Director, Workforce Housing & Data Center Workplace Operations
$182k - $228k USD
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:
Crusoe is seeking a strategic and self-directed Director, Workforce Housing & Data Center Workplace Operations to lead the development and execution of workforce housing strategy and workplace operations across both remote and non-remote data center sites. As Crusoe continues to scale its data center footprint, this role will be responsible for designing short- and long-term housing solutions where needed, defining what sustainable communities look like in remote environments, and ensuring a consistent, safe, and high-quality workplace experience across all data center locations.
This individual will serve as a key partner to Workplace, People, and Finance leadership, owning the end-to-end strategy and execution of workforce housing and data center workplace programs. Success in this role requires the ability to operate in ambiguity, balance speed with long-term planning, and build scalable models that can be applied consistently across different site types.
This is a full-time position with regular travel required to Crusoe’s data center locations.
What You'll Be Working On:
Partner with the Global Director of Workplace to define and execute Crusoe’s workforce housing strategy for remote and non-remote data center locations, including short-term, transitional, and long-term housing solutions where applicable.
Lead the planning, development, and rollout of workforce housing programs, evaluating options such as leasing, partnerships, and build-to-suit solutions while balancing cost, speed, risk, and employee experience.
Define clear principles for what “community” means in remote environments, including amenities, shared spaces, services, safety considerations, and overall employee experience.
Own the Workplace operating model for all data center sites, ensuring consistency, safety, and operational rigor while adapting to site-specific needs.
Manage and develop a team of Workplace Site Managers responsible for day-to-day workplace operations at data center locations.
Lead workplace readiness for new data center openings and expansions, including service activation, vendor onboarding, and coordination with IT, Security, and Operations.
Partner closely with Data Center Operations, Safety, People, Legal, and Finance to ensure housing and workplace solutions are compliant, financially sound, and aligned with workforce needs.
Own and manage the Workforce Housing and Data Center Workplace Operations P&L, including annual budgeting, forecasting, and cost controls across housing programs and data center sites. Partner closely with Finance, Workplace, and Data Center leadership to ensure spend aligns with growth plans, operational requirements, and risk management.
Identify, onboard, and manage external partners (e.g., housing providers, developers, property managers, service vendors), setting clear expectations and accountability.
Establish governance, decision frameworks, and escalation paths to manage risk, scope, and delivery across housing and workplace initiatives.
Run retrospectives following launches and major changes to continuously improve housing models, workplace programs, and cross-functional ways of working.
What You'll Bring to the Team:
8–12+ years of experience in workplace operations, real estate, workforce housing, facilities, or operations roles within high-growth, industrial, or distributed environments.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing site-based or distributed teams, ideally across multiple locations.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Experience developing and managing housing, facilities, or site-based programs that require balancing cost, speed, safety, and employee experience.
Experience working in or supporting a data center environment is a plus.
Strong judgment and comfort operating in ambiguity, with the ability to build structure where none exists.
Clear and confident communicator, able to align operational teams, external partners, and senior leadership.
Willingness to travel regularly to data center sites.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
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 $182,000 - $228,000 + 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.