Commercial & Scientific Analyst/Lead

Summary

KoBold Metals is a scientific mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company that integrates artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology. The Commercial & Scientific Analyst/Lead will build financial and operational models, conduct market and project analyses, and provide recommendations to leadership, investors, and partners.

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

Skills

• 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
• 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
• All employees are expected to travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year
• KoBold is a remote first workplace, we are open to candidates currently residing anywhere in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom. All candidates must be authorized to legally work in either the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom
• Physics, chemistry, astronomy/astrophysics, or mathematics

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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
• 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
• All employees are expected to travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year
• KoBold is a remote first workplace, we are open to candidates currently residing anywhere in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom. All candidates must be authorized to legally work in either the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom

Nice to Haves

• physics, chemistry, astronomy/astrophysics, or mathematics

Benefits

• 401K
• Equity
• Remote first workplace
• Hands-on exposure to our exploration projects around the world