Senior Project Manager

Terra AI•Redwood City, CA

1d•$185,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Terra AI is building a new category at the intersection of artificial intelligence, geoscience, and critical resource development. As global demand for copper, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, geothermal energy, and other strategic resources accelerates, the mining and subsurface industries face a growing challenge: traditional exploration methods remain slow, expensive, and highly uncertain. Terra AI was founded to help solve this problem by redefining how critical resources are discovered, evaluated, and developed. By combining advanced machine learning, probabilistic modeling, and deep geoscience expertise, Terra AI helps exploration and mining companies make faster, more informed subsurface decisions with greater confidence and capital efficiency. The company’s platform integrates geological, geophysical, and drilling data into intelligent systems designed to improve targeting accuracy, accelerate discovery timelines, and reduce exploration risk. Backed by Khosla Ventures, BHP, and Rio Tinto, Terra AI works with industry leaders to bring a more informed, data-driven approach to critical resource development. Terra AI’s mission is to define the new global standard for data-driven critical resource development — breaking the cost and time curve required to support electrification, energy security, and the global energy transition. The company operates with a strong partnership mentality, combining technical rigor, candid communication, continual learning, and environmental stewardship to help modern exploration teams solve some of the world’s most important resource challenges.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in project management, technical program management, implementation, professional services, or a similar role
Experience in a rapidly scaling startup environment is a strong plus
Experience working directly with enterprise customers, ideally delivering software products or services to demanding clients
Demonstrated ability to work closely with scientists and engineers, understanding enough underlying technology to ask good questions and drive great decisions
Strong judgment around when to introduce structure and process, and when flexibility is the better answer
A solutions-oriented mindset and a track record of navigating ambiguity, changing priorities, and complex projects
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences
Multilingual communication skills (strong English required, Spanish is a strong plus)
All candidates must be legally authorized to live and work, without visa sponsorship, in The United States, Canada, or Mexico.

Nice To Haves

Experience with software, AI/ML, earth science, physics, or statistical analysis is a plus, but we don’t expect expertise across all of them

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary point of contact across multiple overlapping client projects, owning day-to-day project management and helping ensure successful delivery
Set and manage clear expectations with customers and internal teams throughout each engagement
Build and maintain project plans covering scope, timelines, milestones, risks, decisions, and completion status
Keep important information, decisions, and action items, from falling through the cracks, and make sure commitments are met
Track project health and prioritize using both metrics and your expert judgment
Help improve the playbooks, tools, and templates that allow us to run more client engagements in parallel without sacrificing quality
Identify and manage risks and issues: bring the right people together to resolve them, and escalate thoughtfully when needed
Plan and facilitate effective internal and customer meetings, with clear agendas, decisions, and next steps
Create clear, polished customer-facing materials and help technical team members communicate their work effectively