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About the Role

The Vice President Technology & Innovation – AME & LATAM is responsible for executing the Technology and Innovation mission within AME & LATAM, ensuring consistent adoption, coordination, and scaling of technical solutions. This role provides regional leadership for the implementation, governance, deployment, adoption, and scaling of technology-enabled solutions that improve operational performance, safety, productivity, sustainability, and long-term business value.

Responsibilities

Act as the regional or domain-level technology lead, partnering directly with operational teams.
Support the regional deployment of the technology roadmap, ensuring solutions are standardised where appropriate while remaining practical and fit-for-purpose for local operating conditions.
Establish governance frameworks for technology trials, proof-of-concepts, investment decisions, implementation, adoption, scaling, and retirement of solutions.
Coordinate and manage technology trials, ensuring defined objectives, timelines, and success criteria.
Build adequate support teams and utilize business-compliant operating practices to facilitate project management, delivery, support, guidance, in line with project size, scale, and operational business risk.
Prevent duplicative or overlapping pilots by aligning initiatives across locations.
Support transition from trial to production, including documentation, training, and operational readiness.
Identify opportunities to replicate successful solutions across other locations.
Provide feedback and data to inform enterprise roadmaps and standards.
Partner with operations, technical services, digital, IT, engineering, projects, supply chain, finance, and executive leadership to prioritise initiatives that deliver measurable value.
Lead the identification, assessment, and deployment of emerging technologies, including automation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, remote operations, asset performance tools, and digital platforms.
Ensure technology initiatives are supported by robust business cases, clear success criteria, risk assessments, change management plans, and post-implementation benefit tracking.
Drive operational integration by ensuring that technology solutions are practical, sustainable, user-adopted, and supported by appropriate processes, training, documentation, and support models.
Promote disciplined project execution, ensuring technology initiatives are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with organisational standards.
Build strategic partnerships with vendors, OEMs, research institutions, industry bodies, and technology partners to access innovation, capability, and market intelligence.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Technology & Innovation team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and value delivery.
Provide executive-level reporting on technology portfolio performance, investment priorities, risks, adoption levels, benefits realisation, and innovation pipeline progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mining, Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
Postgraduate qualification or MBA advantageous.
Minimum 12–15 years’ experience in technology, innovation, digital transformation, engineering, mining, industrial operations, or related fields.
At least 5–8 years’ senior leadership experience, preferably in a complex, multi-site operational environment.
Proven track record of implementing technology strategies and roadmaps that deliver measurable business, operational, safety, productivity, or sustainability outcomes.
Experience leading technology portfolios, innovation pipelines, digital transformation programmes, automation initiatives, or operational improvement projects.
Strong commercial acumen with experience in business case development, investment prioritisation, budgeting, vendor management, and benefits tracking.
Strategic leadership and enterprise-level decision-making.
Strong understanding of operational technology, digital systems, data-driven decision-making, automation, and innovation governance.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value propositions.
Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and executive communication skills.
Change leadership capability with a focus on adoption, sustainability, and operational readiness.
Commercial, analytical, and risk-based decision-making.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
Commitment to safety, ethical leadership, continuous improvement, and responsible technology adoption.

Skills

Technology
Innovation
Digital Transformation
Engineering
Mining
Industrial Operations
Senior Leadership
Technology Roadmaps
Governance Frameworks
Project Management
Emerging Technologies
Automation
Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Analytics
Remote Operations
Asset Performance Tools
Digital Platforms
Business Cases
Risk Assessments
Change Management
Vendor Partnerships
Team Leadership
Coaching
Executive Reporting
Commercial Acumen
Business Case Development
Investment Prioritisation
Budgeting
Vendor Management
Benefits Tracking
Strategic Leadership
Enterprise-Level Decision-Making
Operational Technology
Digital Systems
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Innovation Governance
Stakeholder Engagement
Influencing
Executive Communication
Change Leadership
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Competing Priorities Management
Safety Commitment
Ethical Leadership
Continuous Improvement
Responsible Technology Adoption

Location

AME
LATAM

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

12-15 years experience
5-8 years senior leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mining, Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or a related discipline.
Postgraduate qualification or MBA advantageous.

Salary/Compensations

A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits

Benefits

Bonuses
Site-specific benefits
The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organisation

About the Company

Barrick’s Africa & Middle East (AME) and LATAM team are seeking to recruit a Vice President Technology & Innovation – AME & LATAM.
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business.
We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company.
With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents.
Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States.
We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth.
Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.