Business Development, Strategic Initiatives

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 our company.
About This Role:
As the Business Development, Strategic Initiatives, you will serve as the "Demand-Side Translator" and the critical bridge between the worlds most advanced AI labs and our companys internal Product, Engineering, and Capacity (DIG) teams. You aren't just closing deals; you are architecting the evolution of our cloud platform. By owning strategic relationships with industry leaders, you will integrate complex architectural needs-from networking requirements to storage I/O constraints-directly into our product roadmap and capacity planning. Your work ensures that Crusoes infrastructure is built with surgical precision to meet the demands of the next generation of AI.
The ideal candidate is a "rare hybrid" who possesses elite commercial acumen and a deep technical foundation in cloud infrastructure. You are the ultimate midfielder, capable of discussing K8s and KV caching with engineers in the morning and negotiating $200M+ TCV compute contracts with C-suite executives in the afternoon. You understand the full vertical chain, from how a utility deposit in Texas impacts silicon supply to how a GPU allocation influences the final product delivered to the customer. This is a full-time position dedicated to aligning the future of computing with the future of the climate.
What Youll Be Working On:
Strategic Deal Orchestration: Lead and close nine-figure, multi-year compute and managed inference deals with the worlds top AI developers to drive massive-scale revenue growth.
Customer-Driven Roadmap Integration: Translate the highly technical requirements of "whale" clients into actionable directives for our companys Product and Engineering leadership to ensure our platform stays ahead of market needs.
Cross-Functional Synchronization: Partner closely with the Data Center Infrastructure (DIG) and Energy teams to map customer model architecture impacts directly to power procurement and site planning.
GTM Strategy & Commercialization: Drive the go-to-market motion for complex new offerings, including Managed Inference, Managed K8s, and Bare Metal clusters, ensuring Sales and Marketing are equipped to win.
Stakeholder Management: Act as a technical authority and lead negotiator, influencing C-level executives both internally and externally to align long-term infrastructure investments with customer demand.
Process Improvement & Risk Mitigation: Identify potential bottlenecks in the silicon supply chain or power allocation early, developing strategies to mitigate risks before they impact customer delivery.