Senior Operations Associate, Strategic Initiatives

Crusoe•Denver, CO

1d•$115,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Crusoe is seeking a Senior Operations Associate, Strategic Initiatives to support large, cross-functional programs that span manufacturing, supply chain, systems, construction, and finance. These initiatives are nested in the office of the Chief Strategy Officer and require a dedicated individual to ensure their smooth operation. The role involves embedding directly into active initiatives, owning the analytical and operational infrastructure to keep complex work on track. This includes building models, analyzing data, maintaining schedules, and ensuring decision-makers have necessary information. The associate will collaborate across functions and levels, from factory floor operators to engineers and board-level sponsors, with the opportunity to exercise significant judgment and initiative. This is a high-leverage execution role focused on solving critical operational challenges within the company.

Requirements

4–6 years of experience in manufacturing operations, supply chain, industrial engineering, or prior roles with a heavy operational focus.
Demonstrated ability to build rigorous spreadsheet models from scratch.
Exposure to manufacturing or supply chain scaling.
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving operational environments where the process is being built in parallel with the work.
Strong written communication skills for drafting program updates, decision memos, and materials for senior leadership.
Comfort using AI tools and accountability for accurate results/reporting.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Experience with value stream mapping.
Experience with lean manufacturing tools.

Responsibilities

Own the master schedule, workstream tracking, and weekly status reporting across active initiatives.
Identify risks and schedule slippage before they surface as surprises.
Build and maintain capacity models, unit economics analyses, scenario plans, and operational forecasts in Excel from scratch.
Support inventory planning, component lead time tracking, forward-buying models, and MRP inputs.
Produce clean, well-reasoned answers to quantitative questions such as build vs. buy decisions, headcount ramps, cost deltas, and throughput sensitivity.
Own agendas, decision logs, and action item tracking across program cadences.
Serve as a connective tissue across engineering, supply chain, construction, and finance workstreams, translating between functions, flagging misalignment, and keeping projects moving.