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Careers Business Development Representative

About the Company

Our mission is to discover the raw materials needed to create a prosperous world for the next 1000 years. With modern software and hardware, we aim to reduce mineral discovery timelines from 10 years to 1 year. Founded in 2023 by lifelong geoscientists, ExploreTech is a venture-backed business that develops technology and uses it to explore for minerals all over the world.

About the Role

We’re accelerating the pace of mineral discovery. Our AI drill targeting software has gone 8 for 8 hitting mineralized targets, a significant improvement over industry standards. Now the biggest mining companies in the world want it. We’re hiring a Business Development Representative to help us reach them.

You’ll build the top of our sales funnel: researching mining and exploration companies, reaching the right geologists and executives, and qualifying opportunities before they move to our business development and project teams. You’ll work closely with the founders, learn how mineral exploration technology is bought and sold, and have a clear path to grow into a Business Development Manager.

What You’ll Do

Research and map mining and exploration companies, their projects, and the people who make decisions

Run outreach to chief geologists, exploration managers, and executives, from juniors to majors

Qualify leads by understanding each company’s commodities, project stage, and exploration goals

Book and prepare meetings and demos for our team

Keep our CRM accurate and our pipeline up to date

Track industry news, new projects, and financings to spot opportunities early

Support our presence at conferences and trade shows

Share what you hear from the market with our product and science teams

About You

Bachelor’s in geology, geophysics, mining engineering, or a related field, or a professional background in mining or mineral exploration

0–2 years of experience; internships and field work count

Clear, concise writer and speaker who can talk geology with technical audiences

Organized and self-directed, with a bias toward action and follow-through

Curious about technology for mineral exploration

Able to travel occasionally to conferences and customer sites

Bonus Points For

Prior sales, business development, or customer-facing experience

Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot

Field experience in mineral exploration or mining

Location

San Diego, California Travel to customers and field sites as needed

Salary

Starting at $95,000 + equity

Benefits

100% healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)

Our Hiring Process

Intro call: a conversation with a founder about your background and what you want to work on.

Role conversation: a deeper discussion of the work itself with the people you’d work alongside.

Final conversation: meet the founders and the team, and ask us anything. If it’s a fit, we’ll make an offer.

If you’re ready to accelerate critical mineral discovery across the world, we encourage you to apply!

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ExploreTech is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.