Real Estate Strategy Manager

About the role

Crusoe is seeking a Real Estate Strategy Manager to join our real estate team. This leadership-track role involves the end-to-end acquisition - development lifecycle for large-scale data center projects. You will lead the identification and de-risking of high-scale data center sites, oversee the evaluation of power capacity, fiber latency, and complex environmental/geotechnical constraints, and design capitalization strategies that leverage conventional project finance alongside innovative alternative sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification and de-risking of high-scale data center sites, overseeing the evaluation of power capacity, fiber latency, and complex environmental/geotechnical constraints to ensure sites are fully de-risked and prepared for construction handoff.
• Oversee the development of sophisticated financial models for infrastructure-heavy assets.
• Present complex acquisition opportunities and return scenarios to senior leadership and the Board, providing data-driven recommendations on land value and infrastructure recovery.
• Act as a point of contact for city officials, utilities, and community stakeholders, navigating the high-stakes zoning and permitting processes required for global expansion.
• Manage RFP for consultants, ensuring technical specifications meet our "AI-first" infrastructure standards.
• Manage the seamless transition of entitled sites to the Construction and Operations teams, providing comprehensive documentation of all site encumbrances and local commitments.
• Drive the team’s understanding of macroeconomic trends, specifically power market volatility, to pivot development strategies in real-time.
• Partner with Energy and Cloud teams to ensure real estate assets are optimized for maximum "electron-to-token" efficiency.

Requirements

• Experience: 5–8+ years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure investment, or project finance (ideally with a focus on industrial or digital infrastructure).
• Strategic Modeling: Expert-level financial modeling skills with the ability to structure complex deals and explain the "why" behind the numbers to executive stakeholders.
• Execution Track Record: Proven experience navigating the entitlement and permitting process for large-scale, complex land use projects.
• Leadership & Influence: A natural ability to lead cross-functional pods and influence external partners to move at "Crusoe speed."
• Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or Master’s in Real Estate Development (MRED) is highly preferred.
• Technical Tools: Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in GIS and project management software.
• Bonus Points: Direct experience in Data Center development or large-scale Power/Utility infrastructure, experience with IPP (Independent Power Producer) energy development or grid-interconnection processes, a deep network within the industrial real estate or energy sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5–8+ years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure investment, or project finance (ideally with a focus on industrial or digital infrastructure).
• Strategic Modeling: Expert-level financial modeling skills with the ability to structure complex deals and explain the "why" behind the numbers to executive stakeholders.
• Execution Track Record: Proven experience navigating the entitlement and permitting process for large-scale, complex land use projects.
• Leadership & Influence: A natural ability to lead cross-functional pods and influence external partners to move at "Crusoe speed."
• Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or Master’s in Real Estate Development (MRED) is highly preferred.
• Technical Tools: Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in GIS and project management software.
• Bonus Points: Direct experience in Data Center development or large-scale Power/Utility infrastructure, experience with IPP (Independent Power Producer) energy development or grid-interconnection processes, a deep network within the industrial real estate or energy sectors.

Skills

• Experience: 5–8+ years of experience in real estate development, infrastructure investment, or project finance (ideally with a focus on industrial or digital infrastructure).
• Strategic Modeling: Expert-level financial modeling skills with the ability to structure complex deals and explain the "why" behind the numbers to executive stakeholders.
• Execution Track Record: Proven experience navigating the entitlement and permitting process for large-scale, complex land use projects.
• Leadership & Influence: A natural ability to lead cross-functional pods and influence external partners to move at "Crusoe speed."
• Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or Master’s in Real Estate Development (MRED) is highly preferred.
• Technical Tools: Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in GIS and project management software.
• Bonus Points: Direct experience in Data Center development or large-scale Power/Utility infrastructure, experience with IPP (Independent Power Producer) energy development or grid-interconnection processes, a deep network within the industrial real estate or energy sectors.

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
• 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

Pay

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $155,000 - $185,000 + 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.

Schedule

In-office 5 days per week in our San Francisco, CA, office.