Senior Counsel, Strategic Transactions - New York

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines s ...

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CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at 

Senior Counsel, Strategic Transactions 

What You'll Do:

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Counsel to join CoreWeave's proactive and deeply engaged Legal team for Capital Markets & Strategic Transactions, a group that values collaboration, innovation, and solution-oriented thinking. The team partners closely with stakeholders across the organization—including Treasury, Tax, Finance, Accounting, and Corporate Development—to enable CoreWeave's rapid and scalable growth.

About the Role:

If hired, you will work on a broad range of corporate transactional matters, including M&A, strategic investments, and capital markets transactions. The ideal candidate will have experience scaling companies in a high-growth tech environment. You will report to the Associate General Counsel - Strategic Transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Support a range of complex corporate transactional matters, including M&A, strategic investments, and capital markets transactions.
• Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of transaction documentation, provide advice on deal structuring and strategy, and conduct and support due diligence.
• Partner with Corporate Development and other cross-functional teams to execute transactions and enable successful integrations.
• Support legal and other departments in the management of post-closing obligations.
• Work collaboratively to prioritize business objectives and support overall company success.
• Work efficiently with outside counsel.
• Support other internal legal initiatives and projects, as needed.

Who You Are: 

• At least 5 years of relevant transactional experience, with a focus on corporate transactions, M&A, and securities.
• In-house experience at a high-growth tech or publicly-traded company, with relevant prior experience from a top law firm.
• Ability to operate autonomously on certain corporate transactions and handle multiple matters simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, collaborate with diverse business groups, and build interdepartmental relationships at all levels, including senior-level executives.
• Advanced problem-solving skills to quickly digest a problem, evaluate solutions, and then empower others to deliver.
• Excellent drafting, project management, and legal interpretation skills.
• A commitment to professional conduct, excellence and attention to detail under time pressure.
• Ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks.
• Ability to manage outside counsel efficiently.
• J.D. degree & membership in at least one state bar (New York, New Jersey, California, Washington D.C., or Washington preferred).

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.

The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $210,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

What We Offer

The range we've posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:

• 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

Our Workplace

While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration

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CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact:

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information.  To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.  CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.