Senior Technical Recruiter, KoBold Metals
$130-210k
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AI-powered mineral exploration company
Open for applications
AI-powered mineral exploration company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$130-210k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create value by discovering new ore deposits and expanding existing resources.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting for niche technical talent at top-tier technology companies
- Demonstrated ability to quickly absorb and synthesize complex information, with a track record of high intellectual rigor in a professional setting
- Exceptional curiosity and eagerness to learn, with a proactive approach to exploring new concepts and technologies
What the job involves
- KoBold is seeking this Senior Data Science and Engineering Recruiter to lead a swift, company-defining investment in a dramatic increase in data science and engineering talent to exceed the highest concentration of talent in the industry
- The Recruiter will run full-cycle recruiting to source and close specialized technical talent for roles like Applied Scientist, Staff Data Scientist, and Director of Scientific Computing to secure industry-leading talent like Damian Burch and Liz Main. At times, this recruiter will flex into non-technical searches
- Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the responsibilities of this position include:
- Translate a deep understanding of job specifications into exquisite sourcing to fill top-of-the-funnel, as demonstrated by conversion rates across interview stages
- Find creative ways to source candidates beyond traditional channels
- Provide an exceptional experience throughout the hiring process, as demonstrated by low withdrawal rates
- Proactively surface issues in the hiring process to the company’s senior executives for quick resolution, as demonstrated by time-to-fill rates
- Masterfully articulate the value proposition of becoming an employee and equity holder at KoBold, as demonstrated by offer acceptance rates
- Serve as a talent market expert by educating our internal staff on market dynamics and recruitment strategies
- Advise the senior executives of the company on talent strategy
- Reliably and effectively report pipeline performance to stakeholders on a consistent cadence
- Support hiring managers in prioritizing recruiting and hiring team’s time across concurrent openings
- Coordinate offer details with HR, our Founders, and the hiring manager
- Contribute to our overarching recruiting processes and philosophies
Our take
Supported by billionaires Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, KoBold Metals utilises AI and Cloud computing techniques to assess the composition of the subsurface in order to explore metals that are used in making batteries installed in electric vehicles and clean energy technologies.
KoBold is a force in its field with significant financial backing, not just from the aforementioned tycoons, but thanks to Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital funds. In 2019, this enabled KoBold to have funding available for four years, which, since then, has financed explorations at various locations, including Greenland.
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world has increasingly moved towards sustainability and hence demand for sustainable products like EVs has gone up, increasing the need for KoBold’s mineral exploration services. With recent approval for backing a new copper mine in Zambia, along with additional funding, the growing demand for sustainable resources positions KoBold for a promising future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2025
$527m
SERIES C
Jun 2023
$195m
SERIES B
Total funding: $934.5m
Company HQ
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Leadership
Kurt House
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded a carbon Sequestration and enhanced oil recovery venture as well as a natural gas asset acquisition platform. They also worked in Private Equity and Corporate Consulting at Bain & Company and spent time as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University.
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