Senior Director, Recruiting - G&A, & Manufacturing

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 the Role:

We're at an inflection point. The foundation is laid, but we're building the airplane while flying it—and the recruiting function needs to match that intensity.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives in the messy middle of scale: where you're simultaneously hiring at pace, tightening systems on the fly, and building the infrastructure that will carry us through the next phase of growth. You'll own recruiting across G&A, Manufacturing, and Go-to-Market, driving both immediate outcomes and the operational rigor required to sustain them.

The dual mandate is clear: deliver the talent we need to fuel aggressive growth today, while architecting the systems, processes, and capabilities that transform us into a world-class recruiting machine tomorrow. You'll need to think in two timeframes at once—solving for this quarter's hiring goals while laying the groundwork for a scalable, resilient function that can support 2x, 3x, 5x growth without breaking.

We need a builder-operator: someone who doesn't wait for perfect clarity, who moves fast without breaking things, and who brings both strategic vision and a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality. You'll be energized by pace, accountability, and the chance to shape how a rapidly scaling company attracts and closes talent—not just for the next six months, but for the next several years.

This role is for someone who sees recruiting as a competitive advantage—not a service function, but a strategic capability directly tied to execution, growth, and operational reliability. You'll have the autonomy to make bold bets on process, technology, and team design that position us to scale without sacrificing quality or speed.

What You'll Be Working On:

• Drive hiring outcomes and recruiting strategy across three critical pillars:
• Lead talent acquisition for Corporate/G&A, Manufacturing, and GTM teams, aligning hiring roadmaps with business priorities, growth plans, and operational realities.
• Build and scale a high-performing recruiting team that operates with urgency, judgment, and excellence—setting the standard for responsiveness and execution quality.
• Act as a strategic advisor to executives and hiring leaders, driving role clarity, calibration, and shared accountability for getting the right people in the right seats.
• Build scalable systems without losing speed:
• Evolve our recruiting model to balance velocity with consistency—moving from reactive firefighting to proactive, predictable hiring execution.
• Strengthen intake, workflow, and decision-making processes that eliminate bottlenecks and improve stakeholder and candidate experience.
• Aggressively adopt AI, automation, and modern recruitment tools to increase efficiency, improve signal quality, and free your team to focus on high-judgment work.
• Anticipate constraints and solve problems before they become crises:
• Translate business demand into structured hiring plans, proactively identifying talent gaps, timing risks, and capacity constraints before they slow us down.
• Navigate the unique challenges of high-volume manufacturing hiring alongside specialized, operationally critical roles—balancing speed with rigor.
• Use data and analytics to diagnose funnel performance, forecast risks, and drive continuous improvement across every stage of the recruiting cycle.
• Elevate the experience across the board:
• Ensure every hiring manager, candidate, and team member experiences recruiting as world-class: clear, responsive, fair, and reflective of our standards.
• Lead with a bias for action and ownership—removing obstacles, solving problems, and driving outcomes without unnecessary escalation.
  
  
  

What You'll Bring to the Team:

• An operator first. You've built and scaled recruiting functions in high-growth environments. You know what good looks like, and you know how to get there without perfect resources or infinite time.
• Energized by pace and complexity. Ambiguity doesn't slow you down—it sharpens your focus. You thrive when priorities shift, constraints appear, and the only option is to move forward with clarity and conviction.
• A systems thinker with an execution edge. You can zoom out to design scalable processes and zoom in to unblock a critical hire. You balance long-term infrastructure with short-term urgency.
• Deeply accountable. You own outcomes, not just activities. You measure success by whether the right people are in seats, on time, and set up to succeed.
• A talent for talent. You understand what makes great recruiters great, and you know how to build, coach, and elevate a team to operate at the highest level.
• Comfortable operating in a high-performance culture. You value urgency, clarity, and measurable impact. You hold yourself and your team to high standards and push for continuous improvement.
  
  
  

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• 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
  
  
  

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $240,000 - $290,000 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.