Director, Global Physical Security

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

We're seeking a Director of Global Physical Security to build and lead Crusoe's corporate and enterprise physical security function. This is a foundational role responsible for defining the global strategy, governance framework, and operating model that protect people, assets, and infrastructure across corporate offices, manufacturing sites, power generation facilities, and active construction projects. You will also serve as the enterprise governance authority for physical security standards, ensuring alignment and consistency across all facility types, including data centers.

As the owner of corporate physical security and the enterprise governance framework, you'll set the policies and standards that all site-level teams align to, while directly operating security programs for corporate and manufacturing environments. This role partners closely with the Data Center Physical Security function to ensure a unified security posture as Crusoe rapidly scales across geographies, facility types, and threat profiles.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Defining and executing a risk-based global physical security and safety strategy

• Establishing enterprise-wide governance, including security policies, standards, procedures, compliance requirements, and KPIs

• Designing and operating security programs for corporate offices, power generation facilities, and manufacturing facilities (access control, surveillance, intrusion detection, visitor management, mail/package screening)

• Partnering with construction and real estate teams to embed security into facility design, construction, and commissioning

• Establishing the enterprise physical security governance framework, including standards and compliance controls aligned with SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/27002, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, and customer requirements, that the Data Center Physical Security function executes against for data center operations

• Partnering with GRC, Security, and Workplace team to ensure year-round secure operations and compliance readiness

• Establishing and operating enterprise security technology and a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) for 24/7 monitoring, alerting, and response across corporate and manufacturing sites, with defined escalation and coordination protocols for data center security operations

• Leading executive protection, travel security, workplace violence prevention, and geopolitical risk monitoring programs

• Owning physical security incident response, escalation, investigation, and after-action reporting for corporate environments, and coordinating cross-site incident protocols with DC security leadership

• Contributing to enterprise business continuity and disaster recovery planning from a physical security perspective

• Driving convergence between physical and logical security in partnership with Information Security and IT

• Serving as the enterprise physical security governance partner and ensuring consistent standards, shared threat intelligence, and unified reporting across all facility types

• Building the corporate physical security organization from the ground up, including org design, hiring, vendor management, and contract security oversight

• Presenting security posture, risk exposure, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership, auditors, customers, and regulators

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• 10+ years of experience in physical security and safety management, with 5+ years in leadership roles overseeing global or multi-site programs

• Expertise in physical security technologies (ACS, VSS, IDS) and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53)

• Strong background in risk assessment, threat analysis, crisis management, executive protection, travel security, and business continuity

• Proven ability to build and scale security organizations in high-growth environments

• Experience integrating security into facility design, construction, and commissioning processes

• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to articulate risk, strategy, and ROI to senior leaders and external stakeholders

Bonus Points

• CPP, PSP, or equivalent ASIS certification

• Prior experience in military, law enforcement, or intelligence with corporate security leadership experience

• Background in technology, hyperscale data centers, power generation, energy, or infrastructure sectors

• Strong professional network across law enforcement, intelligence, and security industry peers

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in security management, criminal justice, business administration, or a related field

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.