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# Director, Commercial Operations at Crusoe

- **Company:** [Crusoe](https://feeny.ai/companies/crusoe)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA / United States
- **Compensation:** $180k–$220k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Crusoe/1877a89a-6948-43d4-b23b-5561a72fc2e3/application

**Skills:** Financial modeling, Market analysis, Energy markets knowledge, Project economics, Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, Pipeline management systems, Data center infrastructure knowledge, HPC knowledge, Power purchase agreements, Offtake structures, AI-based analytical tools

> The Director, Commercial Operations serves as the operational backbone of the Energy Development Group, overseeing analytical frameworks, pipeline processes, and team capabilities. This leadership role involves developing economic models for land and power opportunities, managing due diligence workflows, and deliver...

## Job description

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

## About This Role

The Director, Commercial Operations will be the operational backbone of Crusoe's Energy Development Group. This person owns the analytical frameworks, pipeline processes, and team capabilities that allow Crusoe to evaluate and advance land and power opportunities at speed and at scale. From complex financial modeling and market analysis to pipeline integrity and board-level reporting, this role ensures the BD team operates with precision and strategic clarity. This is a leadership-first, analytically grounded role. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in energy project finance or development, a track record of building and mentoring high-performing analyst teams, and the process orientation to continuously raise the quality bar on how Crusoe evaluates and advances opportunities. You will work closely with senior leadership across Energy Development, Real Estate, Finance, Cloud, Energy Innovation, Design / Engineering, Pre-Construction, and Construction teams and will be a key contributor to the operational health of Crusoe's project pipeline.

## What You'll Be Working On

- Overseeing a team of Energy Development Analysts, setting the standard for analytical rigor, process discipline, and professional growth
- Owning the development and refinement of economic models that underpin power origination and data center site pricing decisions
- Driving continuous improvement of due diligence workflows, pipeline management processes, and reporting mechanisms across the Energy Development team
- Overseeing the integrity and accuracy of Crusoe's data center opportunity pipeline, ensuring leadership has a reliable, real-time view of the project portfolio
- Supervising the creation of board-level presentations, project approval materials, and executive communications that translate analytical complexity into clear strategic recommendations
- Tracking and synthesizing hyperscaler activity, regulatory developments, and domestic energy infrastructure trends to surface actionable intelligence for the team
- Supporting cross-functional collaboration between Energy Development and the Real Estate, Finance, Cloud, Energy Innovation, Design / Engineering, Pre-Construction, and Construction teams to move projects efficiently through the development pipeline

Core Responsibilities

Lead and enable the Energy Development Analyst team

- Support, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture
- Provide hands-on guidance on financial modeling, market analysis, and project evaluation

Drive analytical quality and strategic relevance

- Oversee the development of detailed economic models for new large-scale land and power opportunities and data center site power pricing
- Ensure analyses of energy development potential and economics are accurate, rigorous, and decision-ready
- Guide the team in leveraging internal data analytics tools and external market intelligence to identify and vet opportunities

Own pipeline management and process improvement

- Drive continuous improvement of business operations processes within the Energy Development team, including project management, due diligence workflows, and reporting mechanisms
- Maintain the integrity of Crusoe's data center opportunity pipeline, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates
- Develop and implement best practices for tracking key pipeline metrics and project statuses

Deliver executive-ready reporting and communications

- Supervise the creation and delivery of board-level presentations, project approval materials, and ad hoc reports for senior management
- Ensure all communications clearly articulate analytical findings, strategic implications, and support for business decisions

Support cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement

- Facilitate effective communication between the Energy Development team and the Real Estate, Finance, Cloud, Energy Innovation, Design / Engineering, Pre-Construction, and Construction teams
- Support the team in communications with external stakeholders including developers, IPPs, and potential partners

Monitor market and regulatory intelligence

- Oversee tracking and analysis of hyperscaler and co-located data center activity, regulatory changes in the energy sector, and domestic energy infrastructure investments
- Ensure the team synthesizes this information to identify potential impacts and opportunities for Crusoe

## Qualifications

Required

- 7+ years of progressive experience in consulting, project finance, investment banking, private equity, energy development, or business operations, with significant focus on the energy sector (renewables, conventional power, or oil & gas)
- 3+ years of experience in a managerial or team leadership role, with a demonstrated ability to mentor and develop direct reports
- Deep understanding of energy markets, project economics, and financial modeling
- Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Suite; experience with pipeline management systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex analytical and commercial content into clear, executive-ready recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to build and improve operational processes in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

## Preferred

- MBA or relevant advanced degree
- Experience with data center infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale power-consuming industries
- Familiarity with power purchase agreements, offtake structures, and the commercial frameworks that govern energy project development
- Experience with or strong aptitude for leveraging AI-based tools to drive analytical efficiency and output quality
- Ability to travel domestically as required (estimated <20%)

Benefits:

- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location

## Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $180,000 -$220,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

## About Crusoe

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates hyperscale data centers and a cloud platform purpose-built for artificial intelligence workloads.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: AI Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Clean Energy
- Target customers: Enterprise AI companies, AI-native startups, research institutions, government agencies (B2B)
- **Mission**: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence."

## Products & Services
- **Crusoe Cloud**: An AI-optimized cloud platform purpose-built for AI workloads, featuring high-performance NVIDIA and AMD compute, accelerated storage, and optimized RDMA networking. Claims to deploy models up to 20x faster and cut costs by up to 81%.
- **Crusoe Managed Inference**: A managed AI inference service built with Crusoe's proprietary MemoryAlloy technology, offering best-in-class speed, throughput, and reliability. Features the Crusoe Intelligence Foundry for model selection and API key management.
- **AI Data Center Infrastructure**: Vertically integrated design, build, and operation of hyperscale AI factories (e.g., the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX). Modular, scalable construction for power-hungry AI workloads.
- **Crusoe Managed Kubernetes & Slurm**: Managed orchestration services that eliminate operational overhead for customers.
- **Crusoe AutoClusters**: Fault-tolerant, managed cluster services for large-scale AI training.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Raised over $1.8B+ in total funding (Series E in 2024 was $1B+; Series D in 2024 was $600M; Series C in 2021 was $350M).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA, NYDIG, GE Vernova, Redwood Materials, Tallgrass, AMD. The company has also partnered with leading energy and technology firms to power its data centers.
- **Growth Signals**: Divested bitcoin mining business to NYDIG in 2023 to focus exclusively on AI infrastructure; broke ground on the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX; expanded into Europe with a geothermal/hydro-powered deployment in Iceland; announced 1.8 GW Wyoming data center with Tallgrass; acquired GPU memory optimization startup Atero and established a Tel Aviv office.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Energy-First Approach**: The company’s core differentiator is its vertical integration starting from energy sourcing. It uses "environmentally aligned power sources" (wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas with carbon capture) to power its AI factories, including pioneering technology to convert wasted natural gas into energy.
- **Vertical Integration**: Controls the entire stack—from finding innovative energy sources to building and managing hyperscale data centers and operating the cloud platform.
- **NVIDIA Partnership**: Close partnership with NVIDIA, providing access to the latest and highest-performance GPU hardware for its cloud and infrastructure.
- **Proven Performance**: Claims 99.98% uptime, 100% customer satisfaction score, and significant cost/performance advantages (up to 81% cost reduction).

## Strategic Focus
- **Massive Infrastructure Expansion**: Aggressively scaling its data center footprint, with major projects in Abilene, Texas (Stargate) and Wyoming (Tallgrass), and expansion into Europe.
- **Deepening AI Cloud**: Continuing to build out its Crusoe Cloud platform with managed services (Kubernetes, Slurm, AutoClusters) to make it easier for AI companies to use their infrastructure.
- **Responsible AI**: Emphasizing sustainability and responsible AI governance, as evidenced by achieving ISO 42001 certification and publishing an ESG report.
- **Acquisition-led Growth**: Acquired Atero (GPU memory optimization) to enhance its core technology stack.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: The company is united by a tangible mission: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." Employees report high levels of engagement (92% proud to work there per internal survey).
- **Massive Growth Trajectory**: Crusoe is at the center of the AI infrastructure boom, building some of the world's most powerful AI factories. For job seekers, this means exposure to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to scale a company from a startup to an industry leader.
- **Culture**: The company values "moving fast and making things," continuous learning, and collective genius. It describes itself as an "AI factory company" that values velocity and impact.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid/Office presence required in most roles. Office locations include: Denver (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Tulsa, Dublin (Ireland), and Tel Aviv (Israel).
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation & equity, comprehensive health & wellness, mental health resources, retirement plans, paid time off, leave of absence programs, learning & development, volunteer time off, daily meals allowance, and other location-specific perks.
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on technical excellence, working with large-scale systems, and pioneering new approaches to energy and infrastructure. The company values candidates' "AI fluency" in its hiring process.

## Sources
1. [crusoe.ai](https://www.crusoe.ai/)
2. [crusoe.ai/careers](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers)
3. [crusoe.ai/about/culture](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers/culture)
4. [crusoe.ai/about/company](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/company)

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