We are supporting a progressive mid-tier gold mining company with the appointment of a Vice President, Business Development based in Vancouver.

This is a senior corporate role for a commercially sharp, strategically minded mining professional who can identify, assess, and execute growth opportunities across the gold sector. The company has a strong operating platform, a clear growth agenda, and the ambition to continue building a high-quality portfolio through disciplined business development, partnerships, and transaction execution.

The successful candidate will work closely with the executive leadership team to evaluate strategic opportunities, support corporate growth, and help shape the next stage of the company’s development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business development strategy across acquisitions, partnerships, investments, joint ventures, and strategic growth opportunities.
• Identify and evaluate gold assets, development projects, operating mines, and corporate opportunities aligned with the company’s growth strategy.
• Conduct commercial, financial, technical, jurisdictional, and strategic assessment of potential transactions.
• Build and maintain relationships with mining companies, advisors, investors, banks, brokers, governments, and industry stakeholders.
• Support M&A processes, including target screening, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and transaction execution.
• Work closely with geology, technical, finance, legal, operations, and executive teams to assess opportunity quality and execution risk.
• Prepare board-level investment papers, strategic recommendations, market analysis, and transaction materials.
• Monitor gold market trends, peer activity, capital markets conditions, and emerging opportunities across relevant jurisdictions.
• Represent the company professionally within the mining investment and corporate development community.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in business development, corporate development, M&A, investment banking, private equity, or strategic advisory within mining.
• Excellent understanding of gold mining assets, project development, valuation, due diligence, and transaction structuring.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to assess both opportunity and risk.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships across the mining industry, capital markets, and advisory networks.
• Comfortable working at executive and board level.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the discipline required to work within a listed mining company environment.
• Ability to move between high-level strategy and detailed transaction analysis.
• Based in Vancouver or willing to be based in Vancouver.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from a mining company corporate development team, investment banking, mining private equity, technical advisory, or a senior commercial role within the gold sector.

Experience with gold assets in the Americas, Africa, or other active mining jurisdictions would be highly relevant.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking mid-tier gold company at an important stage of growth. The role offers direct exposure to executive decision-making, meaningful influence over corporate strategy, and the opportunity to help shape a growing gold mining portfolio.

For a business development professional who understands mining, capital markets, and value creation, this is a compelling senior leadership opportunity.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering or related field
• Proven experience in managing mining operations, with a background close to GM level
• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills
• Energetic and ambitious, with a hunger for success
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

How to Apply

If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding role, please send your CV to us at applicants@williamsmining.com.
We’ll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.