Senior Workplace Manager, Colocation & Spark

About the role

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 looking for a Senior Workplace Manager to own the site and employee experience across our growing network of Spark and colocation data center sites. These are remote workplaces without a coordinator on the ground, so you'll build the standards, systems, and vendor relationships that keep sites running and employees supported without daily physical presence. This role partners closely with the broader workplace team, Construction, Facilities, Operations, and Security. This is a full-time role requiring candidates to work onsite in our offices in Dallas, TX or Denver, CO. It also involves regular travel (up to 50%, including international) for site mobilizations and quality control visits.   What You'll Be Working On: - Lead the buildout of the Colocation & Spark workplace program, partnering on standards, service levels, and mobilization playbooks so each new site opens ready and on a repeatable model, rather than one at a time from scratch - Own day-to-day workplace operations across the portfolio, establishing the systems, reporting, and remote-monitoring cadence that keep sites functional and issues visible without a coordinator physically on-site - Manage vendor and, for colocation sites, landlord relationships, serving as the primary point of contact for facilities, maintenance, service issues, and contract performance, with clear escalation paths for emergencies - Own the workplace budget across the portfolio, including forecasting, vendor spend, and cost optimization that doesn't compromise the employee experience - Deliver a strong site and employee experience for dispersed teams at each location, including planning your own travel around mobilizations, executive visits, and periodic quality checks - Bring Crusoe's broader People and Workplace strategy to a distributed footprint, adapting programs and communications built for large single offices to remote teams - Ensure a hospitality-caliber visitor experience at every site: even without being there day-to-day, make sure executive visits, guests, and new hires are met with the same warmth and polish as any Crusoe office, orchestrated through site vendors, advance planning, and clear on-the-ground points of contact - Own food, beverage, and office amenities programs across the portfolio, managing snack and catering vendors remotely and building events and moments of connection for distributed teams - Hire, manage, and develop the Colocation & Spark Workplace Coordinator team as it grows both domestically and internationally, setting priorities and a consistent standard of service across sites - Travel to sites to support executive, VIP, and prospective client visits, coordinating logistics and on-the-ground details in advance so tours run smoothly and reflect well on Crusoe   What You'll Bring to the Team: - 7+ years of experience in workplace, facilities, or site operations, spanning multiple locations rather than a single office, and ideally at a fast-growing company - Experience building a program, standard, or playbook without an established precedent to follow - Proven experience managing budgets, vendor contracts, and landlord or building-management relationships - Experience managing and developing direct reports, with a focus on accountability and service, including comfort managing a team spread across multiple countries and time zones - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, comfortable partnering across People, Construction, Facilities, Operations, IT, and Security - Comfortable substituting systems and remote monitoring for daily physical presence, with sound judgment on when a problem needs a site visit - Highly organized and comfortable operating independently, solving problems, and building structure in an environment without established playbooks - A hands-on operator who takes ownership and is motivated by building something from the ground up - Willing and able to travel regularly for mobilizations and site visits   Bonus Points - Experience in data center environments - Familiarity with remote-monitoring or ticketing systems for facilities and workplace operations - Experience scaling a function during a period of fast geographic growth   Benefits: - Competitive compensation and equity packages - Restricted Stock Units - Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs - 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 - Global travel insurance & emergency assistance - Daily meals allowance - Additional perks & programs specific to location   Compensation Range Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $140,000 - $170,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's 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.