Global Regulatory Approvals Manager

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies.

You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for governance, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration? Join our team as Global Regulatory Approvals Manager and help shape the future of approvals governance across diverse regions and business units.

You will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of our enterprise-wide Approvals Governance Framework.

You’ll work closely with regional teams in Brazil, Australia, Europe, and North America, ensuring that corporate standards and regulatory protections are clearly defined, communicated, and upheld.

Key Responsibilities


* Drive the development and deployment of a new Approvals Governance Framework across all business units, with initial priority on mining.


* Support regional Heads of Planning & Approvals with interpreting standards and escalation procedures.


* Design and maintain tools, templates, and training materials for operational teams.


* Monitor execution effectiveness and collaborate with Legal, Planning, and Operations to address risks.


* Lead internal readiness reviews and risk assessments for major submissions.


* Track KPIs and consolidate performance reporting for senior leadership.


* Facilitate global forums including Communities of Practice and Lessons Learned reviews.


* Support the harmonization of governance logic with other corporate functions (e.g., Safety, Risk, Environmental Compliance).


* Partner with Internal Audit and Legal on assurance reviews and policy updates.


* Design and maintain tools, templates, and training materials for operational teams.

What you can bring to this role:


* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Management, Project Controls, or related field.


* 8+ years of experience working with environmental, social, or cultural approvals and permitting in regulated industries, with understanding of project planning and governance. 


* Deep understanding of the Three Lines of Defense model with experience in a 2LOD role preferred.


* Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional coordination skills.


* Analytical mindset with experience in risk registers and performance metrics.


* Resource industry experience preferred.


* Familiarity with regional approvals frameworks in Brazil and/or Australia is preferred.

What we offer:


* Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for performan...