About Us

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth Office-Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

As the AI Program Lead, you will play a central role in coordinating and governing Fortescue's AI program. This role is responsible for driving program-level discipline across a portfolio of AI domains and products, ensuring the pipeline is captured, prioritised, tracked and reported effectively for senior leaders and the Board. You will bring a strong PMO and program management capability, enabling quality execution, clear governance, and transparency of progress, risks and decisions across the program.

Key to the role is supporting the Product owners on valuation and value attribution. You will work closely with product teams, Finance Business Partners, FP&A and business stakeholders to ensure value cases are robust, assumptions are sound, Fortescue value standards are consistently applied, and commitments are tracked through to realised outcomes. This role will help embed a disciplined, credible approach to measuring and reporting value from AI investments.

The AI Program Lead will work across product teams, domain leaders, finance, strategy and technology stakeholders to support the successful delivery of AI-enabled products aligned to Fortescue's business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage program governance rhythms, including stage gate and investment review processes in our Steering Committee meetings, documenting actions and follow-up. Ensure program and governance standards are consistently applied across the AI portfolio
• Maintain a high-quality view of the AI portfolio, including status, risks, dependencies, decisions, milestones and delivery confidence
• Prepare high-quality reporting for directors, executive leaders and the Board, including updates on pipeline health, delivery progress, risks, value and key decisions required
• Partner with product teams to support the development of robust business cases for AI initiatives using Fortescue value standards and frameworks, ensuring benefits are measured consistently and credibly
• Work closely with Finance Business Partners, FP&A and relevant business stakeholders to validate assumptions, inputs, baselines and calculation methods
• Track value commitments and delivery performance against approved expectations, highlighting variances and required interventions
• Ensure value attribution is transparent, evidence-based and aligned with finance governance requirements
• Identify cross-program risks, issues and interdependencies, and work with stakeholders to manage them proactively.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Technology or a related field
• Significant experience in program management, PMO, strategy, finance business partnering, or a similar role in a complex environment
• Proven experience coordinating portfolios or large cross-functional programs with strong governance and executive reporting requirements
• Strong capability in business case development, valuation, benefits management or value tracking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior executives and boards
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, drive follow-through, and improve quality and discipline across a program
• Familiarity with AI, digital, technology or software delivery programs will be highly regarded
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with strong ownership and accountability for outcomes
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, able to navigate ambiguity and bring clarity to complex problems
• Collaborative and influential, with strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.

Our Commitment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.