Manager, IT Planning & Business Partnership - Exploration, Mining, Geotech, Processing & R&D

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing? Who We Are We are a global mining company dedicated to safely delivering nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals essential for the world's energy transition. Our mission is to improve lives and shape a better future together. From utensils to cellphones to satellites, our operations simplify daily life and enhance connectivity. Our metals are integral to life-saving medical equipment and the electric vehicles driving the fight against climate change – our work truly matters. Join our diverse team of 15,000 talented individuals committed to transforming critical minerals into prosperity and sustainable development in countries like Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. We invite you to use your skills with us and contribute to something meaningful and enduring. The Opportunity We are currently seeking a Manager, IT Planning & Business Partnership – Exploration, Mining, Geotech, Processing & R&D to join our Information Technology (IT) function in Toronto or Sudbury, ON . This is a brand-new role designed to strengthen how IT supports our engineering functions.

• This role is ideal for a tech or consulting professional with solid engineering background in geology, mining, metallurgy or other mining & metals engineering discipline who enjoys working at the intersection of IT, digital technologies, data, analytics, AI and engineering. It is a newly created role focused on supporting our engineering functions globally.

• The successful candidate brings strong scientific background, is naturally connected with technology best practices and can match scientific and engineering problems with digital technology solutions. This role partners closely with IT architecture and solutions delivery teams, focusing on understanding business pain points, prioritizing demand, and ensuring technology investments deliver measurable value.

• A business?oriented mindset is essential—challenging assumptions, simplifying workflows, and ensuring the right problems are solved before selecting digital technology solutions. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are critical, as the role works across functions and geographies.

About You You are a trusted technology and business partner with deep understanding of mining & metals engineering domains and how digital technologies, systems, data and AI could support them. You are comfortable operating in a global environment, engaging frequently with senior leaders, site teams, and IT solutions delivery partners. You bring:

• Strong communication and storytelling skills, essential for working with diverse global stakeholders
• Thought leadership. Ability to challenge conventional thinking and usage of digital technologies and strategic mindset with the ability to translate business priorities into clear IT, digital, data and analytics initiatives
• Hands-on experience and interest in building digital systems, IT systems, data, analytics and AI capabilities.
• Build and maintain deep relationships and knowledge of the business, being embedded in the business to have a profound understanding of the business's strategy, roadmap, and pressing challenges, being able to influence leadership level.
• Understanding of how data and AI drive innovation in science and engineering heavy business areas
• Proven experience leading demand management, investment prioritization, and governance routines
• A collaborative, curious, and customer?centric approach to problem solving.
• Act as the primary IT business partner for Exploration, Mining, Geotech, Processing, Metallurgy, Mine Planning, and R&D
• Support the core mining value chain globally, ensuring technology initiatives align with operational and strategic priorities
• Build deep understanding of business strategies, processes, systems, and challenges to proactively identify digital opportunities
• Shape and manage demand intake, prioritization, and multi year roadmaps, considering budget and resource constraints
• Develop, champion, and track business cases for IT, digital, data and AI initiatives
• Lead IT governance forums for Engineering Functions and represent the function in broader IT steering committees
• Proactively propose solutions to the business avoiding software and other digital technologies sprawl, increasing complexity, cost and risk with no clear business value
• Develop and champion experiments and scaling of successful pilot projects and technologies.
• Drive value realization by tracking benefits and ensuring required business and technology changes occur
• Partner with IT, AI & Analytics delivery, PMO, and operations teams to ensure effective solution design and execution
• Partner with the company scientists and engineers in building digital IP where relevant and valuable
• Ensure alignment with enterprise IT strategy, architecture standards, and governance frameworks.
• Hold IT accountable for delivery against agreed service levels, timelines, outcomes and ensure IT initiatives receive the right level of support and sponsorship from the business
• Maintain visibility of IT related business risks, audit findings, and remediation actions
• Guide business to ensure day-to-day operations needs are addressed by IT Operations through the proper IT delivery channels.

Experience:

• 11–15 years of progressive experience in mining & metals, or other heavy industries like Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Energy or Manufacturing.
• Experience or background in one of the following areas: Exploration or Geoscience, Mining Engineering or Mine Planning, Mineral Processing or Metallurgy
• Demonstrated experience partnering with IT, AI & Analytics delivery teams to ensure technical solutions selection and successful project implementation at scale
• Experience developing and executing multi?year technology or digital roadmaps
• Proven capability in building relationships and influencing at leadership level, budget management, governance, and value realization
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to our exploration, mining and refining sites.

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, such as:
• Mining Engineering
• Mineral / Metallurgical Processing
• Geological Engineering, Geoscience, or Exploration?
• Other closely related technical disciplines

Skills:

• Experience delivering IT, Tech, Data, Analytics and AI solutions with good understanding of how digital technologies are enabling productivity and innovation in scientific and engineering areas.
• Engineering experience with Geology, Geoscience, Minning Engineering and/or Metallurgical Engineering or related technical fields ideally in global heavy industry company (Mining & Metals, Oil & Gas, Chemicals etc.)
• Ability to build a multi-year digital technology roadmap, and secure sponsorship and support from all required stakeholders to approve funding and execution.
• Experience controlling budget and tracking value realization. Experience with LEAN concepts.
• Customer centricity and ability to ensure service levels are meet as agreed with the business.
• Ability to communicate value of digital technology in business KPIs and terms
• Creative problem solver, able to understand business strategy and needs and proactively identify digital solutions
• Verbal and written skills to effectively convey complex IT concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Fluent in English; Portuguese is a strong asset
• Exposure to tools such as Deswik, Leapfrog, or similar mining & metals industry software is beneficial

What We Offer You

• Competitive compensation including a variable annual incentive plan
• Participation in a competitive Defined Contribution Pension package
• Comprehensive benefits package (company paid core coverage, health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans, and optional insurances)
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, personal, sick, parental)
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Virtual Healthcare online
• Online training and career development opportunities

Why Toronto Toronto, Canada's largest city and financial hub, is a center of innovation, commerce, and culture. Known for its diverse economy and vibrant urban environment, Toronto offers unparalleled access to talent, technology, and global connectivity. Our Toronto office serves as a strategic hub for corporate functions, technology development, and business operations. Here, we drive initiatives that support Vale Base Metals' global operations, leveraging advanced analytics, digital transformation, and strategic planning to ensure operational excellence across all regions. Toronto's dynamic ecosystem enables collaboration with leading technology partners, universities, and research institutions, fostering innovation in mining and metals processing. This location is integral to shaping the future of sustainable mining and advancing our commitment to responsible resource development. Why Sudbury Sudbury, Ontario, is one of the world's most renowned mining regions, with a rich history in nickel production and a strong foundation in mining innovation. The city is home to Vale's extensive mining and processing operations, which include underground mines, milling facilities, and smelting plants.

Our Sudbury operations produce high-quality nickel, copper, and cobalt—critical materials for electric vehicles, renewable energy, and modern infrastructure. Sudbury also serves as a center for research and development, where we pioneer technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and environmental stewardship in mining.

With its skilled workforce and deep mining expertise, Sudbury plays a vital role in Vale's global supply chain and sustainability strategy, ensuring we meet the growing demand for critical minerals in a low-carbon economy. Include to Transform At Vale Base Metals, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all. 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 critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry. Accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. Vale uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. Pay Grade: GRG Minimum Starting Salary: CAD $130,000 Apply by: Friday, Aug 21, 2026#ValeBaseMetals