Description of the Team
The People Systems M&A team partners across People, IT, Finance, Legal, Security, and Corporate Development to enable seamless workforce transitions during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. This team is responsible for integrating people, data, and systems into CoreWeave’s HR technology ecosystem while ensuring compliance, payroll accuracy, and a positive employee experience throughout periods of change.
About the Role
CoreWeave is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Engineer, M&A – People Systems to lead and execute HR systems integrations across M&A events. In this role, you will own the technical delivery of people systems integration, from due diligence through post-close stabilization. You will design and execute Workday data migrations, configure People systems for acquired populations, and support payroll- and compliance-critical cutovers. This role operates in fast-paced environments and plays a critical role in enabling CoreWeave’s growth strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Lead People Systems integration efforts for M&A activities, including onboarding acquired employees into CoreWeave’s HR technology ecosystem.
Partner with Corporate Development and People teams during due diligence to assess HR systems, data structures, payroll, benefits, and compliance considerations.
Design and execute data migration strategies into Workday HCM, including worker, job, compensation, benefits, and payroll-related data.
Configure and optimize Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, and related People systems to support acquired populations.
Plan and execute cutover activities, system testing, parallel payroll runs, and go-live support for M&A integrations.
Build, support, and monitor integrations between Workday and third-party people systems, including ATS, benefits vendors, payroll providers, and learning platforms.
Develop validation, reconciliation, and audit reports to ensure data accuracy and payroll readiness post-integration.
Ensure compliance with data privacy, SOX, labor, and regulatory requirements throughout the M&A lifecycle.
Troubleshoot complex system and data issues in high-impact, time-sensitive environments.
Document integration approaches, risks, and best practices to continuously improve M&A execution.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, HRIS, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
4+ years of experience supporting People Systems or HRIS, with hands-on experience in Workday.
Demonstrated experience supporting M&A-related HR systems integrations, conversions, or large-scale employee onboarding events.
Strong expertise in Workday configuration, including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence, security, and reporting.
Experience using EIBs, Calculated Fields, and Workday Web Services (REST/SOAP APIs).
Proven understanding of people data governance, security, and compliance requirements in an M&A context.
Experience managing multiple integrations, timelines, and system dependencies concurrently.
Experience with Workday Studio.
Experience supporting global or multi-entity M&A integrations.
Familiarity with automation tools or process optimization within HR or People Systems.
We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring diverse experiences to our teams—even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. This role tends to be a great fit if:
You love owning complex system integrations with real payroll and compliance impact.
You’re curious about how people data, systems, and business strategy intersect during M&A.
You’re an expert in translating ambiguous integration requirements into precise, reliable technical execution.
At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast. We’re in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you won’t want to miss. We embrace a bit of chaos, learn constantly, and care deeply about how we build our products and teams. Our core values guide how we work every day:
Be Curious at Your Core
Act Like an Owner
Empower Employees
Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
Achieve More Together
We support an entrepreneurial mindset, encourage independent thinking, and foster collaboration to solve complex problems. As CoreWeave continues to scale, opportunities for growth and impact expand with it. You’ll be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry—people who will learn from you, and who you’ll learn from in return. Come join us!
The base salary range for this role is $122,000 to $179,000. 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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