# Senior Operations Associate, Strategic Initiatives

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** Denver, CO
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $115k – $140k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Excel, AI Tools, ERP Systems, Mrp Systems, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Manufacturing
**Posted:** 2026-06-03

> This Senior Operations Associate role focuses on strategic initiatives, owning analytical and operational infrastructure for complex, cross-functional programs spanning manufacturing, supply chain, systems, construction, and finance. The role requires strong quantitative modeling and cross-functional coordination skills.

## Job Description

## What You'll Be Working On:

*   **Program infrastructure:** Own the master schedule, workstream tracking, and weekly status reporting across active initiatives. Identify risks and schedule slippage before they surface as surprises.
*   **Quantitative modeling:** Build and maintain capacity models, unit economics analyses, scenario plans, and operational forecasts in Excel. The expectation is that you build rigorous models from scratch, not maintain existing ones.
*   **Supply chain and operations analysis:** Support inventory planning, component lead time tracking, forward-buying models, and MRP inputs on programs where those systems are not yet fully standing.
*   **Decision support:** When a question needs a number — build vs. buy, headcount ramp, cost delta, throughput sensitivity — you produce a clean, well-reasoned answer, not a framework for thinking about it.
*   **Meeting and cadence operations:** Own agendas, decision logs, and action item tracking across program cadences. Make recurring meetings earn their time.
*   **Cross-functional coordination:** Serve as a connective tissue across engineering, supply chain, construction, and finance workstreams. Translate between functions, flag misalignment early, and keep things moving.

## What You'll Bring to the Team:

*   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 — you have seen what breaks when low-volume operations try to become high-volume ones
*   Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving operational environments where the process is being built in parallel with the work
*   Strong written communication — you will draft program updates, decision memos, and materials that go to senior leadership including the C-Suite and board-level sponsors
*   Comfort using AI tools and be accountable for accurate results/reporting – trust but verify

## Bonus Points

*   Experience with ERP/MRP systems, value stream mapping, or lean manufacturing tools

## Benefits:

*   Competitive compensation and equity packages
*   Restricted Stock Units
*   Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
*   Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
*   Employer contributions to HSA account
*   Paid parental leave
*   Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
*   Professional development & tuition reimbursement
*   Mental health & wellness support
*   Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
*   Cell phone stipend
*   401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
*   Volunteer time off
*   Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
*   Daily meals allowance
*   Additional perks & programs specific to location

## Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $115,000 - $140,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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