Analyst II, IT at Vale

Job description

Ready to build a rewarding career in an industry that is growing? Who We Are We are Vale Base Metals – a global supplier of critical minerals transforming the future. With industry-leading reserves of copper and nickel in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and state-of-the-art infrastructure in the U.K., Canada, and Japan, VBM delivers a secure and responsible supply of high-quality products to customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Global demand for critical minerals is growing exponentially. From energy to aerospace, batteries to magnets, robotics to artificial intelligence, a secure and responsible supply of critical minerals are fundamental to power modern technologies. And at Vale Base Metals, we are transforming our business to provide a secure and responsible supply of these minerals. Join our diverse team of 13,000 talented individuals committed to providing mineral security to a world in transition. We invite you to put your skills to work, driving meaningful and enduring change while enjoying a rewarding career. The Opportunity We are currently seeking an Analyst II, IT Business Applications, Canada and International to join our Information Technology team in Sudbury, Ontario . This is a fixed-term contract position (12 Months) supporting Business Applications across Vale Base Metals' Canada and International operations. The successful candidate will lead and coordinate application projects and enhancements while supporting the ongoing reliability and effectiveness of enterprise applications. Reporting to the Supervisor, Business Applications, Canada and International, the Analyst I/II will work across business, IT, and vendor teams to deliver application initiatives from planning through implementation and transition to support. Key Responsibilities Project and Enhancement Delivery Lead application implementations, upgrades, enhancements, integrations, and other technology initiatives. Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, resource needs, and dependencies. Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, budgets, RAID logs, action registers, and status reporting. Coordinate cross-functional business, IT, and vendor teams to deliver agreed outcomes. Monitor progress and proactively address schedule, scope, resource, and delivery challenges. Coordinate requirements, testing, training, deployment, go-live, and transition-to-support activities. Application Support and Continuous Improvement Provide functional and technical support for assigned enterprise applications. Coordinate investigation and resolution of incidents, problems, and service requests with internal teams and vendors. Support application releases, upgrades, testing, deployments, and lifecycle activities. Maintain application documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge of materials. Identify opportunities to improve application performance, reliability, user experience, and support processes. Balance application supports priorities with project delivery commitments. Stakeholder Engagement Build strong working relationships with business users and key stakeholders. Serve as the primary point of coordination for assigned projects and initiatives. Provide clear, concise project updates to stakeholders and leadership. Facilitate project meetings, workshops, governance reviews, decisions, and follow-up actions. Risk, Governance & Change Identify, assess, track, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and changes. Develop mitigation plans and escalate significant risks or blockers as required. Ensure projects comply with applicable cybersecurity, privacy, technology governance, and change-management requirements. Support business readiness, communications, training, and user adoption. About You Experience 3-5+ years of experience in IT, business applications, technology project delivery, or related field. Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating application implementations, upgrades, enhancements, o