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Crusoe · 1 week ago

Senior Director, Technical Program Management

Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the Senior Director of Technical Program Management, you will lead the strategic execution of technical roadmaps, ensuring alignment between product, engineering, and business objectives while building a high-performing TPM organization.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterEnergyEnergy ManagementOil and Gas
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Responsibilities

Partner with Product and Business leadership to translate long-term objectives into actionable technical roadmaps, ensuring clear alignment between engineering output and company strategy
Define the vision, strategy, and organizational structure for the TPM function; recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Technical Program Managers
Establish real-time dashboards and KPIs to track engineering health, velocity, and risk, providing executive stakeholders with objective data to drive prioritization
Own technical resource forecasting to ensure staffing is allocated to the highest-priority initiatives while clearly communicating trade-offs and resource constraints
Proactively identify technical and organizational risks across the portfolio, designing and leading mitigation strategies in partnership with executive leadership
Define and evangelize a consistent, scalable, and lightweight TPM framework to achieve predictability and transparency across all engineering squads
Resolve critical cross-organizational dependencies that block major business outcomes, ensuring engineering priorities remain responsive to customer needs
Deliver high-fidelity updates to the C-suite regarding program status, strategic challenges, and resource alignment
Champion a culture of transparency, accountability, and technical excellence across the entire organization

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsAI/ML platformsStrategic InfluenceOperational ExcellenceLeadership experienceScaled Agile/ScrumVendor integrationsIndustry ContextCommunication Mastery

Required

10+ years of progressive experience in Technical Program Management within a high-growth, fast-paced technology company
5+ years of leadership experience managing and mentoring teams of TPMs, including experience in organizational design and scaling departments
Deep Technical Fluency: Hands-on experience with Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, or AI/ML platforms (as applicable to our core stack)
Strategic Influence: Proven ability to influence senior technical leaders and executive stakeholders without direct authority
Operational Excellence: Demonstrated experience translating complex business strategies into technical delivery with a focus on metrics and ROI
Communication Mastery: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical challenges to non-technical partners and present strategic plans to the Board or Executive team

Preferred

Advanced Degree: MS or MBA in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Scaled Agility: Experience operating in and optimizing scaled Agile/Scrum environments
External Ecosystems: Experience managing programs with complex external dependencies, vendor integrations, or partner ecosystems
Industry Context: Prior experience in AI/ML infrastructure or the sustainable energy/tech sector

Benefits

Industry competitive pay
Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
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

Company

Crusoe

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Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that builds and operates data centers powered by energy sources.

H1B Sponsorship

Crusoe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (69)
2024 (14)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$3.9B
Key Investors
Victory Park CapitalBrookfield Asset ManagementUpper90
2025-12-19Secondary Market
2025-10-23Series E· $1.4B
2025-08-25Debt Financing· $175M

Leadership Team

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Chase Lochmiller
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Cully Cavness
Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer
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