Director EDG Commercial Development Thermal
Crusoe is an AI infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates AI data centers and a cloud platform. It provides managed AI services, GPU compute, model fine-tuning and inference, and infrastructure operations for organizations building and deploying AI workloads.
Maintainer signals as of 8/20/2026
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About Crusoe
Crusoe, the AI factory company, provides Crusoe Cloud and Crusoe Intelligence Foundry for AI development and production. Its offerings include managed inference, serverless fine-tuning, high-performance NVIDIA and AMD compute, accelerated storage, RDMA networking, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, and operations tooling. The company also designs, builds, and operates modular AI data-center infrastructure using an energy-first approach, serving customers that need scalable training, inference, and AI platform infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will originate and develop gigawatt-scale energy and infrastructure projects for AI compute campuses. You will lead complex energy and real estate deals from start to finish, develop power sourcing strategies, analyze energy markets and regulations, negotiate power purchase and real estate agreements, lead interconnection and tax abatement efforts, and coordinate with legal, financial, technical, and external partners.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in the energy industry
- Experience in thermal asset project development, financing, and/or origination
- Experience in power marketing and PPA negotiation for thermal resources
- Understanding of thermal power generation, including heat rates, fuel supply logistics, and dispatch economics
- Understanding of U.S. energy markets and regulatory environments
- Knowledge of ISO/RTO market rules and nodal pricing dynamics
- Excellent negotiation, strategic thinking, and leadership skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority
- Relevant degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
Responsibilities
- Site, design, and deliver power and land for energy-intensive AI compute deployments
- Define and deploy strategic frameworks for project development
- Develop and execute complex energy and real estate deals
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align projects with company goals and market needs
- Analyze regulatory and policy developments affecting the energy and AI industries
- Develop power sourcing strategies focused on thermal resources
- Evaluate energy market dynamics, nodal pricing, and dispatch economics
- Conduct market research to identify emerging opportunities
- Build relationships with thermal asset owners, brokers, IPPs, and AI workload end users
- Negotiate and structure power purchase and real estate agreements
- Lead interconnection submissions and approvals for data center load
- Lead property tax abatement negotiations
- Work with legal and financial teams to ensure regulatory compliance and financial alignment
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employer HSA contributions
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Professional development
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental health support
- Wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
