What You’ll Do:
The Deputy General Counsel, Energy, will support CoreWeave’s rapidly scaling global data center and cloud infrastructure offerings for the global market. This role will lead complex commercial power and related infrastructure transactions that enable the deployment and operation of hyperscale data centers and high-performance compute environments worldwide, while supporting CoreWeave’s growth, speed, and operational excellence. Although this position will focus on the comprehensive breadth of CoreWeave’s energy transactions, there will be an emphasis on power procurement.
About the Role:
This position will operate as a hands-on, business-embedded legal partner, working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to structure and execute high-impact transactions in a fast-moving, technically sophisticated environment. The role will report to the General Counsel.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to C-Level and senior management on power strategy and transactions and solutions critical to CoreWeave’s global data center, infrastructure, and service offering growth. Advise on energy and power procurement for the company’s growing portfolio of data centers, sourcing of all energy resources, and contracting strategies with counterparties to support high-density compute workloads and data center operations.
- Lead and negotiate complex power agreements and programs supporting CoreWeave’s cloud and data center operations, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), LOI’s, build-to-transfer, renewable energy and other power generation sources, utility service, colocation, interconnection, and other energy infrastructure and development-related contracts and transactions involving the environmental attributes of clean power sources.
- Negotiate directly with utilities, energy providers, data center operators, contractors, suppliers, and strategic partners across domestic and international geographic markets.
- Partner closely with internal cross-functional working groups across strategic financing, commercial, data center operations, government affairs, sustainability, real estate, and finance teams to drive strategic infrastructure, energy, and capacity initiatives. Help execute long-term, scalable, cost-effective solutions.
- Support corporate development and project financing transactions, and help to coordinate legal aspects of energy and power procurement, infrastructure development, global data center construction, and ongoing operations.
- Provide counsel and support to Government Affairs and other affected teams to understand existing and proposed Public Utility Commission (PUC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Department of Energy (DOE), and, as applicable, international government and agency rules affecting the power sector and data center infrastructure development, and their impact.
- Lead the effort in developing and coordinating responses to proposed state, local, federal, and international market energy and power rules impacting the company and its global data center operations.
- Identify and participate in the development of a strategy to mitigate legal, regulatory, and commercial risks to power availability, global data center expansion, and operational continuity.
- Manage outside counsel, other outside experts, and budgets for specialized energy, infrastructure, and regulatory matters.
Who You Are:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 15+ years of experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, with significant experience supporting complex cloud infrastructure, data centers, energy and power procurement, and large-scale commercial energy transactions.
- Expertise in negotiating power purchase agreements and other commercial energy and power transactions.
- Expertise in and knowledge of State and Federal statutes affecting the power sector, including the Federal Power Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and the Public Utility Holding Company Act.
- Knowledge of PUC and FERC rules impacting the power sector and administrative procedures.
- Knowledge of Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Groups, including energy and capacity market participation and power markets.
- Knowledge of transmission, including interconnection and transmission service agreements.
- Experience with power and energy transactions and regulatory frameworks in international markets (e.g., EMEA, APAC, LatAm, Canada) is a huge plus.
- Strong background in energy, renewables, electric infrastructure development, and utility regulation, and their relationship with hyperscale cloud and data center infrastructure operations, expansion, and global growth;
- Experience with emerging technologies such as advanced nuclear and geothermal, and with legislation and regulatory matters affecting such technologies, is a plus.
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.
Why CoreWeave?
At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We’re in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We’re not afraid of a little chaos, and we’re constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values:
- Be Curious at Your Core
- Act Like an Owner
- Empower Employees
- Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
- Achieve More Together
We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the growth opportunities within the organization are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us!
The base salary range for this role is $275,000 to $330,000. 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: [email protected].
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.
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