Senior People Systems Analyst

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. The easy-to-find, near-surface deposits have largely been found, and the industry has chronically under‑invested in new exploration technology, relying on the manual techniques of yesteryear – even as demand accelerates for copper, lithium, and other metals to build electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers.

KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models—alongside our novel sensors—to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs. In the six years since founding, KoBold has become by far both the largest independent mineral exploration company and the largest exploration technology developer. Our data scientists and software engineers, who come from leading technology companies, jointly lead exploration programs with our renowned exploration geologists.

KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered: the copper is far more concentrated than the global average of copper mines, and this asset alone is expected to generate meaningful revenue for decades. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 60 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high‑quality 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 natural resources companies Equinor, 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
• Exceptionally 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.

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.