Commercial Director (Mining)

Location: Global, with Africa or Europe preferred; otherwise North America. International travel to Zambia of 90+ days per year is expected.

Company

hirify.global is a privately held scientific mineral exploration, mine development, and technology company using artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology to discover and develop critical-mineral deposits.

What you will do

• Establish the commercial strategy, delivery model, contracting approach, procurement gates, governance routines, and market engagement plan for the Mingomba copper project.
• Lead tendering, negotiation, contract formation, award, administration, claims management, variation control, contractor performance, and commercial closeout for major packages.
• Oversee procurement, supply chain, and logistics execution, including cross-border movement into Zambia, customs, freight forwarding, expediting, and critical-path equipment delivery.
• Develop local contractor engagement and local content strategies, including supplier mapping, capability development, tender access, and joint-venture pathways.
• Partner with Finance, engineering, project management, and controls teams on budgeting, forecasting, risk allocation, insurance, commitments, and change control.
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary contracting, procurement, and supply chain team while maintaining ethical and transparent supplier partnerships.

Requirements

• 15+ years of commercial leadership experience on multi-billion-dollar mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, or large industrial projects.
• Direct experience with commercial strategy, procurement, contracting, contractor management, market engagement, and project outcomes from package strategy through closeout.
• Experience forming and implementing EPC, EPCM, design-and-build, engineering services, drilling, construction, logistics, and long-lead equipment contracts, including experience in Africa.
• Deep knowledge of FIDIC and NEC contract structures, risk allocation, payment mechanisms, securities, warranties, liability limits, claims, disputes, and contractor remedies.
• Demonstrated success developing local supplier and contractor capability in Africa, Asia, or Latin America and implementing commercial governance and reporting systems.
• Recognized qualifications in quantity surveying, construction law, business, engineering, supply chain, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Chinese suppliers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers.
• Experience with major copper or other critical-mineral mining projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a greenfield copper mining complex expected to require more than US$2 billion in capital expenditure.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists across mining, processing, geology, data science, software engineering, construction, operations, and community functions.
• Contribute to safer mining projects with more predictable outcomes for partners and communities.
• Operate in an environment emphasizing ethical leadership, transparency, integrity, and auditable commercial practices.