Chief Commercial Officer
Alameda, CA · HybridJob$250–400K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Solcoa is hiring a Chief Commercial Officer to lead sales, customer relationships, and commercial partnerships as the company scales rare-earth metal production. Reporting to the CEO, the role turns customer demand into agreements and recurring revenue. The officer will win customers, close deals, and build the commercial team while coordinating with technical and operations teams on customer requirements and delivery.
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Full job description
Making the metals powering the world Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths — the metals of power and motion. We've developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals — the materials inside every EV, fighter jet, wind turbine, and data center — cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process. Now we're scaling it to thousands of tonnes of annual production.
The role We're hiring a Chief Commercial Officer to lead Solcoa's sales, customer relationships, and commercial partnerships. Reporting to the CEO, you will turn customer demand into signed agreements and recurring revenue as we scale production. This is a hands-on role: you will win customers, close deals, and build the commercial team.
What you’ll do
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Set commercial strategy and focus on the customers and markets that matter most.
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Build relationships with magnet manufacturers, industrial customers, and strategic partners.
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Lead sales from first conversation through product qualification, contract negotiation, and repeat orders.
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Negotiate pricing, supply agreements, and long-term offtakes.
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Work with technical and operations teams to align customer requirements with production and delivery.
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Own the sales pipeline and revenue forecast, and build the commercial team as we grow.
What you bring
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A track record of closing deals and growing revenue in rare earths, metals, advanced materials, or related industrial markets.
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Experience negotiating supply agreements and managing technical sales and customer qualification.
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Strong judgment on pricing, margins, and contract terms.
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The ability to build a commercial function from scratch and stay directly involved in customer work.
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Existing relationships across the rare earth and magnet supply chain are a plus.
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Willingness to travel to customers and partners.
Benefits
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Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
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Company-provided lunch daily.
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Visa sponsorship available if needed.
How this job compares
Set against the 52,748 open Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$250–400K/yr
- California median$110–161K/yr3,366 salary ranges
- US median$95–144K/yr25,419 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $325K, is 135% above the California median midpoint ($138K) — in the top quarter of Sales salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 5,613 open Sales jobs in California and 52,748 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (29,187 postings).
- Education
- 10,287 of the 52,748 open Sales jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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