Director, Legal Counsel - Commercial Cloud Transactions

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster. We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI. 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 Crusoe. About This Role Crusoe is seeking a Senior Counsel – Commercial Cloud Transactions to serve as a senior legal advisor supporting our commercial contracting function and strategic business initiatives. You will draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of customer-facing and strategic commercial transactions, with a primary focus on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, AI-enabled offerings, strategic partnership and go-to-market arrangements, data processing, and other commercial agreements. This role is well-suited for an attorney who thrives at the intersection of law and business — someone who picks up a pen to find a path forward, not to put up a roadblock. You will partner cross-functionally with Cloud Sales, Product, Digital Infrastructure, Customer Success, Security, Finance, and Procurement to enable growth, manage legal risk, develop scalable contracting processes, and support the transactions that power our most ambitious AI workloads. What You’ll Be Working On Commercial & Strategic Transactions: Lead customer, procurement, and strategic commercial negotiations by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating software, SaaS and hybrid, cloud services, AI-related offerings, and strategic partnership agreements. Drive deals from intake through signature while managing stakeholder and customer communications. Trusted Advisor: Be a reliable, trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, providing creative and strategic legal and business counsel on commercial, operational, and strategic issues. Deliver timely, accurate responses and negotiate a challenging volume of contracts — with issues ranging from straightforward to complex. Identify the issues, then solve for them. Process & Scale: Suggest and build improvements to our contracting process, including new standard forms and playbook variations that enhance efficiency and align to business and product requirements. Treat process improvement as a competitive advantage. AI-Enabled Practice: Exhibit agility and enjoyment working with AI legal technology tools, thriving on the efficiency they create. Identify which tools work for what purposes and why, and stay flexible about trying new ones. Pricing & Commercial Models: Lead and support strategic pricing initiatives, pricing governance projects, and commercial model optimization efforts, partnering with Finance, Global Business Operations, and business stakeholders. Workflow & Prioritization: Participate in our internal approval workflow system, prioritize contracts, and respond to questions from stakeholders and clients. What You’ll Bring to the Team Education & Bar: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing.

Eight (8) or more years of relevant experience in-house and/or at a law