Vice President of People Operations, CoreWeave
$275-325k
Office located in Livingston, NJ / New York City, NY
The essential cloud for AI
Job no longer available
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$275-325k
Office located in Livingston, NJ / New York City, NY
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
- The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to balance high-level planning with hands-on execution
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with a strong background in People Operations and managing HR teams
- Experience in a scaling tech company or high-growth environment is highly preferred
- Proven track record of leading and scaling HR operations functions across multiple locations or geographies
- Strong knowledge of HR best practices, compliance, and employment laws
- Experience implementing and optimizing HR systems and tools
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment
What the job involves
- The Vice President of People Operations will be responsible for building and scaling a world-class HR function to support our growing workforce.
- You will lead a team of HR Business Partners and HR Generalists, driving operational excellence across all HR programs and processes.
- Develop and execute the overall People Operations strategy in alignment with company goals
- Lead and scale a high-performing team of HR Business Partners and Generalists to support leadership and employees across the company
- Serve as a key HR leader, partnering with other department heads to ensure seamless integration of HR practices across all business units
- Provide strategic advice and coaching to senior leaders on all people-related matters
- Oversee the development and optimization of scalable HR processes including employee relations, onboarding, HRIS, employee ticketing systems, and general HR support
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations as the company expands into new markets
- Continuously improve HR systems, workflows, and tools to ensure efficiency and scalability
- Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development teams to ensure a seamless employee lifecycle, from hiring to onboarding, development, and retention
- Lead efforts in employee relations, conflict resolution, and organizational development
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management strategies
- Act as a champion of company culture and core values, ensuring they are embedded into all aspects of HR and business processes
- Drive initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing work environment
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 avery powerful position to keep riding (and helping shape) the AI boom.
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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 benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
- Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
- 401(k) with a generous employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
- A casual work environment
- A work culture focused on innovative disruption
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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