General Manager Economic Crimes and Trade 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

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a General Manager Economic Crimes and Trade 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

The role will be based in London and will have a global remit. Regular engagement across international time zones and travel will be required as reasonably necessary.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, with an annual incentive programme
• Attractive share ownership and company-provided insurance arrangements
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to health, medical and wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons

Applications close on Friday 13th November 2026. Applications after this date will not be accepted. 

About Rio Tinto
 

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
 

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. 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 essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.