Director, Finance - Real Estate Finance

Crusoe
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 235,000 - 275,000 annuallyFunction: Real Estate & Property ManagementExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Cross-functional collaboration","Negotiation","Financial modeling","Analytical skills"]

Own real estate and land finance for Crusoe’s AI data center projects, leading financial due diligence, modeling, and deal structuring across acquisitions, ground leases, and site control agreements. Partner with Legal, Real Estate, Power, and Project Finance to ensure deals are financeable and track land/lease economics across the asset lifecycle. Provide board, investor, and lender materials and build scalable processes as Crusoe’s campus portfolio grows.

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Director, Finance - Real Estate Finance

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Job Summary

Own real estate and land finance for Crusoe’s AI data center projects, leading financial due diligence, modeling, and deal structuring across acquisitions, ground leases, and site control agreements. Partner with Legal, Real Estate, Power, and Project Finance to ensure deals are financeable and track land/lease economics across the asset lifecycle. Provide board, investor, and lender materials and build scalable processes as Crusoe’s campus portfolio grows.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Real Estate & Property Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead financial due diligence for prospective land acquisitions, ground leases, and site control agreements, including evaluating cost basis, tax implications, and site-level economics.
  • •Partner with Legal, Real Estate, and Power teams to assess title, easements, zoning, utility access, and environmental factors impacting deal viability and financing.
  • •Advise on and help negotiate real estate instruments (land purchase agreements, ground leases, option agreements) aligned to Crusoe’s financing strategy and return requirements.
  • •Own ongoing financial tracking of land/real estate assets across their lifecycle, including portfolio-level obligations and forecasting.
  • •Serve as the finance point of contact for real estate, development, power, legal, and project finance teams, preparing materials for board, investor, and lender due diligence and building scalable tools/processes.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 235,000 - 275,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Parental401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in real estate finance, land acquisition, project finance, or corporate development, ideally in data centers, energy, industrial, or infrastructure.
  • •Lead financial due diligence for land or real estate transactions, including modeling acquisition and lease economics.
  • •Working knowledge of ground leases, purchase options, easements, and real estate/economic development incentives (tax abatements, PILOTs).
  • •Understand how real estate/land structures interact with project financing (debt sizing and financeability) and partner with capital markets/structured finance teams.
  • •Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, JD, or equivalent preferred.
Experience:8+ yearsReal estate financeProject financeCorporate developmentData centersInfrastructureEnergyIndustrial
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem-solvingCross-functional collaborationNegotiationFinancial modelingAnalytical skills
Tech Stack:ASC 842

Company Brief

Crusoe
Builds vertically integrated, energy-first AI infrastructure and purpose-built AI data centers (Crusoe Cloud), leveraging clean/stranded energy to power large-scale GPU compute for AI training and inference.
Industry: Data Centers
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Denver, United States
Founded: 2018
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