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 This Role
The Director, Nuclear Commercial Development will be Crusoe's primary relationship owner and commercial lead across the nuclear industry. Crusoe has already established a number of active nuclear projects and relationships across the ecosystem. A core responsibility of this role is to steward, deepen, and advance those existing commitments to convert them into executed agreements. In parallel, this person will develop and grow new partnerships with nuclear developers, utilities, national labs, and technology companies, translating those relationships into actionable power supply agreements that underwrite Crusoe's data center developments. Critically, this role will leverage Crusoe's scale and AI energy demand to help catalyze emerging nuclear technologies and drive them down the cost curve.
This is a technically grounded, relationship-first role. The ideal candidate brings deep nuclear industry experience, existing relationships across the ecosystem, and the commercial instincts to turn those relationships into durable strategic advantage for Crusoe. This will require an understanding of not just what makes a nuclear project technically viable, but what makes it bankable. This includes how offtake structure, credit support, and financing timelines interact with a developer's ability to close construction financing and deliver power on schedule. You will work closely with the Energy Innovation and R&D teams led by the Chief Strategy Officer, and will be a key contributor to Crusoe's long-term energy strategy.
What You'll Be Working On
- Owning and expanding Crusoe's relationships across the nuclear ecosystem including utilities, independent power producers, advanced nuclear developers, national laboratories, OEMs, EPCs, and government agencies
- Assuming ownership of Crusoe's existing nuclear projects and relationships, maintaining momentum and driving them toward executed agreements and energized projects
- Identifying, evaluating, and advancing new nuclear power opportunities that support Crusoe's data center pipeline including plant restarts, life extensions, and new developments
- Structuring and negotiating commercial agreements (PPAs, MOUs, JDAs, offtake frameworks) that provide Crusoe with reliable, long-term nuclear power access
- Working alongside the Energy Innovation and R&D teams to assess and advance emerging nuclear technologies, with Crusoe's demand profile as a potential demand anchor to accelerate commercialization
- Contributing to campus-level power strategy by integrating nuclear supply into Crusoe's broader generation mix
- Representing Crusoe in industry forums, working groups, and stakeholder engagements relevant to nuclear development and policy
Core Responsibilities
- Own Crusoe's nuclear industry relationships
- Assume ownership of Crusoe's existing nuclear projects and relationships from day one, ensuring continuity and forward momentum
- Serve as Crusoe's primary point of contact across the nuclear ecosystem
- Develop and maintain relationships with utilities, developers, technology companies, national labs, regulators, and government stakeholders
- Build and manage a pipeline of nuclear power opportunities aligned to Crusoe's data center development roadmap
- Identify and advance nuclear power supply opportunities
- Evaluate plant restart, life extension, and new build opportunities for strategic fit with Crusoe's campus pipeline
- Assess opportunities across technical feasibility, development timeline, regulatory status, cost profile, and ultimate bankability
- Diligence each opportunity's regulatory and licensing status as a primary diligence dimension including NRC review stage, license transfer complexity, and remaining approval milestones
- Prioritize and advance the highest-value opportunities through structured diligence and commercial engagement
- Leverage Crusoe's demand to catalyze nuclear technology development
- Work with Energy Innovation and R&D teams to identify early-stage nuclear technologies where Crusoe's offtake demand can serve as a meaningful commercial catalyst
- Structure partnerships and commercial frameworks that help drive emerging technologies down the cost curve
- Develop Crusoe's point of view on the nuclear technology landscape, including SMRs, advanced fission, and long-duration firm power solutions
- Negotiate and close commercial agreements
- Lead or co-lead negotiation of PPAs, offtake agreements, MOUs, joint development agreements, and related commercial documents
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Energy Development to ensure agreements are bankable, operationally sound, and aligned to Crusoe's project requirements
- Convert successful deal structures into repeatable frameworks and templates
- Support campus-level power strategy
- Integrate nuclear supply opportunities into Crusoe's broader site selection and campus energy planning processes
- Partner with the Energy Development and Infrastructure teams to ensure nuclear power solutions are scoped and timed to match data center development schedules
- Engage policy and regulatory stakeholders
- Partner with Public Affairs to monitor and engage on nuclear-relevant policy, permitting, and regulatory developments
- Participate in industry coalitions and working groups where engagement improves Crusoe's access, timing, or commercial position
Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of experience in the nuclear industry, spanning some combination of project development, utility or IPP commercial functions or technology development and commercialization
- Established relationships across the nuclear ecosystem including developers, utilities, OEMs, EPCs, and/or national laboratories
- Strong technical understanding of nuclear power across plant operations, development processes, regulatory environment, and cost drivers
- Familiarity with NRC licensing processes and pathways, including license transfers, combined license applications, and emerging frameworks for advanced reactor technologies (e.g., Part 53), with an ability to assess regulatory risk and timeline as part of commercial evaluation
- Experience with project development and the ability to advance complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from origination through execution with an awareness of project finance requirements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill technical and commercial complexity into clear recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive initiatives forward in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment
Preferred
- Experience negotiating and closing commercial agreements (PPAs, offtake agreements, JDAs, or similar)
- Familiarity with advanced nuclear technologies (SMRs, microreactors, advanced fission concepts) and their development pathways
- Understanding of power markets, project finance, and what makes energy solutions bankable and deliverable
- Experience working with or alongside large flexible loads (data centers, industrial customers) as demand counterparties
- Advanced degree in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field
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 $190,000 -$230,000 + 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.