General Manager, Fraud, Sanctions & Export Controls

• Lead Rio Tinto’s integrated global programme for fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and export controls.
• Shape enterprise requirements and provide independent expert challenge on the organisation’s highest-risk decisions.
• London based

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About the role

We are looking for a General Manager, Fraud, Sanctions & Export Controls to provide enterprise leadership across Rio Tinto’s principal business integrity and financial crime risk domains. In this role, you will set the strategic, risk-based framework and minimum requirements for fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and export controls, while overseeing the enterprise Third-Party Risk Management programme and its domain experts. This is a significant opportunity to shape an integrated global compliance programme, advise on complex and high-risk decisions, and influence sustainable improvements across a complex international organisation.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and working within the global Ethics & Compliance function, you will :

• Lead the design of mandatory enterprise control and programme requirements across fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and export controls.
• Provide senior governance forums with clear insights on material exposures, control health, emerging risks and decisions required.
• Advise and challenge on high-risk transactions, third parties, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, new-country entry, government interactions, donations, sponsorships and other material decisions.
• Lead enterprise Third-Party Risk Management requirements across risk scoping, due diligence, risk opinions, approvals, contracting, monitoring, reassessment and off-boarding.
• Drive simplification, common risk taxonomy, automation, entity-based due diligence and improved visibility of third-party risk.
• Partner on risk-based monitoring and second-line assurance, ensuring material or systemic control weaknesses are remediated and lessons are embedded in programme design.
• Provide subject matter leadership for material incidents and investigations, supporting Legal and accountable business leaders on disclosure, licensing, regulator engagement and remediation.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team and a connected network of first-line risk and control owners, fostering continuous improvement and practical, risk-based decision-making.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team, with leadership aligned to Rio Tinto’s values.

Qualifications: A law degree or equivalent, together with a recognised legal qualification.

Experience: A minimum of 15 years’ relevant experience gained through private practice and/or senior legal, ethics, compliance or related leadership roles in complex global organisations.

Technical expertise: Demonstrated expertise across fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and export control risks and programmes, including relevant legal frameworks in the United Kingdom, United States and/or Australia.

Programme leadership: Senior experience designing and implementing risk-based compliance frameworks and third-party risk management programmes, integrated within an enterprise ethics and compliance model.

Executive influence: Strong judgement and experience advising senior leaders, leading complex and sensitive matters, and communicating clearly in ambiguous or high-risk situations.

Helpful for Success

Experience delivering measurable improvements through data, technology, automation or innovative risk and control design.

Proven experience leading global teams with empathy and accountability, fostering psychological safety, resilience and sustained performance.

Strong cross-cultural capability, commercial acumen and the flexibility to operate effectively across regions and time zones.

Where you’ll be working

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