We’re supercharging the clean economy.

Crux is the capital markets platform changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Crux’s platform, market intelligence, and expert team help developers and manufacturers unlock financing through all stages of project development and operation.

Our team of 65+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing.

Energy demand is growing for the first time in 20 years, driven by surging manufacturing, transportation, electrification, and data centers. Simultaneously, hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in domestic supply chains for critical minerals and components. Developers and manufacturers will require trillions of dollars in capital to meet growing needs.

Without Crux, the capital markets supporting this transformation remain opaque, fragmented, and complex. We recognized the missing infrastructure: a central capital markets platform designed specifically for the next century of American energy and industry. By connecting counterparties, providing market intelligence, and streamlining transactions, we unlock faster decision making, lower cost of capital, and accelerated investment.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Commercial Recruiter at Crux, you will be a strategic partner in scaling our go-to-market and customer-facing teams. You will own full-cycle recruiting for roles across all levels in our industry coverage, tax investor coverage, debt capital markets, investments and more as we grow.

Your expertise will be crucial in building a high-performing team that reflects Crux’s mission, values, and standards of excellence, and you’ll help hire top-tier talent and inform our strategy / approach on commercial hiring working with our leadership team.

What you'll do

• Partner with hiring managers across commercial teams to understand role requirements and define hiring strategies.

• Own and manage the end-to-end recruiting process for all commercial roles.

• Source and engage top talent across finance, fintech, banking, and clean energy markets

• Build and maintain talent pipelines, particularly for revenue-generating and client-facing roles.

• Deliver a high-touch, inclusive candidate experience that reflects Crux’s brand and values.

• Analyze and report recruiting metrics to drive decisions and improve efficiency.

• Collaborate with People/HR to refine processes, interview structure, and ensure our processes are inclusive and in line with our company values.

• Where/when appropriate, manage outsourced and agency support on specific roles (and help define what that should look like for the commercial function).

What you bring

• Experience: 10+ years of commercial / GTM recruiting experience, with an intersection between finance, fintech, banking, and/or clean energy.

• Track record: proven ability to hire top talent from the finance world into the high-growth startup, or a strong perspective on how to do so.

• Industry specific expertise hiring across some combination of investment banking, debt capital markets, tax equity, investing generally in clean energy or manufacturing is a major plus.

• Ready for a fast-paced startup environment: the idea of building from the ground up, iterating on an ongoing basis, and defining how we scale our commercial organization quickly working with leaders excites you.

• Full-Cycle Expertise: Strong experience managing the entire recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to close.

• Collaboration and stakeholder management skills: Skilled at building trusted relationships with hiring managers and executives to help inform their approach on hiring/talent acquisition for their teams.

• Strategic advisor: You understand the market and have POV to share with our time on how to land talent.

• Candidate Experience: Passionate about creating an inclusive, transparent, and respectful process.

• Tools: Proficiency with ATS systems, sourcing platforms, and cutting edge recruiting practices leveraging AI and data.

What we bring

• Backing, traction & brand:

  • We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Ardent Venture Partners, Pattern, Clearway, EDFR, Intersect, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

  • Have been profitable and are growing exponentially

  • We have closed over 120+ transactions in just the last 2 years, facilitating billions of dollars of capital flowing into renewables projects

• Culture & working dynamic

  • Remote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of our optional offices in DC (open), NYC (opening Q1’26). Optional co-working opportunities with co-workers in Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.

  • High growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility.

  • Best of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team that are experts in clean energy finance, and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience.

  • Regular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. Individual teams may also meet up more frequently.

• Benefits

  • Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant.

  • Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.

  • Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.

  • Paid time off: 20 days per year.

  • 401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup).

  • Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• Compensation:

  • Total cash: $175,000- $215,000 total cash inclusive of a prorated company wide bonus between $15k-$30k tied to revenue goals. Not inclusive of equity value.

  • Additional performance-based bonus for hitting key hiring targets is available.

  • Stock options in a rapidly growing company.

• Values

  • Care for each other: We want to work on a team where people support each other - in their growth, in their work, and towards our shared mission. When we do that, we have fun.

  • Build and improve rapidly: We move quickly. To do that, we focus, consistently ask ourselves if we are prioritizing the right things, and execute them as best as possible.

  • Focus unremittingly on customers: Our first obligation is to our customers and partners, and we keep their needs front and center in everything we do.

  • Demonstrate ownership: We are all owners of Crux. This is our team, our company, our product and we show that to each other.

  • Convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country: We’re building a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.