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Salary: USD 140,000 - 180,000 / annual
Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup dedicated to sustainable and economic critical metals production. The company's mission is to become the world's first fully clean mining and metals production company, producing resources needed for the next generation economy.
You will lead the evaluation and execution of strategic transactions, partnerships, and investments. In this role, you'll develop a point of view on where Phoenix Tailings should act, run critical workstreams, and guide opportunities from thesis through closing. The ideal candidate combines strong transaction judgment with curiosity about technology, markets, and operations, and can challenge assumptions, coordinate senior stakeholders, and maintain momentum through detailed deal work.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and test theses for acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and other growth opportunities
- Lead financial modeling, valuation, scenario analysis, and transaction recommendations
- Run diligence across finance, legal, technical, commercial, and operating workstreams
- Manage external advisers and maintain clear accountability for process, timing, and open issues
- Prepare and present recommendations to executives and the board
- Support negotiation strategy and lead key elements of documentation and closing
- Build relationships with potential partners, targets, investors, and market participants
- Define early integration or partnership operating plans so transaction logic carries into execution
- Coach junior team members and improve the quality of transaction analysis and process management
QUALIFICATIONS:
A typical candidate will have 4 to 7 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, transaction advisory, or strategic finance. The company will consider candidates whose deal experience demonstrates comparable ownership. Required skills include: advanced financial modeling, valuation, and transaction analysis; experience leading material diligence or execution workstreams with senior stakeholders; strong investment judgment and ability to form clear recommendations from imperfect information; excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; discretion, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines. Experience in critical materials, mining, industrial technology, advanced manufacturing, or climate-related industries is helpful.
