Director of Payroll, Crusoe Energy Systems
$160-200k
+ Bonus + Equity
Clean computing infrastructure
Open for applications
Clean computing infrastructure
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$160-200k
+ Bonus + Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To align the future of computing with the future of the climate.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
- 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership of multi-site teams
- Deep expertise in payroll compliance, taxation, and global payroll operations
- Experience with enterprise payroll systems (e.g., Rippling, Oracle, SAP, Workday, UKG)
- CPP or equivalent certification strongly preferred
- Exceptional leadership, analytical, and communication skills
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a strategic and seasoned Payroll Director to lead our global payroll operations
- This role is responsible for developing payroll policies, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, managing payroll budgets, and guiding a high-performing team
- The Payroll Director will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership on compensation strategy, regulatory risk, and enterprise-wide initiatives
- Lead and oversee all payroll functions across domestic and international entities
- Develop and implement payroll policies, procedures, and controls
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and international payroll laws and tax regulations
- Manage payroll budgets, forecasts, and cost optimization strategies
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams on compensation and benefits integration
- Oversee audits, reporting, and regulatory filings
- Guide payroll system upgrades and digital transformation initiatives
- Respond to executive-level inquiries and provide strategic insights
- Mentor and develop payroll manager and staff across locations
- Lead medium to large-scale projects, including payroll system implementations, mergers/acquisitions, and global process standardization
Our take
Methane, that is mostly generated by flaring in the oil and gas industry, is a major contributor to global warming - as are the carbon emissions produced by global computing (especially bitcoin mining.) Crusoe Energy Systems reduces flaring, and repurposes waste natural gas into energy for these processes, thus removing methane from the atmosphere and simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of computing.
Crusoe's mobile data centers can be deployed to generate power from methane waste at its source. As well as its patented Digital Flare Mitigation system, Crusoe is also working to enable alternative revenue streams for renewable and clean energy projects, with the ultimate aim to run data centers on renewable energy.
The company has connections with Kraken Oil & Gas, Devon Energy, Enerplus, and more; and its computing power is used by institutes such as MIT. The rising pressure to take action on climate change, coupled with the need for high-energy computing as more infrastructure moves online, has placed it in a massive industry. With the capability of its systems to reduce the equivalent of 8,000 tonnes per year of CO2 and 2023 debt financing amounting to $200 million in investment, Crusoe Energy Systems is well positioned to make an impact and drive for further success.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$1.4bn
SERIES E
Dec 2024
$600m
SERIES D
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Stock options in a fast-growing, well-funded technology company
- Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Teladoc
- 401(k) with a 4% match
- Unlimited time off
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Subscription to the Calm app
- Company paid commuter benefit; $100 per month
- Pet-friendly offices
Company HQ
LoDo, Denver, CO
Leadership
Cully Cavness
(President & COO)Started their career as an Energy Infrastructure Research Fellow before spending 3 years as a Business Development Manager at Recurrent Engineering and serving as CFO of Sword & Plough. They left their role as VP of Highlands Natural Resources to co-found Crusoe Energy Systems.
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