Vice President, Exploration

ExploreTech Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

ExploreTech Inc. is accelerating mineral discovery with its drill targeting software. You will lead exploration strategy, build the team, and drive discoveries across critical minerals.

You’ll own the exploration pipeline from target generation through drill testing and resource definition, working with scientists, engineers, and the CEO to decide where to explore and drill. Expect extensive travel and leadership of field programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in geology or related field; Master’s/PhD preferred.
• 10+ years mineral exploration experience, including critical minerals.
• Record of discovery or major resource growth; leadership of teams/budgets.
• Strong ore deposit models knowledge across styles; geology/geophysics/geochemistry.
• Comfortable with 3D modeling and data-driven exploration; tech adoption.
• Willingness to travel to remote US and international sites.

Responsibilities

• Set exploration strategy, target commodities, regions, deposit styles, and project priorities.
• Lead exploration programs from target generation through drill testing and resource definition.
• Build and lead a geologists/geophysicists/field staff team.
• Evaluate and acquire properties; build relationships with prospector networks.
• Own exploration budgets, contractors, permitting, and field logistics.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to apply computational tools to target generation and ranking.
• Set safety, environmental, and community engagement standards for field programs.
• Report results to the executive team, board, investors, and partners.

Skills

Geology leadership

Team leadership

Budget management

Field logistics

3D modeling

Data-driven exploration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s in geology

Master’s or PhD in economic geology preferred

Tools

3D modeling software

Computational geology tools

Job description

We’re accelerating the pace of mineral discovery. Our drill targeting software has gone 8 for 8 hitting mineralized targets, a significant improvement over industry standards. We are now applying it across critical minerals and building our own exploration portfolio. In this role, you’ll lead that effort: setting our exploration strategy, building the team, and making the discoveries.

You’ll own the exploration pipeline from target generation through drill testing and resource definition, using our software and computational tools to speed up exploration and characterization and make faster, smarter decisions in the field. You’ll report to the CEO, work directly with the founders, our scientists, and our engineers, and decide where ExploreTech explores and where it drills.

What You’ll Do

• Set our exploration strategy, including target commodities, regions, deposit styles, and project priorities
• Lead exploration programs from target generation through drill testing, resource definition, and handoff
• Build and lead the exploration team of geologists, geophysicists, and field staff
• Evaluate and acquire properties, and build relationships with prospectors, junior companies, and majors
• Own exploration budgets, contractors, permitting, and field logistics
• Work with our scientists and engineers to apply our computational tools to target generation, ranking, and real-time field decisions
• Set safety, environmental, and community engagement standards for all field programs
• Report results and technical findings to the executive team, board, investors, and partners

About You

• Bachelor’s in geology or a related field; Master’s or PhD in economic geology preferred
• 10+ years of mineral exploration experience, including significant time on one or more critical minerals or base and precious metals commodities
• A record of discovery or major resource growth, and of leading exploration teams and budgets
• Strong command of ore deposit models across multiple deposit styles, plus structural geology, geochemistry, and geophysics
• Comfortable with 3D modeling, data-driven exploration, and adopting new technology
• Able to travel extensively to remote parts of the US and world

Bonus Points For

• Master’s or PhD in economic geology
• Professional registration (P.Geo, CPG, or equivalent)
• Experience in both greenfields and brownfields exploration