Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies and a leading producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that make everyday life possible. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers spanning the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the raw materials that enable decarbonization while meeting today’s energy needs. With around 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong presence in more than 35 countries—across both established and emerging resource regions—our industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.

Enterprise Risk Management Principal

Glencore Copper

Santiago, Chile

The Opportunity

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Principal plays a pivotal role in embedding risk management as an enabler of safe, reliable production across the Copper business. The role is accountable for strengthening the application of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework through effective business partnering and the delivery of clear, actionable risk insights that inform executive decision making and drive improved performance. 

Working as part of the Global Copper Risk Team, the role supports the delivery of the Enterprise Risk Management Strategy and Framework, strengthens risk ownership, and contributes to building a strong risk management culture across Glencore's Copper assets. 

Glencore Copper

We are one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of copper with our mining operations and development projects in key mining regions of Africa and the Americas.

Key Accountabilities:

 Enterprise Risk Framework & Capability

• Oversee and continuously assess the effectiveness of the Copper Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework through routine reporting, key risk metrics, and analytical insights.
• Partner with Leadership teams, Risk Business Partners, and Risk Owners to provide risk management guidance and support across the Copper portfolio.
• Strengthen first‑line risk capability by coaching, constructively challenging, and objectively verifying risk management practices across Copper assets.

 Reporting & Risk Insights

• Lead the development of Copper’s routine risk reports for senior leadership.
• Analyse trends and risk data to generate insights that support executive-level decision-making.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and visualisation tools to enhance understanding of risk exposure and control effectiveness.

Business Partnering

• Partner with asset Risk Business Partners, functional risk teams, site General Managers, and functional leaders to embed risk ownership.
• Coordinate and facilitate risk reviews, deep dives, and risk forums as required.
• Champion a strong and consistent risk culture across the Copper business.
• Provide comprehensive risk management support, including training, to stakeholders across operations, projects, and functional areas.

ERM System

• Administer and continuously improve the Copper ERM system to ensure accuracy, usability, and effective adoption.
• Maintain the risk system as the single source of truth for material risk information.
• Oversee key risk management metrics including risk reviews, critical control verifications, and risk treatment actions.

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with the Copper ERM Lead to develop clear, compelling,  risk presentations for senior leadership.
• Synthesize complex risk information into concise executive narratives and visual insights to support decision-making.
• Support ongoing enhancement of Copper’s ERM framework, systems, and reporting processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline risk practices and strengthen assurance outcomes.

 Your training, skills & expertise checklist:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in enterprise risk management, operational risk, or a related discipline within the resources sector.
• Strong foundation in mining operations, with site-based experience highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working across both operational and corporate environments. 
• Demonstrated experience within both operations and corporate environments.
• Experience working across multiple geographies; global or cross-regional exposure is highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of risk systems, governance, and reporting in large, complex organisations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation development.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• Knowledge of risk management standards (ISO 31000, COSO, RIMS) and/or formal risk certification (e.g. IRM) highly regarded.
• Professional fluency in English required, Spanish professional working fluency highly desirable.

At Glencore Copper SAOP, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that enables the active and full participation of everyone in our organization, in line with fair employment practices.

• In Chile, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 21.015.
• In Peru, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 29.973.
• In Argentina, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 22.431.