Senior Advisor Business Analyst

Why explore

• An opportunity to drive improvements
• Exposure to global operations, processes and stakeholders
• Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment
• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Advisor Business Analyst who will plays a pivotal role in analysing complex business scenarios, defining requirements, and enabling the delivery of digital solutions across the Rio Tinto Commercial. This role serves as a digital business partner, bridging technologists and business stakeholders. It identifies pain points through the business user’s lens and translate business requirements into technical specifications and work closely with software developers/engineering team to implement solutions.

Reporting to the Digital Manager, you will:

• Lead the full requirements lifecycle, delivering clear, actionable user stories and specifications.
• Engage cross‑functional stakeholders through expert consultancy and structured facilitation
• Support change readiness, training, and adoption for new systems and processes.
• Analyse end‑to‑end business processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with business stakeholders, digital/delivery managers, data analysts/scientists and platform/engineering teams to ensure alignment and clarity throughout delivery.
• Possess deep knowledge of end‑to‑end system and data flows, reporting needs, and integration requirements to guide analytics and system enhancements.
• Serve as the data subject‑matter expert and owner of the business data glossary, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment within the assigned domain.
• Identify and champion innovation opportunities that elevate business efficiency and user experience.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or any related discipline is preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst/Product Owner in translating business requirements into actionable digital deliverables.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or data analysis/ETL tool (Python, Snowflake, Power BI, Databricks, etc.) to analyze and interpret complex data sets to provide insights.
• Proven track record in delivering digital products/solutions using Scrum/SDLC Methodology. Certified Product Owner or Scrum Master is preferred.
• Experience in creating test plans, test scenarios, and test cases to support system changes and project delivery.
• Strong analytical, communication and facilitation skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience in commodity trading/supply value chain, CTRM, ERP or data‑driven environments preferred.
• Having human centred design or design thinking experience will be a plus.