Senior People Program Manager, CoreWeave
Onboarding & Recognition
$132-194k
OTE
$115-168k
BASE
+ Discretionary Bonus + Equity + ESPP
The essential cloud for AI
Job no longer available
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$132-194k
OTE
$115-168k
BASE
+ Discretionary Bonus + Equity + ESPP
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
- This role requires an expert in employee experience design, program management, and stakeholder collaboration
- 8+ years of related experience in HR, with at least three focusing on onboarding and employee experience
- Deep expertise in onboarding design and recognition strategy, with a passion for creating high-impact employee experiences
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational execution
- Experience with HRIS, engagement tools, LMS, and workflow automation to streamline onboarding and recognition programs
- Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders, hiring managers, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Data-driven mindset with experience in analyzing employee feedback and program effectiveness
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages and engagement campaigns
- Experience in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments preferred
- Applicants must have work authorization that does not require sponsorship from the company now or in the future
What the job involves
- The Senior People Program Manager—Onboarding & Recognition will lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of CoreWeave’s onboarding experience and employee recognition programs
- This role ensures new hires feel welcomed, integrated, and set up for success while also creating meaningful recognition programs that reinforce company values and foster engagement
- The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, capable of crafting a compelling vision while also ensuring seamless execution and measurement
- Own and enhance CoreWeave’s global onboarding program, ensuring new hires feel connected, productive, and engaged from day one
- Partner with Talent Acquisition, IT, People Operations, HRBPs, and Business Leaders to create a structured, consistent, and scalable onboarding experience
- Design and implement pre-boarding and new hire orientation programs, integrating both self-paced learning and live experiences
- Continuously gather feedback from new hires, hiring managers, and People teams to iterate and improve the onboarding journey
- Develop manager enablement resources to ensure leaders play an active role in onboarding their teams
- Leverage technology to automate and streamline onboarding workflows, reducing friction while improving experience
- Lead the design and execution of CoreWeave’s recognition programs, ensuring employees feel valued and appreciated
- Evaluate and implement formal and informal recognition initiatives, from peer-to-peer recognition to leadership-driven awards
- Partner with People Analytics to measure the impact of recognition programs, tracking engagement, adoption, and effectiveness
- Align recognition initiatives with CoreWeave’s values and cultural pillars, reinforcing the behaviors that drive business success
- Explore innovative ways to integrate recognition into CoreWeave’s people programs, including performance management and engagement
- Program Execution & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with HRBPs, Internal Communications, and Learning & Development to align onboarding and recognition with broader People Team initiatives
- Develop communications and branding strategies to ensure employees and managers are aware of and engaged with onboarding and recognition programs
- Manage vendor relationships and technology platforms that support onboarding and recognition efforts
- Track and report on program success, using data to tell a compelling story and drive continuous improvement
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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