Vice President of Information Technology

• You will own and lead Crusoe’s IT organization, spanning IT Service Desk, IT Systems Engineering, and Enterprise Technology functions, with direct accountability for the multi-year enterprise systems strategy and technical roadmap
• This is a leader-of-leaders role: you will manage a team that includes Director-level direct reports, and you will personally own large-scale,enterprise systems transformations, ERP, supply chain, construction, and manufacturing systems among them, that support Crusoe’s vertically-integrated strategy
• You will define technology strategy and target-state architecture, make critical build-vs-buy decisions, and drive AI and agentic automation adoption across IT operations at scale
• Lead the Service Desk, Systems Engineering, and Enterprise Technology functions, managing direct reports at the Director level
• Own large-scale, enterprise systems and ERP transformations, migrating and modernizing platforms across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and CRM
• Manage the enterprise systems portfolio, including ERP platforms, CRM, Supply Chain, and other business systems
• Define and own the multi-year enterprise technology roadmap, assessing current architecture, forming a clear technical opinion on the target state, and guiding technical teams and business stakeholders toward alignment and execution
• Own global IT operations and service delivery, including SLAs, escalation models, and operational metrics
• Champion AI adoption across IT operations, leveraging AI to automate workflows, increase team capacity, and reduce manual effort at scale
• Oversee identity and access management (directory services, SSO, MFA, role-based access controls) and the complete IT asset management lifecycle
• Develop and manage annual IT budgets while owning vendor performance management, ensuring the organization maximizes value from its technology investments and vendor relationships
• Direct IT buildouts for new locations, manage onboarding and offboarding processes, and establish governance for change management, access controls, and system reliability

Benefits

• Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
• Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
• 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
• Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life’s challenges

• Executive presence with a proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, communicating technology strategy, risk, and investment tradeoffs credibly to senior leadership
• Experience leveraging AI to drive efficiency and automation across IT operations
• Deep expertise in identity and access management, device management, endpoint platforms, system integrations, and APIs
• Proven, personal ownership of both Enterprise Technology and Systems Engineering functions, not adjacent oversight or a peer relationship to one of them
• Experience operating in a manufacturing, construction, or data center environment, or in a compliance-regulated environment such as SOX or SOC 2; direct experience supporting a company through IPO readiness is a strong plus
• Strong operational and financial acumen, with experience managing IT budgets, vendor relationships, and build-vs-buy tradeoffs
• Direct experience leading a large-scale, brownfield ERP or enterprise systems transformation, migrating off or replacing an existing system rather than a greenfield build, ideally extending beyond core financials into a major module such as manufacturing or supply chain; SAP experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing Director-level direct reports, true leader-of-leaders scope, not first-time or first-line people management
• 15+ years of experience across IT operations and enterprise systems, with 8+ years leading multi-function IT or enterprise technology organizations at scale
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience, and the ability to pass a background check
• Experience at an infrastructure, cloud, or AI company, particularly one that builds physical infrastructure at scale
• Experience leading technology modernization or transformation initiatives through multiple company milestones, including IPOs or major M&A integrations
• Familiarity with hybrid infrastructure environments including public cloud and private cloud
• MBA or equivalent business strategy experience