’s portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role on a global stage for one of the world’s leading mining companies. The primary focus of this role will growth opportunities in the Americas with a particular emphasis on future facing commodities such as copper, nickel and fertilizers.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• An undergraduate degree with a business, law or finance major or mining technical background.
• 3+ years of transactional experience (direct investing or sell-side advisory) in corporate/business, development, investment banking, private equity/debt, VC or hedge fund industry; preferably in the minerals industry.
• Knowledge of the minerals industry including experience in an operating business and a basic understanding of: geology, mining engineering, mineral processing and infrastructure are a plus.

ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Professional Experience

• Experience contributing to the origination, structuring, negotiating, executing and managing value-accretive transactions, demonstrated by:

  o A diverse exposure to public and private transactions (acquisitions and divestments and separations), joint ventures, valuation, financial analysis and equity markets

  o A strong knowledge understanding of the capital markets, corporate finance and accounting, of the M&A process, term sheet drafting, review of legal documentation, etc.

• Significant contributions to internal and external multidisciplinary teams (technical, legal, financial, tax, etc.)

• Contribute to the origination of new business development opportunities.
• Play a key role in the evaluation of targeted projects, and support engagement across a wide range of internal and external teams.
• Participate in strategic initiatives and M&A execution activities for early-stage opportunities.
• Contribute to our global Corporate Development strategy.
• Contribute to Board papers and briefing materials for the Executive Leadership Team, the CEO and the Board of Directors.
• Represent BHP at strengthening market engagement and generate proprietary deal flow.
• Build value-adding, sustainable relationships.
• Maintain an overriding commitment to health and safety and BHP’s charter values and Code of Conduct.
• Travel regionally and globally (~25%).
  About You
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