The posting
About the Company
In the coming decades, demand for critical minerals such as copper, lithium, and cobalt will continue to grow. These minerals are needed to build electric infrastructure, vehicles, data centers, and electronics. However, the mining industry is making 10x fewer discoveries per dollar spent on exploration compared to 30 years ago because the easy-to-find, near surface deposits have largely been discovered.
KoBold was founded to be the first AI native mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company. Our goal is to turn mineral exploration into a repeatable science to discover the minerals the world needs—by integrating artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology. Our multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, engineers, and geologists work together to build data systems, design new sensors, and establish industry-leading workflows to develop and test subsurface predictions on our exploration projects.
Our first discovery, Mingomba, is a high-grade copper deposit in Zambia, found after spending materially less than industry average. We are developing Mingomba with the same technical rigor that we apply to exploration. The Mingomba team brings together mine and processing engineers, geologists, data scientists, software engineers, and community, health & safety, construction, and operations specialists. By combining industry knowledge and cutting edge technology, we are developing Mingomba into a world class project that has safer and more predictable outcomes for ourselves, partners, and communities. It is expected to create thousands of good jobs for generations.
KoBold runs exploration programs in eight countries, all with the potential for another discovery.
KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Price and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, Durable Capital, StepStone, and Standard Investments; and strategic natural resources companies BHP and Mitsubishi.
About the Role
With over 300 employees across 12 countries, wrangling our People data into well-architected systems for smooth administration and analysis is challenging. We are looking for someone who is capable of building and maintaining systems and contributing to the execution of processes within those tools, such as onboarding and offboarding. The ideal candidate is a certified Workday Pro who thinks in first principles when configuring our tools and workflows. It is paramount that the Senior People Systems Analyst builds for both today and tomorrow, ensuring our solutions endure our growth.
Responsibilities
- Principal configurator of all Workday modules, reports, and business processes
- Thoughtfully architect our HR data across all places where it exists
- Manage the administration of review cycles within and outside of Workday
- Manage HR-related integrations in collaboration with IT
- Serve as our employee’s point of contact for HR systems questions
- Configure and maintain various security roles and permissions
- Partner with internal teams to build reporting and tools that leverage HR data outside of our HR systems
- Contribute to the entry and management of employee data
Qualifications
- 5+ years of doing the work outlined in this job description
- Easily gets done whatever they need in Workday
- Better than any other HR person you have worked with at Excel (or, able to work with data programmatically or in more advanced analytical platforms – e.g., python notebooks, Tableau, Airtable/Coda, etc.)
- Power-user of AI; aggressively finds opportunities to use automation to replace repetitive manual repetitive work
- Easily gets done whatever they need in Workday
- Exceptional project management and communication skills
- First-principles thinker who can reference best practices without defaulting to them
- 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 eager to work directly with geologists in the field
- 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
- 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 1 trip per year.
What to Expect
Joining KoBold means getting the opportunity for hands-on exposure to our exploration projects around the world. All employees are expected to travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year. Field-facing and technical roles spend significantly more time in the field.
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.
This position is Full-time Exempt.
The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $90,000 - $160,000, plus equity and benefits including 401k matching.
Location: KoBold is a remote-first workplace. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in one of the following countries: United States or Canada.
Compensation ranges are listed in USD. If you are based outside the US, the range may not translate directly: US pay reflects a different market with different competitive dynamics, so we benchmark roles against the local market rather than converting the listed figure.
