Principal, Land Acquisition

About the role

This role leads the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of land acquisition opportunities for CoreWeave's owned-site data center development pipeline across the Americas. You will manage the full acquisition lifecycle — from off-market land sourcing and feasibility assessment through transaction structuring and close — coordinating closely with Legal, Finance, Engineering, Energy, and the Due Diligence Team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of powered land, powered shell, and data center campus sites across the Americas, prioritizing regions, site typologies, and acquisition structures (purchase, ground lease, option) aligned to the development pipeline.
• Structure and execute land purchase agreements, ground leases, and option agreements; manage broker networks and direct landowner outreach to source off-market and on-market opportunities.
• Cook up site feasibility assessments covering zoning, entitlements, utility infrastructure (transmission capacity, substations), flood/seismic risk, and development potential.
• Conduct transaction due diligence in coordination with Legal, Finance, Engineering, and Energy teams—evaluating technical, commercial, and legal risks for each site.
• Partner with the Site Selection team for an integrated land-and-lease strategy, ensuring acquisition structures complement colocation and turnkey deal pipelines across the Americas.
• Track market conditions, utility capacity constraints, zoning trends, and competitive activity across target markets to inform acquisition strategy and prioritization.

Requirements

• 8+ years in land acquisition, real estate development, or infrastructure site development; data center, utility-scale energy, or heavy industrial preferred.
• Deep understanding of powered land acquisition, utility interconnection, entitlement processes, and development feasibility across key Americas markets.
• Experience in structuring and executing land purchase agreements, ground leases, and option agreements in complex, multi-party transactions.
• Established network of brokers, utility advisors, and development partners across key Americas data center markets.
• Strong ability to assess power infrastructure and utility interconnection risk early in site evaluation — familiar with substation siting, transmission access, and interconnection queue dynamics.
• Skilled at managing multiple active deals simultaneously across different stages of evaluation, negotiation, and closing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize complex deal structures and site risks into clear executive-ready summaries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience considered.

Skills

• Understanding of data center development feasibility — including civil engineering constraints, critical power design, and construction-readiness requirements.
• Familiarity with colocation and turnkey leasing structures and how they interact with owned-site development pipelines.
• Experience with ground lease structures and long-term land control strategies in capital-intensive development environments.
• Strong relationships with brokers, landowners, utilities, and municipal stakeholders in target Americas markets (e.g., Texas, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest).
• Proficiency with pipeline management and deal tracking tools (Salesforce, Airtable, Smartsheet, or equivalent).

Benefits

• 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