In this role, you will report to a Lead or Manager within the Commercial Analytics team, and work closely within a remote team of 5 - 7 (across North America and Europe) to structure ambiguous problems, build financial and operational models, and provide recommendations to the C-suite for key decisions.

The work will span a variety of topics and include traditional market analyses such as creating supply/demand forecasts and writing commodity outlook reports, and non-traditional analyses as-needed to advance KoBold's mission – e.g., operational and financial modeling for KoBold's exploration programs, build vs. buy decisions for KoBold's technology, mine economics modeling, and scientific communication materials for external audiences, to name a few.

This is an ideal role for a recent graduate looking to acquire a wide range of skills very quickly. The learning curve will be steep, and the work will be varied and intellectually demanding.

Responsibilities:

• Aggregate existing research and/or conduct original research to build forecasts and models related to commodity markets, KoBold operations, mine development, and more
• Work with the Commercial Analytics and Financial Planning & Analysis team to answer strategic questions from leadership
• Prepare materials for the Board of Directors and investors or partners
• Use a first-principles approach in collaboration with various KoBold functions to help make decisions or improve operational efficiency (e.g., cost models for technology, HR, exploration programs, carbon emissions reporting, trade-off/sensitivity analyses)
• Conduct analytics for critical workstreams in mine development and exploration
• Build and maintain financial models assessing project economics
• Support others on the Commercial Analytics team on various analytical assignments

Qualifications:

• Education in a STEM discipline or economics (physics, chemistry, astronomy/astrophysics, or mathematics is preferred)
• At least 1 year of experience in technology, natural resources, finance, or professional services
• Experience with Python or other scientific computing language and/or financial modeling
• Excitement about working on a wide array of problems
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Regardless of formal training, a strong orientation toward thinking from first principles with respect to science, technology, economics, and business

Work practices and motivation:

• Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb and synthesize complex information, with a keen eye for detail and intellectual rigor
• Exceptional curiosity and eagerness to learn, with a proactive approach to exploring new concepts and technologies
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively

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The Assistant General Counsel will be an integral part of an in-house legal team in a technology and mineral exploration company growing rapidly around the world. They will provide leverage and support to the CLO and DGC so that they are more effective at advancing the company's priorities. They will develop major parts of the company's legal function with a particular focus on M&A/joint ventures, project and debt financing, and other transactions. They will have many opportunities to be involved in other areas as the company and its legal functions grow. They will create processes and policies to help build a high-functioning legal department. They will represent the company in negotiations throughout the U.S. and abroad with mining companies, tech companies, governments, universities, vendors, and individuals. They will review, draft, and advise on complex transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions. They will lead due diligence efforts when the company is conducting diligence about an opportunity and when we are responding to diligence requests. They will provide immediate legal and business advice to internal clients who include senior executives, finance, corporate development, HR and talent acquisition, geologists, data scientists, and software engineers. They will write, revise, and review documents regarding every part of the business. They will guide and support the company's global business operations using legal and business skills, such as management of confidential information, tax structuring, and building organizational processes. They will work across the company to set and meet high standards of ethics, with a focus on safety, anti-corruption, community support, environmental protection, anti-discrimination, and integrity. They will hire and supervise outside counsel across many subject areas and jurisdictions. They will work on whatever needs to be done.

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This is not a role for someone who primarily keeps calendars tidy,it's for someone who can manage competing priorities, take initiative on complex multi-stakeholder workflows, and represent the company's values with every interaction.

You'll be embedded in a fast-moving, Slack-first culture where things change quickly and attention to detail is the difference between smooth and chaotic. You'll be trusted with sensitive information, high-visibility communications, and a recurring program that touches every employee at KoBold.

Responsibilities:

• Own complex, frequently shifting calendars for two C-level executives

• Coordinate meetings across time zones; manage last-minute changes without losing composure

• Arrange domestic and international travel,flights, hotels, ground transport,and handle changes quickly

• Prepare agendas and briefing materials so executives walk into every meeting ready

• Take notes and track follow-ups when requested

• Handle expense reports, approvals, and administrative tasks with speed and accuracy

• Triage inbound requests and route communications through Slack and other tools

• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and develop timely Ethics Share topics aligned to KoBold's company pillars

• Manage a multi-step review and approval process involving presenters, leadership, and founders

• Coordinate scheduling, slide preparation, and content review across multiple stakeholders

• Ensure final presentations are polished, approved, and ready for company-wide all-hands delivery

Qualifications:

• You're the kind of person who builds the system before anyone asks you to. You read a process and immediately start thinking about how to track it, who needs a reminder, and what could go wrong at step three.

• You communicate with precision,short, clear, no fluff,because you know everyone around you is busy.

• You're a natural relationship-builder who earns trust quickly and protects it fiercely.

• You treat sensitive information like it was your own.

• You bring positive energy to every collaboration and have a natural ability to motivate and enthuse the people around you, even when the work is demanding or the timeline is tight.

• You have a sunny disposition that's genuinely yours,you bring good energy because that's just who you are, not because everything is always perfect.

• You understand that you're often the messenger in the middle, and you don't take a curt Slack reply personally,you know it's not about you.

• Based in the Eastern Time Zone

• 7+ years supporting senior executives, ideally two or more simultaneously, in a fast-moving environment

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills,you've owned multi-step workflows with multiple stakeholders before

• Flawless attention to detail; you're the person who catches the typo in the deck title

• Comfortable in real-time communication tools (Slack preferred) and quick to learn new systems

• Already experimenting with AI, or excited to learn

• Professional, discreet, and unflappable under pressure

• Available evenings and weekends when the situation calls for it

• Team player who will pitch in beyond your immediate scope when needed

• Experience in a high-growth startup or technology company

• Familiarity with coordinating company-wide programs or all-hands events

• Comfort working across time zones with global teams

KoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

This position is Full-Time

The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $120,000-$140,000, plus equity and benefits including 401k matching.

Location: Remote, but must be East Coast-based

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Responsibilities:

• Architect, implement, and maintain foundational scientific computing libraries that will be used in KoBold’s mineral exploration analyses.
• Build tooling to increase the velocity of our machine learning progress, including enabling rapid prototyping in Jupyter notebooks; build experimentation, evaluation, and simulation frameworks; turning successful R&D into robust, scalable ML pipelines; and organizing models and their outputs for repeatability and discoverability.
• In collaboration with data scientists, build models to make statistically valid predictions about the locations of economic concentrations of ore metals within the Earth’s crust.
• Apply–and coach team members to use–engineering best practices such as writing robust, testable and composable code
• Collaborate with data scientists, geoscientists and engineers to invent the modern scientific computing stack for mineral exploration
• Occasional travel to exploration sites around the world to observe the impact of scientific computing on KoBold’s exploration products and design new technologies to further discovery. Travel is approximately twice per year depending on project needs.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer, data scientist or ML engineer, though most great candidates will have closer to 10.
• Track record of building production quality data processing solutions or tooling that have delivered business value
• Proficiency with foundational concepts of ML, including statistical, traditional and deep-learning approaches
• Proficiency in Python, ideally including array-based packages such as xarray and numpy
• Deep experience with measured scientific data
• Experience in visualizing scientific data for domain experts
• Experience in MLops and in the making of robust ML systems
• Drive to increase the velocity and effectiveness of our data scientists in both experimental and production workflows
• Capacity to dive deep on novel challenging problems in applying ML to mineral exploration, including understanding a complex domain of geology and mineral exploration practices as well as working with limited, disparate and noisy data sources
• Collaborative attitude to work with stakeholders with different backgrounds (data scientists, geoscientists, software engineers, operations)

Work practices and motivation:

• Ability to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Open to working directly with geologists in the field. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights and innovations.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren’t software developers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

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Responsibilities:

• Architect, implement, and maintain decision science libraries that will be used in KoBold's mineral exploration analyses.
• Build tooling to increase the velocity of our decision making, including enabling rapid prototyping in Jupyter notebooks; build experimentation, evaluation, and simulation frameworks; turning successful R&D into robust, scalable pipelines; and organizing ML models and their outputs for repeatability and discoverability.
• Apply–and coach team members to use–engineering best practices such as writing robust, testable and composable code
• Collaborate with data scientists, geoscientists and engineers to invent the modern decision science technology for mineral exploration
• Occasional travel to exploration sites around the world to observe the impact of scientific computing on KoBold's exploration products and design new technologies to further discovery. Travel is approximately twice per year depending on project needs.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in the field of decision science with a strong software engineering focus, though most great candidates will have closer to 10.
• Track record of building production quality data processing solutions or tooling that have delivered business value
• Proficiency with foundational concepts of ML, including statistical, traditional and deep-learning approaches
• Proficiency in Python, ideally including array-based packages such as xarray and numpy
• Deep experience with measured scientific data
• Experience in visualizing scientific data for domain experts
• Experience in MLops and in the making of robust ML systems
• Drive to increase the velocity and effectiveness of our data scientists in both experimental and production workflows
• Capacity to dive deep on novel challenging problems in applying decision science to mineral exploration, including understanding a complex domain of geology and mineral exploration practices as well as working with limited, disparate and noisy data sources
• Collaborative attitude to work with stakeholders with different backgrounds (data scientists, geoscientists, software engineers, operations)

Work practices and motivation:

• Ability to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Open to working directly with geologists in the field. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights and innovations.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren’t software developers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

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Responsibilities of this role include: Thoughtfully build and lead a team of high-performing software engineers, hiring and growing diverse individuals on your team Leverage your team in collaboration with data scientists, geoscientists, and other software engineers to plan, prioritize, and deliver impactful projects that accelerate our exploration efforts Work with the Head of Data Systems Engineering and interdisciplinary leaders across the company on our strategy to advance both our technical product and organization Collaborate with cross functional peers (geoscientists and data scientists) across the company, learning about mineral exploration. Coach your team to better partner across the company. Spend roughly 1/3rd of your time contributing to projects as an individual contributor

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As a Director of Mineral Processing, you will contribute to and lead the development and execution of mineral processing strategy across KoBold's portfolio, with an initial focus on the Mingomba copper project in Zambia. You will be responsible for all aspects of process engineering from early-stage metallurgical testwork through feasibility study design and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the process flowsheet design for Mingomba and future KoBold projects, from scoping through feasibility.

• Work hands-on and with your team to define and manage metallurgical testwork programs: comminution characterization, flotation optimization, hydrometallurgical evaluation, and pilot-scale campaigns.

• Evaluate and recommend processing routes including froth flotation to concentrate, SX-EW, pressure oxidation, and smelter/refinery toll arrangements. Quantify the economic trade-offs of each.

• Develop process design criteria, mass and water balances, and equipment specifications for feasibility-level engineering.

• Lead the assessment of tailings characteristics, reprocessing potential, and environmental implications of process residues.

• Build and maintain a geometallurgical framework that links ore variability (mineralogy, texture, grade distribution) to processing performance with first principles and statistical models.

• Collaborate with geologists and data scientists to integrate geometallurgical statistics into resource models, mine schedules, and economic analyses.

• Define sampling protocols for metallurgical characterization of drill core and ensure adequate coverage of ore variability.

• Ensure mineral processing assumptions are reflected in techno-economic models including TC/RC structures, payable metal calculations, and concentrate penalty elements.

• Build, lead, and mentor a mineral processing function within KoBold's Advanced Technology Group.

• Direct and manage relationships with metallurgical consultants, contract laboratories, and engineering firms.

• Serve as one of KoBold's internal experts and external representatives on mineral processing for investor presentations, partner discussions, and technical reviews.

• Contribute to feasibility study management and preparation of technical reports (NI 43-101 / JORC-compliant as applicable).

• Identify and evaluate emerging processing technologies relevant to KoBold's target commodities (copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt) along with the existing team.

• Work with mine engineers to optimize cut-off grade strategies and ore scheduling based on processing constraints.

• Partner with KoBold's data science team to apply machine learning and statistical methods to metallurgical datasets.

• Coordinate with business development and commercial teams on offtake strategy, concentrate marketing, and smelter negotiations.

• Support environmental and permitting workstreams with process-related inputs on water use, reagent consumption, emissions, and waste management.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience with large-scale (ton-kton/day) chemical processes.
• Quantitative, statistical, and scientific rigor, including execution of experimental designs to optimize multistage processing of complex feedstocks.
• Experience with design/build from lab test work through large-scale production.
• Track record of managing consultants, laboratories, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong technical writing skills, including preparation of technical reports.
• Willingness to travel to project sites in Zambia and other KoBold locations (estimated 20–30%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in mineral processing, with significant time spent on copper sulfide projects from testwork through to operating plant design or commissioning.
• Direct experience leading metallurgical testwork programs and translating results into process design criteria and flowsheet selection.
• Deep understanding of comminution, flotation, hydrometallurgy, and concentrate handling for base metals.
• Experience contributing to pre-feasibility and/or feasibility studies as the responsible mineral processing engineer.
• Experience with sediment-hosted copper deposits (Zambian Copperbelt or Central African Copperbelt geology).
• Familiarity with lithium processing (spodumene flotation, acid roast, DLE) and/or nickel laterite processing.
• Experience with geometallurgical modeling and integration into block models.
• Exposure to SX-EW operations and direct copper cathode production.
• Comfort beyond spreadsheets in working with data science tools (Python, SQL) for scientific analysis.

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About the company: The mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. KoBold Metals builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models,alongside our novel sensors,to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs.

About The Role: In this role, you will partner with exploration and engineering teams to build reliable, scalable infrastructure that makes it easier to turn data and models into real-world exploration insights. You will improve observability, streamline MLOps workflows, and maintain shared tools like JupyterHub that enable faster experimentation and collaboration. Your work will help create a solid foundation for scientists and engineers to focus on discovery instead of infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate compute infrastructure that is both scalable and reliable to support critical services.
• Work closely with engineering teams to embed observability, reliability, and security throughout the software development process.
• Create and maintain automation for monitoring, deployments, and incident response to keep operations efficient and predictable.
• Lead or support capacity planning, performance reviews, and system tuning to ensure stable and efficient systems.
• Join the on-call rotation and take part in incident response, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Develop and refine monitoring and alerting to catch issues early and reduce downtime.
• Establish and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity practices that protect the organization against failures.
• Regularly review and improve our tools and processes to strengthen system visibility and reliability.
• Investigate points of fragility in distributed systems and understand how complex systems behave under stress in order to improve resilience.
• Continually learn about mineral exploration through reading, discussions with exploration team members, periodic rotation on an exploration team and time in the field with geologists

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Infrastructure Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or in a similar role
• Strong scripting and programming skills (Python, Go, Java or JavaScript/ Node.js )
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Experience operating or administering JupyterHub in a multi-user environment
• Understanding of MLOps workflows, including model training, deployment, and related tooling
• Excellent communication & collaboration skills and a continuous improvement mindset
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement effective solutions
• Proven ability to thrive in dynamic and evolving environments, effectively navigating uncertainty and incomplete information.
• Proven ability to grow expertise, influence & educate others
• Comfortable making informed decisions with limited data, adapting quickly to new circumstances, and maintaining focus on strategic objectives while driving clarity for the team.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not infrastructure engineers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.

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KoBold Metals is a privately held mineral exploration company and technology developer. It has become the largest independent mineral exploration company and largest exploration technology developer.

In the six years since founding, KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 60 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high-quality discovery.

About the position

In this role, you will lead evaluations of potential properties for acquisition, generate targets, and design and oversee field programs from target definition through to resource expansion. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will work closely with data scientists, using KoBold’s technology to help guide our field programs and decision-making. You will also work directly with our senior technical advisors and with the executive team on making the investment case for acquisitions and field programs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate in all activities a commitment to the highest standards in health and safety, environment, and community relations
• Rigorously analyze geoscientific datasets across a range of scales from provinces to prospects to determine exploration potential and to identify, rank, and prioritize exploration targets
• Design, budget, permit, and execute field programs ranging from geological mapping and sampling of grass roots prospects through to large drilling programs on advanced projects, with leading industry practice in data acquisition and validation
• Provide technical guidance and support to local in-country project teams during the design and execution of exploration programs, including site visits and engagement with other project stakeholders (e.g., community representatives, regulatory authorities, and joint venture partners)
• Work collaboratively with data scientist colleagues to conceive and implement insightful analytical methods

Qualifications

A great Senior Exploration Geologist candidate will have:

• Strong technical knowledge of one or more ore deposit types. Experience working on sediment-hosted stratiform copper or magmatic sulfide deposits will be considered an advantage
• Excellence in generative analysis ranging from new concepts to integration, interpretation, and modeling of large datasets
• Good field skills and experience conducting field programs across a range of project stages from grassroots prospects through to advanced projects with significant drilling campaigns
• Baseline level of proficiency in standard desktop software packages (e.g., ArcGIS or QGIS)
• Strong leadership skills including the ability to motivate and inspire others, to share ownership and responsibility for project outcomes, and to work effectively in collaborative, interdisciplinary teams
• Previous experience in coaching and training geoscientists of varying experience, educational backgrounds and cultures in leading-practice mineral exploration
• Demonstrated commitment to high standards of health and safety in the workplace
• A minimum of 10 years experience in the mineral exploration industry

It is helpful but not required to have:

• Working knowledge of one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, R, C/C++)
• Knowledge of geostatistics and/or other statistical methods relevant for analysis of geoscientific data
• International experience, particularly in the Central African Copperbelt

Note: Candidates who are specialists in geochemistry or geophysics but open to doing significant project work are encouraged to apply.

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You will help build a worldwide dataset for our exploration program, with careful attention to identifying and quantifying uncertainty in the data and predictions.

You will create models and develop software to accelerate discovery of critical battery metals.

You will join an outstanding team of data scientists and engineers and work closely with (*applicant's) world-renowned geoscientists to incorporate our best understanding of the chemical and physical processes that create ore deposits.

Working with your geoscience colleagues, you will create 2D and 3D geologic predictions, identify exploration targets, design field programs to collect data, and use that data to reduce uncertainty in our predictions and guide the next phase of field work.

Ultimately, your role is to help KoBold make valuable discoveries by building data tools to solve scientific problems.

As one of the early members of this team, you will help build these tools from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• Help develop KoBold's proprietary software exploration tools.
• Find and curate geophysical, geochemical, geologic, and geographic data and integrate it into KoBold's proprietary data system.
• Build models to make statistically valid predictions about the locations of compositional anomalies within the Earth's crust.
• Create effective visualizations for evaluating model performance and enabling rapid interaction with the underlying data and key features.
• Develop and apply data processing, statistical, and physics-based techniques to geoscientific data , from computer vision to geophysical inversions , and use the results to guide our targeting efforts and inform our acquisition and exploration decisions.
• Present to and collaborate with our external partners and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Technical skills, including extensive experience with Python's data science packages and general software engineering practices.
• Collaborative software development (git), and familiarity with software engineering best practices like unit test / integration test suites, and CICD pipelines.
• Cloud computing resources.
• Building predictive models, applying them to different problems, and evaluating and interpreting the results.
• Data from a variety of physical systems.
• Geospatial analyses and visualizations.

Technical knowledge:

• Broad skills in and knowledge of applied statistics and Bayesian inference.
• Substantial understanding of machine learning algorithms.

Training and work experience:

• An advanced degree in the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics.
• A minimum work experience of 4 years post PhD or 8 years post MS, ideally as a data scientist or data engineer.
• Experience leading technical teams to apply novel scientific approaches to core business problems.

Work practices and motivation:

• Ability to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts.
• Communicates well on a collaborative, cross-functional team.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain.
• Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• A valid passport and willingness to travel to observe our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world.

Preferred skills include creating machine learning models on geospatial data, geostatistics, image processing or computer vision, and distributed computing applications for machine learning and other computations.

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Your work will pave the way for a more abundant and sustainable supply of critical metals like nickel, lithium, and copper.

Responsibilities:

• Decide what we’re going to build and why by developing conviction and getting everyone on board

• Learning the ins and outs of developing geological hypotheses and models by collaborating with geologists and data scientists on KoBold’s active exploration projects

• Joining field programs to experience the impact of technology,and to discover new possibilities,on how we gather new sources of information

• Developing strong beliefs about the how the next generation of deposits will be discovered and technology’s role in it

• Finding the gaps and bottlenecks in the team’s current practices and translating that into tangible technology goals

• Actively assess the ongoing exploration impact of our software through constant communication with teams as well as defining product metrics

• Produce mocks, prototypes, and wireframes to communicate your product vision

• Synthesizing your vision into documents and presentations for leadership, engineers, and other explorers

• Clearly stating the functional hypotheses that motivate our work, and prioritizing work to falsify them when they are uncertain.

• Strive to bring people together, rather than serve as an intermediary. At KoBold, we don’t have customers,we have colleagues,and PMs serve a uniquely interdisciplinary role in bringing colleagues together across disciplines.

Qualifications:

• Possess high technical aptitude. Our products are designed for the top data scientists and geologists in the world to collaborate on cutting-edge technologies. Candidates should have a degree in a scientific discipline, substantial work experience in a scientific field, or otherwise demonstrate their experience working on highly technical problems.
• Have at least 5 years professional experience with a technical product designed for scientists or data scientists.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not product managers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• A valid passport and willingness to travel to observe our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world. Travel for this role typically does not exceed 4 trips per year.

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This role will drive the design, development, and deployment of a next-generation hardware technology that will transform how KoBold collects and interprets exploration data. This role is ideal for a mechanical engineer who thrives at the intersection of science, engineering, and data and is excited about bringing new technology to life.

In this role, you will lead the full technical lifecycle of a critical new hardware system: from concept and prototyping through validation, automation, manufacturing, and deployment in the field. You will work closely with our data scientists, engineers, and geoscientists to design instrumentation that produces rich, high-quality datasets, feeding the machine learning models that drive KoBold’s mineral exploration around the world. You will be a key member of a hardware development team and contributor to various novel hardware projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of a novel, automated sensing and imaging system from concept and prototype to deployment of multiple systems in remote field sites. Coordinate with and orchestrate internal and external resources across hardware and software engineering to deliver.
• Lead system architecture definition, navigating technical tradeoffs through rigorous research and analysis and balancing cost, complexity, and timeline.
• Collaborate with KoBold's data systems and exploration teams to integrate the new data stream into KoBold's proprietary data system and ensure usability for exploration projects.
• Build a deep understanding of mineral exploration science and operations to ensure the system and data generated meet user needs and field requirements.
• Build partnerships, source, and contract with service providers and vendors to develop hardware solutions that solve KoBold exploration needs.
• Create effective product plans and mechanical, mechatronic and automation designs - from concept through prototyping and production.
• Contribute engineering expertise, analysis, and design to various hardware projects across Kobold.
• Help develop Kobold’s hardware development tools and processes.

Qualifications

A great Hardware Development Engineer candidate will have:

• A successful track record of developing and deploying complex state-of-the-art automated scientific equipment.
• Experience deploying and supporting complex equipment to remote sites including commissioning, validation, training and monitoring.
• The ability to simultaneously and gracefully wear many hats including technical lead, project manager, product manager, and hands on in-the-weeds engineer.
• Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace.

Technical skills, including extensive experience with:

• Leading teams to execute end-to-end technical product development from concept through testing and deployment.
• Physical measurement and data analysis systems.
• Applying scientific knowledge to identify and prototype emerging technologies.
• Automation, systems integration and data acquisition.
• Mechanical engineering, CAD, analysis, prototyping.
• Vendor selection and management.
• 3rd party contractor selection and management.

Work practices and motivation:

• Ability and desire to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
• Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights and innovations.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren’t hardware experts.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• Solutions oriented, positive, and collaborative.

It is also helpful but not required to have experience with:

• Product management for scientific hardware.
• Optics, electronics, and instrumentation.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not hardware engineers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• A valid passport and willingness to travel to observe our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world. Travel for this role typically does not exceed 2 trips per year.

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You will join an outstanding team of data scientists and engineers and will work closely with KoBold's world-renowned geoscientists to incorporate our best understanding of the chemical and physical processes that create ore deposits. Working with your geoscience colleagues, you will create 2D and 3D geologic predictions, identify exploration targets, design field programs to collect data, and use that data to reduce the uncertainty in our predictions and guide the next phase of field work.

Ultimately, your role is to help KoBold make valuable discoveries by building data tools to solve scientific problems. As one of the early members of this team, you will help build these tools from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• Help develop KoBold's proprietary software exploration tools.
• Find and curate geophysical, geochemical, geologic, and geographic data and integrate it into KoBold's proprietary data system.
• Build models to make statistically valid predictions about the locations of compositional anomalies within the Earth's crust.
• Create effective visualizations for evaluating model performance and enabling rapid interaction with the underlying data and key features.
• Develop and apply data processing, statistical, and physics-based techniques to geoscientific data , from computer vision to geophysical inversions , and use the results to guide our targeting efforts and inform our acquisition and exploration decisions.
• Present to and collaborate with our external partners and stakeholders.

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KoBold Metals is hiring a SVP of Finance to help prepare our global accounting, finance operations, and treasury functions for IPO. The right candidate will combine deep technical accounting expertise with strong strategic instincts and operational leadership.

Reporting to the CFO, the role will create and execute a roadmap for the company’s IPO, growing a finance function that can support a public company while staying as lean as possible. This will require building durable systems that allow small, highly capable teams to support an ever increasing scope.

The day-to-day environment at KoBold Metals is dynamic. Success requires a leader who brings structure to complexity, holds teams accountable, and maintains momentum amid change.

Responsibilities

IPO-Readiness and Execution

• Create and execute a roadmap for KoBold IPO-readiness and eventually shepherd the company through an IPO
• Build a controls environment that supports both rapid growth and public company readiness
• Align external stakeholders on public company readiness, including auditors, legal advisors, and regulators in each of the jurisdictions where we operate

Systems, Automation, and AI-Enabled Productivity

• Drive modern operations across the team with a focus on automation and AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and increase team capacity
• Guide selection and deployment of finance technology systems (e.g., ERP/accounting systems, payables, expenses, procurement, travel, etc.) that support our anticipated growth
• Foster a culture that treats process improvement as essential work, building repeatable mechanisms to identify and eliminate bottlenecks

Accounting, Finance Operations, and Treasury

• Oversee accounting financial statement preparation, and accounting policies
• Partner with FP&A to ensure clean financial data with a single source of truth
• Lead a lean, scalable finance operations team
• Oversee and scale global treasury operations including cash planning, cash controls, bank relationships, signatory policies, and overall cash governance

Leadership, Culture, and Business Partnership

• Develop a deep understanding of KoBold’s technology, operating model, and field activities, and translate that understanding into processes, controls, and insights
• Apply a commercial mindset to this function, understanding project goals, practical constraints, and the company’s broader objectives; then build operations that support those goals
• Maintain clear systems of accountability, measurable performance indicators, structured timelines, and a strong culture of ownership
• Partner cross-functionally with field operations, geoscience, engineering, G&A functions, and other executives to find ways to play an active role in improving business operations

Qualifications

• A great candidate:

• Brings experience preparing a company for an IPO
• Can successfully guide the company through an IPO and oversee a public company finance function
• Has a track record managing lean and efficient teams, with experience integrating AI into traditional finance workflows
• Has significant leadership experience in accounting and finance operations, with significant technical accounting expertise
• Is a creative problem solver who works hard, holds high standards, and treats people with respect and care
• Feels energized by KoBold Metals' mission, bringing optimism that lifts the team and builds belief
• Has experience managing teams in dynamic, high-growth environments with a high degree of accountability and execution quality
• Brings strong cross-functional communication and ability to align finance with commercial and operational needs
• Is curious to learn about all aspects of our business, including travel to exploration field operations and mine development operations
• Demonstrates integrity, strong judgment, and comfort operating with urgency and precision

Experience Level: executive Employment Type: full-time Workplace Type: remote Category: Finance Industry: Mining Salary Range: $250,000 - $300,000 plus equity and benefits Required Skills: [listed in the job posting] Preferred Skills: []

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About the Role:

This role will drive the design, development, and deployment of a next-generation hardware technology that will transform how KoBold collects and interprets exploration data. This role is ideal for a mechanical engineer who thrives at the intersection of science, engineering, and data and is excited about bringing new technology to life.

In this role, you will lead the full technical lifecycle of a critical new hardware system: from concept and prototyping through validation, automation, manufacturing, and deployment in the field. You will work closely with our data scientists, engineers, and geoscientists to design instrumentation that produces rich, high-quality datasets, feeding the machine learning models that drive KoBold’s mineral exploration around the world. You will be a key member of a hardware development team and contributor to various novel hardware projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical development of a novel, automated sensing and imaging system from concept and prototype to deployment of multiple systems in remote field sites. Coordinate with and orchestrate internal and external resources across hardware and software engineering to deliver.
• Lead system architecture definition, navigating technical tradeoffs through rigorous research and analysis and balancing cost, complexity, and timeline.
• Collaborate with KoBold's data systems and exploration teams to integrate the new data stream into KoBold's proprietary data system and ensure usability for exploration projects.
• Build a deep understanding of mineral exploration science and operations to ensure the system and data generated meet user needs and field requirements.
• Build partnerships, source, and contract with service providers and vendors to develop hardware solutions that solve KoBold exploration needs.
• Create effective product plans and mechanical, mechatronic and automation designs - from concept through prototyping and production.
• Contribute engineering expertise, analysis, and design to various hardware projects across Kobold.
• Help develop Kobold’s hardware development tools and processes.

Qualifications:

• A successful track record of developing and deploying complex state-of-the-art automated scientific equipment.
• Experience deploying and supporting complex equipment to remote sites including commissioning, validation, training and monitoring.
• The ability to simultaneously and gracefully wear many hats including technical lead, project manager, product manager, and hands on in-the-weeds engineer.
• Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace.

Technical skills, including extensive experience with:

• Leading teams to execute end-to-end technical product development from concept through testing and deployment.
• Physical measurement and data analysis systems.
• Applying scientific knowledge to identify and prototype emerging technologies.
• Automation, systems integration and data acquisition.
• Mechanical engineering, CAD, analysis, prototyping.
• Vendor selection and management.
• 3rd party contractor selection and management.

Work practices and motivation:

• Ability and desire to take ownership and responsibility of large projects.
• Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights and innovations.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren’t hardware experts.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively.
• Solutions oriented, positive, and collaborative.

It is also helpful but not required to have experience with:

• Product management for scientific hardware.
• Optics, electronics, and instrumentation.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration and willing to work directly with geologists in the field.
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not hardware engineers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company.
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities.
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company.
• A valid passport and willingness to travel to observe our work at Mingomba or at an exploration site around the world. Travel for this role typically does not exceed 2 trips per year.

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Your responsibilities will include:

• Laboratory management: ensuring safe and efficient operation of the laboratory
• Teamwork: serving as a hands-on team leader, clearly communicating hazards and opportunities for improvement
• Overseeing analytic workflow: ensuring adherence to effective operating procedures that guide sample preparation, instrument operation, sample archiving, and data storage
• Process optimization: continuously evaluating and improving sample preparation and measurement procedures (washing, loading, and automated analysis with analytic instruments) to increase efficiency, precision, and turnaround time
• Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC): operating and maintaining rigorous QA/QC protocols, utilizing specialized software to track every sample through each stage of the process, ensuring data integrity and traceability
• Equipment maintenance: overseeing the maintenance and calibration of all laboratory equipment, minimizing downtime
• Stakeholder communication: reporting on laboratory performance, capacity, and quality metrics to the exploration and operations leadership teams

You must have:

• At least 5 years of laboratory experience in mineral exploration & mining, oil & gas, or a related industry
• Proven, extensive experience in operating a commercial or exploration mineral laboratory, with a focus on instrumentation for geochemical analysis such as laboratory balances, microscopes, and spectrometers
• Experience with sample preparation methods for various sample types (soil, sediment, rock/drill core)
• A track record of identifying inefficiencies and suggesting or implementing process improvements in a laboratory or operational environment
• Demonstrated commitment to and familiarity with developing and implementing high standards of health & safety in the workplace
• A high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision while simultaneously feeling comfortable raising issues to teammates
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing, early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities
• Experience working with QA/QC software or Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to ensure sample traceability and data quality; high comfort level in interfacing with software development teams
• Enjoyment in working closely with people in a wide variety of disciplines and different parts of the world
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts from different disciplines. Comfortable asking questions and requesting help. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company

It is helpful but not required to have:

• Worked in a small company or as a member of a very small team with a broad mandate working in a fast-paced project environment

KoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Location: Sudbury, Canada. All candidates must be legally authorized to live and work within Canada.

Compensation: $170,000 - $210,000 CAD

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Responsibilities:

• Prepare reporting to joint venture partners
• Responsible for full cycle accounting for multiple entities in various jurisdictions
• Assist with financial reporting and ensuring compliance with local accounting rules in multiple jurisdictions
• Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly consolidated variance analysis
• Support field exploration teams by preparing project reports
• Process invoices through the accounts payable workflow and vendor compliance for multiple entities in various jurisdictions
• Assist with compliance of annual corporate reporting, indirect tax filings and other reporting requirements in multiple countries
• Assist with information flow and documentation for audits
• Assist with building AI agents and automation with the different accounting software platforms to streamline processes and create efficiencies
• Provide support for miscellaneous projects in accounting and operations

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