Principal Deployment Strategist

Location: Perth, Western Australia

THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero develops, tests and deploys technology to help decarbonise industry. As Fortescue's green technology and engineering business, we work across power systems, motorsport, battery intelligence and autonomous fleet solutions. We're looking for a Principal Deployment Strategist to join Elysia, Fortescue Zero's battery intelligence business. Based in Perth, you'll build relationships across Fortescue's Australian operations, identifying opportunities for Elysia's technology to support mining electrification, battery performance and decarbonisation.

This is a commercially focused role, with approximately 60% commercial and 40% technical and deployment responsibilities. You'll develop customer opportunities, build business cases and proposals, and collaborate with Elysia's UK teams to turn operational challenges into practical solutions.

About Elysia

Elysia develops advanced battery software and analytics to improve the safety, reliability, performance and lifespan of battery systems.

Combining expertise in electrochemistry, battery systems and data science, our technology supports applications across automotive, energy storage and heavy industry.

Through cloud-based analytics and embedded battery management systems, we help customers better understand, monitor and optimise their battery assets, drawing on more than a decade of battery expertise and real-world engineering experience.

How we work

At Fortescue Zero, we push the boundaries of engineering to solve real-world challenges, from motorsport to mining. At Elysia, we bring together specialists in battery technology, software and data science to develop innovative solutions with practical impact. We're committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative workplace where different perspectives are valued and people are supported to do their best work.

What you’ll do

• In this role, you’ll be a senior partner to Elysia’s most complex and strategically important customers, working closely with Sales, Deployment, Product and Engineering teams. You will:
• Build relationships with operational teams, technical specialists and senior decision-makers
• Identify customer needs and develop opportunities for Elysia’s technology
• Create value propositions and business cases linked to operational outcomes
• Shape proposals, support tenders and progress opportunities towards agreement
• Lead discovery to understand customer workflows, technical constraints, data and success criteria
• Work with product, engineering and delivery colleagues to shape and support deployments
• Help customers adopt solutions and measure the results
• Act as Elysia’s local point of contact, managing concerns and escalating issues when needed
• Share customer and deployment insight with Elysia’s UK teams

What you’ll bring

You’ll have experience turning complex technology into operational and commercial outcomes. You’ll be comfortable developing customer opportunities and leading technology deployments, and able to build credibility with operational teams and senior stakeholders. You’ll also have:

Evidence of personally developing opportunities and helping convert them into paid work or expanded scope

Experience building customer relationships and influencing decision-makers

Experience taking technology from discovery through implementation and adoption

Sound technical judgement and the confidence to assess feasibility with specialist teams

An understanding of equipment performance, reliability, utilisation and operational constraints

The ability to work independently, manage ambiguity and collaborate across time zones

Clear communication skills across operational, technical and executive audiences

An interest in a role with significant commercial responsibility

Experience in mining technology, mobile fleets, autonomy, electrification, energy systems or industrial software would be particularly relevant. Battery expertise is valuable, but strong candidates from adjacent areas are encouraged to apply. Data science or model development experience is useful, but not essential.

About you

You’re interested in pioneering technology and its potential to support a more sustainable future. You’re motivated by the opportunity to contribute to work with real-world impact and help advance battery intelligence.

Benefits

Benefits include, subject to eligibility and scheme rules

Bonus scheme

Aviva workplace pension

Group life assurance

Group income protection

Electric car scheme

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Private medical insurance

26 days’ annual leave, plus public holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year

Childcare benefits

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

You do not need to meet every desirable criterion to apply. If you meet the essential criteria and are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply. Fortescue Zero welcomes applicants with a range of backgrounds, experiences and skills, and is committed to an inclusive recruitment process.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of recruitment, please contact [email protected].

Appointment may be subject to pre-employment checks relevant to the role. We will explain any required checks during the recruitment process.