Director and Managing Associate General Counsel, CoreWeave
$198-264k
+ Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
The essential cloud for AI
Open for applications
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$198-264k
+ Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To manage the complexities of AI growth to make supercomputing accessible and push the limits of what's possible.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you
- This role requires an experienced people manager with a demonstrated record of leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing commercial legal team
- J.D. and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including negotiating complex commercial technology agreements (SaaS, cloud, IaaS, or similar), including data protection, security, and privacy provisions
- Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing a team of commercial lawyers, preferably in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Demonstrated ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior business executives, with strong business judgment
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of working and orchestrating effectively across multiple stakeholders to drive successful outcomes
- A pragmatic, "roll up your sleeves" approach to both managing a team while also personally engaging on multiple deals
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and drafting skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and processes
- Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk
- Practical, solution-oriented, and ready to roll up your sleeves
- Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- You’re curious about how AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure are reshaping the global economy
What the job involves
- The Legal and Government Affairs (LGA) team at CoreWeave is highly collaborative and partners closely with teams across the company to navigate complex legal landscapes while enabling innovation and growth. The team is pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and deeply engaged in strategic decision-making, with a strong emphasis on building trusted relationships across the organization
- CoreWeave is seeking a Director and Managing Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Americas to lead the legal team supporting the Americas Global Field Organization (GFO) and its enterprise sales of cloud products and services
- Reporting to the VP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Commercial & Business Operations
- This leader will position the team to keep pace with a fast-moving and growing sales organization, drive successful business outcomes, and serve as the primary legal partner to the VP of Americas GFO and their leadership team
- The role also requires a hands-on approach, including directly supporting complex cloud SaaS and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) customer transactions, and strengthening collaboration with colleagues across LGA, Sales, Product, Security, Privacy, Engineering, Finance, and Operations
- Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of commercial lawyers supporting the fast-paced and rapidly growing Americas GFO sales organization
- Serve as primary legal counsel and trusted advisor to the VP of Americas GFO and their leadership team, helping shape and execute go-to-market and sales strategies
- Provide hands-on support on multiple concurrent transactions, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closing complex commercial transactions, including SaaS, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and professional services agreements with enterprise customers and strategic partners
- Drive operational efficiency for a fast-moving sales organization
- Collaborate with LGA subject-matter experts, outside counsel, and business stakeholders across Product, Security, Privacy, Finance, and Operations to structure transactions, manage risk, and resolve deal obstacles
- Develop and improve repeatable playbooks, templates, policies, and processes to improve deal velocity and consistency that enable efficient and scalable support for a rapidly moving business
- Partner with the broader legal organization on cross-initiatives, knowledge-sharing, and best practices
- Establish clear expectations, provide meaningful coaching and feedback, and support the professional development of team members
Our take
As AI continues to dominate the tech landscape, the demand for faster, more efficient cloud infrastructure is only intensifying. Traditional cloud providers often struggle with the sheer speed and scale required to power advanced AI models, leaving a gap for more specialized players. And that's where CoreWeave comes in, a company purpose-built to handle the heavy computational lift that the AI era demands.
CoreWeave's story is an interesting one too. What began in 2017 as a small crypto mining venture has evolved into one of the leading AI-focused cloud providers in the world. Its data centers are packed with high-end GPUs optimized for machine learning and generative AI, serving major clients like Microsoft and OpenAI. By designing its infrastructure around the needs of modern AI workloads rather than retrofitting older systems, CoreWeave has carved out a distinct and highly valuable niche in the market.
That focus in paying off in a big way too. Analyst project CoreWeave's revenue to soar from $5.3B in 2025 to the mid-$20Bs by 2028, up from just $16M in 2022. While there is competition from tech giants like Amazon and Google, CoreWeave's speed, specialization, and bold investment strategy put in in a very powerful position to keep riding (and helping shape) the AI boom.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
194% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2024
$1.1bn
SERIES C
May 2023
$200m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.7bn
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Intrator
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously, Michael was a Principal Portfolio Manager at Natsource Asset Management for over 15 years. He also served as the CEO of Hudson Ridge Asset Management before co-founding CoreWeave in 2018.
Brian Venturo
(Co-Founder & CSO)Brian spent nearly 6 years at Natsource Asset Management as a Portfolio Manager before becoming a Partner at Hudson Ridge Asset Management. After co-founding CoreWeave he served as the CTO until 2024 when he moved into his current role of Chief Strategy Officer.
Brannin McBee
(Co-Founder & CDO)Brannin has a history in Proprietary Trading, having previously worked at Windy Bay Power and Active Power Investments. He also served as a VP at Fourth Floor Coastal and as an Associate at Elustria Capital PArtners.
Peter Salanki
(Co-Founder & CTO)Peter Previously served as a Director of Americas at Sandvine. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Procera Networks as a Solutions Architect, Lead Architect, and Principal Solutions Architect.
Nitin Agrawal
(CFO)Nitin joined CoreWeave in 2024 as CFO. Prior to this, he was the VP of Finance at Google Cloud and CFO at Mapbox. He also spent nearly 5 years at AWS as CFO of Compute Services and 7 years at Microsoft as Group Manager of Finance.
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