Workplace Food & Beverage Manager

Crusoe•San Francisco, CA

21d•$115,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Crusoe is looking for a Workplace Food & Beverage Manager to lead the next chapter of food at Crusoe. This role involves creating one aligned Food & Beverage strategy across every site type: offices, data centers, and manufacturing. The manager will transition the company to an in-house lunch and catering partner to support daily meal programs and catering needs company-wide. This is a foundational, high-impact role where the individual will shape the approach to food and beverage at every site for years to come. The role owns F&B strategy, guidelines, vendors, and budget end-to-end, partnering closely with Site Operations, EHS, and regional Workplace teams. The position reports to the Director of Workplace.

Requirements

7+ years leading food & beverage, corporate dining, or hospitality programs, with a track record of building or scaling programs across multiple sites.
Proven experience designing catering, dining, or events programs, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, and service-model design.
Experience supporting food service in industrial, manufacturing, data center, or other 24/7 shift-based environments, in addition to traditional offices.
Strong vendor negotiation and contract management skills, with an eye for consistency and quality across a growing portfolio of sites.
Confidence building and owning a multi-site budget, with a data-driven approach to cost modeling and decision-making.
Strong grounding in sustainable food service practices and how to translate them into vendor standards.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — this role partners closely with senior leadership, regional Workplace teams, and vendors alike.
Willingness to travel ~25–30% of the time to Crusoe offices, data centers, and manufacturing sites.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Background in culinary services, foodservice operations, or hospitality management.
Experience building catering/events programs for industrial, logistics, or data center environments.
Familiarity with ESG/sustainability reporting as it relates to food sourcing and waste.
Food safety certification (e.g., ServSafe) or familiarity with industrial/site safety requirements relevant to data center and manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Define and lead Crusoe’s global Food & Beverage strategy, creating alignment across every site type — offices, data centers, and manufacturing — under one cohesive, scalable model.
Establish company-wide F&B guidelines and ensure offerings adhere to them at every site, covering food quality, dietary inclusivity, vendor standards, sustainability, and cost efficiency.
Transition Crusoe to an in-house lunch and catering partner that can support both daily meal programs and catering needs — All Hands, site events, and larger gatherings — consistently across every location.
Lead F&B planning for new site openings: offices, data centers, and manufacturing — from initial strategy through launch.
Partner with Site Operations and EHS to tailor F&B standards for shift-based, industrial environments at our data centers and manufacturing sites.
Own program economics: build and manage the global F&B budget, benchmark costs, and drive efficiency as the program scales.
Build sustainability into the program by design, reducing waste, sourcing responsibly, and tracking progress against goals.
Manage and elevate vendor relationships, equipping regional Workplace Managers with playbooks to run the program locally with consistency.
Track program health, employee satisfaction, cost per person, waste diverted, and vendor performance, and share progress with leadership.