Product Manager

KoBold Metals is a leading independent mineral exploration company focused on utilizing AI models for mineral exploration. The Product Manager will collaborate with engineering, geology, and data science teams to leverage diverse data sources, enabling better decision-making in exploration efforts for critical metals.

Responsibilities:

• Decide what we’re going to build and why by developing conviction and getting everyone on board
• Learning the ins and outs of developing geological hypotheses and models by collaborating with geologists and data scientists on KoBold’s active exploration projects
• Joining field programs to experience the impact of technology—and to discover new possibilities—on how we gather new sources of information
• Developing strong beliefs about the how the next generation of deposits will be discovered and technology’s role in it
• Finding the gaps and bottlenecks in the team’s current practices and translating that into tangible technology goals
• Actively assess the ongoing exploration impact of our software through constant communication with teams as well as defining product metrics
• Produce mocks, prototypes, and wireframes to communicate your product vision
• Synthesizing your vision into documents and presentations for leadership, engineers, and other explorers
• Clearly stating the functional hypotheses that motivate our work, and prioritizing work to falsify them when they are uncertain
• Strive to bring people together, rather than serve as an intermediary. At KoBold, we don’t have customers—we have colleagues—and PMs serve a uniquely interdisciplinary role in bringing colleagues together across disciplines

Requirements:

• Possess high technical aptitude. Our products are designed for the top data scientists and geologists in the world to collaborate on cutting-edge technologies. Candidates should have a degree in a scientific discipline, substantial work experience in a scientific field, or otherwise demonstrate their experience working on highly technical problems
• Have at least 5 years professional experience with a technical product designed for scientists or data scientists
• 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 willing to work directly with geologists in the field
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not product managers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company
• 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
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company
• 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 4 trips per year