Senior Contracts Specialist
Crusoe is an AI infrastructure and cloud computing company. It provides GPU compute, AI model training and inference, developer tools, managed orchestration, data centers, and energy infrastructure for AI builders and enterprise customers.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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About Crusoe, Inc
Crusoe designs, builds, and operates energy-first AI infrastructure, including high-performance data centers, modular AI factories, and Crusoe Cloud. Its cloud platform provides NVIDIA and AMD GPU compute, scalable storage, high-performance networking, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, observability, model training, fine-tuning, and inference services. Crusoe serves AI developers, startups, enterprises, and teams running production-scale AI workloads.
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About the Role
The Senior Contracts Specialist (IT, Network & Cloud) oversees complex procurement, SLA negotiations, licensing models, vendor risk, cloud spending, renewals, disputes, and technology contract compliance across IT and cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in IT procurement, technology vendor management, or legal contract administration.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Understanding of public and private cloud hierarchy.
- Understanding of virtualization and network security concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Contract Lifecycle Management platforms.
- Experience with enterprise ERP tools such as SAP or Oracle.
- Understanding of intellectual property rights, liability limitations, and Data Processing Agreements.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business-driven terms.
- Certified Professional Contract Manager certification is a bonus.
- Foundational cloud certification is a bonus.
- Experience managing data center hardware procurement is a bonus.
Responsibilities
- Define and negotiate complex Service Level Agreements focused on uptime, latency, and mean time to repair.
- Manage transitions from perpetual licenses to subscription-based cloud models across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Ensure vendor agreements adhere to GDPR, CCPA, SOC2, and internal security standards.
- Monitor cloud consumption and eliminate unused licenses or inactive instances.
- Oversee contract timelines and co-terminous renewal structures.
- Enforce SLA compliance and negotiate credit claims for vendor performance failures.
- Maintain an inventory of physical hardware assets and software licenses.
- Collaborate with technical, legal, and financial stakeholders.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Professional development
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental health and wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional location-specific perks and programs