Lead Principal Portfolio, Strategy

**Date**:11 Apr 2025

**Job Posting End Date**:
**Job Country**:Chile

**Job State/Province**:Santiago

**Job Location/Region**:
**About BHP**

Welcome to BHP Here we empower the professional development of all our teams to reach their full potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with exceptional job opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values charter, and where their skills are the key to our success.

Why not you? Why not BHP?

**About Our Process**
- About the Role
- We are seeking an ambitious and motivated individual with a global mindset, tenacity, imagination, and drive to deliver strategic investment advice and growth to BHP’s portfolio. This exciting opportunity allows you to play an integral role on a global stage for one of the world’s leading mining companies. The focus of this role will be twofold: firstly, on early-stage growth opportunities in the Americas, particularly in future-facing commodities such as copper, nickel, and fertilizers; secondly, on providing commercial and strategic advisory support to our Minerals Americas asset portfolio, including Escondida, Pampa Norte, Jansen, and BHP’s non-operated Joint Ventures (Antamina, Resolution, Samarco).

**In this role, you will**:

- Maintain an overriding commitment to health and safety, BHP’s charter values, and Code of Conduct.
- Contribute to our global business development strategy.
- Provide critical commercial, strategic advisory, and investment support for the entire Minerals Americas portfolio, including business plans, capital projects, third-party negotiations, and commercial arrangements.
- Originate opportunities, lead internal and external teams to assess projects, develop business cases, and communicate outcomes.
- Lead commercial engagement and M&A execution activities for early-stage growth opportunities and strategic initiatives within the Minerals Americas portfolio.
- Build value-adding, sustainable relationships with key industry stakeholders.
- Represent BHP at important industry events to position BHP as the preferred partner, strengthen market engagement, and generate proprietary market intelligence and deal flow.
- Lead the drafting of Board Papers and briefing materials for the Executive Leadership Team, CEO, and Board of Directors.
- Travel regionally and globally (~20-40%).
- About You

**Key Skills and Experience**:

- An undergraduate degree with a business/finance focus or technical/engineering background is preferred, and an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
- Proven track record in originating, evaluating, structuring, negotiating, executing, and managing value-accretive transactions and investments.
- Experience leading internal and external multidisciplinary teams, including technical, legal, financial, tax, and external affairs.
- Deep understanding of capital markets, corporate finance, and accounting; experience with structured products across the entire capital structure is advantageous.
- Ability to identify and implement creative solutions to complex deal constructs or competitive situations.
- Exceptional writing, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to structure and present complex ideas in a simple, articulate, and persuasive way.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive under tight timelines and competing priorities.
- Fluency in English is required; Spanish is highly valuable.

**We Support a Diverse Workforce**

At BHP, we adhere to Law 21,015 on Inclusion.

We know that diversity strengthens us. That is why we are focused on creating a more diverse workforce that represents the communities we operate and live in, ensuring a work environment where every person is included and treated with respect.