Director of Recruiting

Crusoe; California (MO); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO & vacation time

401(k) match

Mental wellness resources

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a senior talent acquisition leader to scale our digital infrastructure hiring. You will build and manage a world-class recruiting team, partner with executives, and drive strategic hiring roadmaps across high-growth periods.

You will implement scalable processes, leverage data to forecast risks, and apply AI-enabled tools to improve signal quality and hiring outcomes, while ensuring fast, high-quality hires across multiple divisions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in talent acquisition
• Experience building and scaling recruiting functions in high-growth environments
• Proven ability to lead managers of recruiters
• Data-driven with ability to diagnose funnel performance and forecast risks
• Experience partnering with finance, engineering, and executive leadership
• Track record of developing recruiting leaders
• Comfort with AI tools and automation in recruiting workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead talent acquisition for Digital Infrastructure teams
• Build and scale a recruiting organization with speed, judgment, and consistency
• Drive hiring roadmaps aligned with business priorities and growth plans
• Develop reusable processes and scalable systems for recruiting
• Partner with hiring leaders to ensure role clarity and accountability
• Evolve recruiting models to balance velocity with quality and consistency
• Improve intake, workflows, and stakeholder/candidate experiences
• Translate demand into structured hiring plans and identify talent gaps

Skills

Talent acquisition leadership

People management

Data analytics

Process design

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in recruiting

Growth-stage recruiting

Job description

Who you are

• This role is responsible for ensuring hiring leaders, executives, and recruiters operate with shared standards, strong calibration, and clear accountability for hiring outcomes
• This role is for someone who sees recruiting as a competitive advantage — a strategic capability tied directly to execution, growth, and operational reliability
• You have 15+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including building and scaling recruiting functions in high-growth environments
• You have led talent acquisition in high paced environments, ideally with experience within Digital Infrastructure
• You use data and analytics to diagnose funnel performance, forecast risk, and hold teams accountable to outcomes
• You have run a metrics driven organization
• You have managed managers — not just individual recruiters — and have a track record of developing and growing recruiting leaders
• You have operated at both a scaled company and in a high-growth or startup environment, ideally seeing an organization through significant headcount expansion
• You build repeatable processes and scalable systems without over-engineering or leading with process at the expense of results
• You partner across levels and functions — from finance to engineering to executive leadership — adapting approach to each audience
• You operate with urgency, ownership, and accountability, measuring success by whether the right people are in seats, on time, and set up to succeed
• You bring curiosity and enthusiasm for AI tools and automation as applied to recruiting workflows and operations

What the job involves

• Crusoe is scaling fast, and the technical recruiting function needs to match that intensity
• Reporting to the VP of Recruiting, you will be leading a team of recruiters supporting our Digital Infrastructure Group hiring
• You will drive both immediate hiring outcomes and the operational infrastructure required to sustain the team through the next phase of growth
• This role inherits a team of recruiters and will be responsible for hiring and scaling the team it into a world-class talent acquisition engine
• The mandate is clear: deliver the talent Crusoe needs to fuel aggressive growth today while building the systems, processes, and team capabilities that support 2x, 3x, and 5x growth without breaking
• Recruiting is a core operating capability at Crusoe
• You will have the autonomy to make bold bets on process, technology, and team design that position Crusoe to scale without sacrificing quality or speed
• Lead talent acquisition for all Digital Infrastructure teams, aligning hiring roadmaps with business priorities, growth plans, and operational realities
• Build and scale a recruiting team that operates with speed, efficiency, judgment, and consistency — setting the standard for responsiveness and execution quality
• Serve as a strategic partner to hiring leaders, driving role clarity, calibration, and shared accountability for hiring outcomes
• Evolve the recruiting model to balance velocity with consistency — moving from reactive execution to proactive, predictable hiring
• Strengthen intake, workflow, and decision-making processes that eliminate bottlenecks and improve stakeholder and candidate experience
• Translate demand into structured hiring plans, proactively identifying talent gaps, timing risks, and capacity constraints
• Use data and analytics to diagnose funnel performance, forecast risks, and drive continuous improvement across every stage of the recruiting cycle
• Adopt AI, automation, and modern recruitment tools to increase efficiency, improve signal quality, and free the team to focus on high-judgment work
• Navigate the unique challenges of hiring across multiple divisions while working with other recruiting leadership to ensure hiring plans are cohesive
• Ensure every hiring manager, candidate, and team member experiences recruiting as responsive, fair, and reflective of Crusoe's standards

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