About Lilac Solutions, Inc.

Lilac Solutions is a lithium extraction technology company focused on scaling lithium production for the electric vehicle era. Lilac solves the critical technology problems which today prevent development of the world’s largest lithium resources: low yields, high costs, slow start-up, poor reliability, and massive environmental impacts. Lilac’s technology represents such a step-change in performance and cost that it also unlocks the development of new unconventional lithium deposits with low lithium grades and high impurities, which have historically been impossible to produce. In 2021, Lilac raised $150M in Series B financing from investors including T. Rowe Price, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Sumitomo, BMW and SK Materials. Lilac is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Job Description

Lilac is seeking a VP, Corporate Operations to lead corporate operations and support operations across multiple countries and multiple technical divisions spanning advanced materials manufacturing, hydrometallurgy services, and lithium project development. These operations span the US, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, UK, and Europe. This person will support the divisions in a cross-cutting manner in the domains of corporate operations, organizational strategy, operations planning, international logistics, facilities, security, EHS, and IT. The role will also support efficient coordination of Legal, Finance, and People teams across this multinational structure.

The candidate will report directly to Lilac’s CEO and work alongside C-, EVP-, and VP-level leaders running technology and operations for various technical divisions. This is a full-time position at Lilac’s headquarters in Oakland, California with travel to domestic and international regional headquarters, engineering offices, logistics offices, and field operations.

Candidate Qualifications

10+ years of leadership experience in corporate operations, including 5+ years at a growth-stage company
Experience building and maintaining complex organizational structures
Experience scaling large teams across multiple locations
Experience managing directly or indirectly facilities, security, and IT
Excellent communication skills
Highly organized with sharp attention to detail
Ability to help set and maintain ambitious goals for company and support execution
US work permit
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%
Excited to work in a growth-stage climate tech company achieving global scale at a rapid pace

Preferred Skills

Experience in heavy industry and/or project development
Fluent Spanish

Compensation

Salary range: $200K-$250K annually (commensurate with experience)
Stock options
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible time off policy
Eight weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Daily catered lunch
Monthly phone stipend
401k program

EEO Statement

Lilac Solutions is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected category, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity. Lilac Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.