Autonomous Systems Manager

Responsibilities

• Act as the Autonomous Technology lead for assigned mining regions, sites, or functional domains.
• Partner directly with mine site leadership and operational teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver autonomous solutions that improve: Safety performance, Production efficiency and reliability, Asset utilization and maintenance effectiveness, Cost control and operational decision-making.
• Translate the equipment automation strategy into executable, site-aware roadmaps.
• Apply strong political and organizational awareness to align corporate, site, and functional priorities.
• Carefully coordinate and manage pilots, proofs of concept, and trials across mining operations, ensuring:
• Clear operational objectives and success metrics,
• Defined timelines, ownership, and exit criteria,
• Alignment with safety, cybersecurity, OT/IT, and data governance standards,
• Prevent duplicative or overlapping technology trials across sites by coordinating initiatives at the regional and enterprise level,
• Ensure pilots are designed with mine-site realities in mind (connectivity, workforce capability, safety constraints, system integration).
• Lead a hybrid delivery ecosystem, including:
• SME involvement,
• Technology vendors and OEM partners,
• Internal mining engineers, maintenance personnel, and operations personnel,
• Build fit-for-purpose support teams aligned to project scale, operational risk, and site criticality,
• Ensure vendors and contractors operate in compliance with mining safety standards, cybersecurity requirements, and business governance.
• Lead structured change management for technology solutions introduced into mining operations.
• Drive adoption through stakeholder engagement with: Site leadership, Supervisors and frontline teams, Technical and maintenance personnel, Support transition from trial to production, including: Training and capability uplift, Standard operating procedures, Clear operational ownership and support models.
• Identify opportunities to replicate, standardize, and scale automation and technology solutions across other mine sites, regions, or assets.
• Provide performance data, lessons learned, and site feedback to inform: Enterprise technology roadmaps, Mining technology standards and architectures, Support continuous improvement for how automation technologies are deployed, governed, and sustained in mining environments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field, or 12 years of specialized experience required.
• 5 years’ experience delivering and implementing automation systems, advanced collision avoidance, or other advanced, disruptive technology solutions in mining, heavy industry, or asset-intensive environments required.
• Minimum 10 years of project management or operational leadership experience in mining or a related field required.
• Familiarity with mining operational domains such as: Mine Design and Mine Planning, Mining Operations; Fleet management, drilling, blasting, or materials handling, Maintenance and asset health, Demonstrated understanding of the intersection between OT, IT, and Wireless Communication systems in mining operations.
• 5 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams across corporate, regional, and site environments.
• Able to navigate complex organizational dynamics and influence decisions across operations, IT, and leadership.
• Demonstrated success driving technology-enabled changes in operationally conservative or safety-critical environments.
• Strong program and project management capabilities.
• Experience moving solutions from pilot to operational scale in mine sites.
• Ability to balance innovation with safety, reliability, and operational risk management.