Compensation Lead, CoreWeave
$127-168k
Office located in Livingston, NJ
The essential cloud for AI
Posted today
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Posted today
$127-168k
Office located in Livingston, NJ
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
- 8+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with demonstrated ownership of both executive and non-executive compensation programs
- Deep expertise in market benchmarking and survey participation
- Proven experience designing and running compensation programs (merit, bonus, equity) at scale
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence with senior leaders and executives
- Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with HRIS tools such as Workday
- Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential compensation data
Desirable
- Experience supporting executive and board-level compensation processes
- Experience with equity administration and global/international compensation practices
- Prior experience in a high-growth or public company environment
What the job involves
- Lead market benchmarking analysis across executive and non-executive roles, leveraging survey data to inform pay decisions
- Design and maintain competitive salary structures, pay bands, and job architecture across all levels
- Partner with executive leadership on executive compensation design, including base, bonus, and equity
- Monitor market trends and regulatory changes (e.g., pay transparency laws) to keep programs current and compliant
- Design and administer annual compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, and equity refresh programs
- Develop and maintain compensation policies, guidelines, and governance frameworks
- Partner with Finance on compensation budgeting, modeling, and forecasting
- Provide ongoing compensation support for offers, promotions, and internal equity reviews to enable hiring and retention decisions
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs to structure competitive, defensible offers
- Advise hiring managers and senior leaders on compensation strategy for critical and hard-to-fill roles
- Present compensation analysis, recommendations, and program updates to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders in a clear, compelling manner
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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