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Director, Energy Innovation and Commercialization

United States, San Francisco 215000.00 - 270000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We’re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI — without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability. Be a part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that’s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure. The Director, Energy Innovation and Commercialization will create strategic advantage for Crusoe by scouting, vetting and adopting new technologies and techniques to generate or access electricity for AI computing infrastructure. This position will create and drive an incubation engine that converts new technology into scalable deployment and durable strategic advantage for Crusoe. The Director role is designed to put Crusoe at the forefront of energy-first AI infrastructure development by turning frontier energy technologies and market mechanisms into real, deployable electrical power that is contractable, financeable, and deliverable on schedule and with bounded risk.

Job Responsibility

  • Create strategic advantage by scouting, vetting and adopting new technologies and techniques to generate or access electricity for AI computing infrastructure
  • Create and drive an incubation engine that converts new technology into scalable deployment
  • Work directly with the Chief Strategy Officer
  • Build and maintain a Crusoe-specific market map of energy technologies, market structures, and regulatory pathways
  • Source and conduct due diligence of opportunities
  • Convert frontier insights into actionable bets
  • Incubate technologies and partnerships from concept to deployable projects
  • Partner with Crusoe’s commercial, operational and legal teams to structure and negotiate agreements
  • Drive cross-functional projects across engineering, business development, finance, legal, data center execution, and public affairs
  • Create energy technology-focused partnerships with academic institutions, government labs or similar research institutions
  • Publish high-signal thought leadership pieces
  • Position Crusoe at the forefront of energy-first AI infrastructure development
  • Define and continuously refine Crusoe’s energy innovation and commercialization thesis
  • Translate strategy into execution
  • Produce board- and exec-ready materials
  • Map the frontier of energy technologies and develop campus-level technoeconomic models
  • Maintain an active view across generation, storage, fuels, grid-edge solutions, interconnection enablers, and enabling software
  • Evaluate options with execution realism
  • Build a living “Frontier Map”
  • Develop campus-level technoeconomic models
  • Incubate and de-risk new technologies into deployable pathways
  • Stand up a repeatable incubation motion
  • Design pilots tied to real sites and real constraints
  • Build partner ecosystems
  • Recommend build vs. buy vs. partner vs. invest
  • Drive deal flow for Crusoe’s Corporate Development team
  • Source early-stage opportunities
  • Join Crusoe’s strategic finance partners’ to vet their deal pipelines
  • Lead diligence across technical, market, regulatory, and commercial dimensions
  • Produce investment memos and recommendations
  • Lead or co-lead negotiation and execution of agreements
  • Develop novel market structures that create differentiated access to power
  • Design and implement commercial structures
  • Thought leadership and original research
  • Publish crisp, technical, and commercially grounded content
  • Build relationships with leading academic and research institutions
  • Work with Public Affairs to influence outcomes that expand feasibility

Requirements

  • 12+ years in energy development, power markets, energy-tech commercialization, infrastructure strategy, or closely related fields
  • Demonstrated experience closing complex deals involving technical, commercial, and regulatory dimensions
  • Strong understanding of what makes energy solutions deployable and financeable (permitting, interconnection, reliability, operations, bankability)
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication. Ability to produce decision-grade memos and materials quickly
  • Advanced degree in a technical field

Nice to have

  • Experience spanning both innovation (pilots, new tech, venture) and execution (projects, contracts, delivery)
  • Familiarity with large flexible loads (data centers, industrial loads, compute) and their interaction with power markets
  • Network across developers, OEMs, EPCs, utilities, ISOs/RTOs, financiers, and research institutions

What we offer

  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
  • Employer contributions to HSA accounts
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Teladoc
  • 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Subscription to the Calm app
  • MetLife Legal
  • Company paid commuter benefit
  • $300/month

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