Counsel, Commercial - Americas

About the Role

Reporting to the Director and Managing Assistant General Counsel - Commercial Americas, you will partner closely with Sales, Product, Security, Privacy, Finance, and Operations teams to support complex commercial cloud sales, SaaS, and Infrastructure/IaaS transactions with enterprise customers and strategic partners. You will play a key role in negotiating agreements, advising on legal and commercial risk, and helping scale the legal processes that support CoreWeave’s continued growth.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial technology agreements with enterprise customers, including cloud services, SaaS, infrastructure/IaaS, software licensing, professional services, partnership, and data processing agreements.
• Partner closely with CoreWeave’s Global Field Organization (GFO) teams to support enterprise sales cycles and drive customer transactions to successful outcomes.
• Advise internal stakeholders on legal, privacy, and commercial risks arising from customer transactions and recommend practical solutions.
• Manage multiple concurrent transactions while balancing legal risk, business objectives, and operational efficiency for a fast-moving sales organization.
• Support strategic customer engagements by providing practical, business-oriented legal guidance throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Identify and escalate novel, complex, or high-risk issues while exercising sound legal and business judgment.
• Help develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, policies, and processes that enable efficient and scalable support for a rapidly growing global business.
• Coordinate with outside counsel when needed to support specialized legal matters.

Requirements

• JD degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 5+ years of combined legal experience in-house and/or at a law firm, with primary focus on commercial technology transactions.
• Experience supporting fast-paced enterprise sales organizations and negotiating complex customer agreements, including SaaS, IaaS, cloud services, software licensing, and other technology offerings.
• Experience negotiating data processing agreements and identifying privacy and data protection issues in commercial transactions.
• Ability to independently manage complex commercial contract negotiations while exercising sound judgment regarding escalation and risk tolerance.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders and build trusted cross-functional relationships across the organization.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and drive matters to resolution efficiently and effectively.
• Growth-oriented mindset, with a demonstrated ability to incorporate feedback, continuously develop expertise, and adapt to evolving business needs and responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise sales at a VC-backed technology, cloud infrastructure or other high-growth technology company through periods of rapid scale.
• Ability to identify and address data protection issues in commercial transactions.
• Interest in AI, machine learning, and emerging technologies.

About 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 enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $134,000 to $179,000. The starting salary will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and the 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).

Benefits

The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process.

• 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