KoBold Metals
The Field Operations Lead plans and executes field activities across North America to meet business objectives while ensuring safety for people, contractors, and communities. This role involves leading complex exploration projects and development programs, managing procurement strategies, and overseeing end-to-end execution from mobilization to closure. The position requires strong leadership in remote and diverse operating environments, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective stakeholder engagement.
Headquarters
Berkeley, California, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2018
KoBold Metals is a data-driven mineral exploration company that combines machine learning with traditional geoscience ("AI + HI") to accelerate discovery of critical materials for the clean-energy transition. The company builds predictive models over geological, geophysical, geochemical and remote-sensing datasets to prioritize targets for field work and drilling, with a focus on battery and electrification metals such as nickel, cobalt, copper and lithium. By integrating proprietary data, data science, and on-the-ground exploration teams, KoBold aims to reduce exploration risk and speed the delivery of new mineral resources, partnering with mining companies and investors worldwide.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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16% above the average for this role
Minerals discovery startup KoBold Metals raising another $200M
Nov 17, 2025