Chief of Staff

CoreWeave•Sunnyvale, CA

4d•$149,000 - $198,000•Onsite

About The Position

CoreWeave is seeking a motivated Chief of Staff to support the VP of Engineering, AI/ML. This role is crucial for ensuring the smooth operation of daily activities and allowing the VP to focus on strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, experienced in assistant or project management roles, and capable of responding effectively and efficiently while maintaining flexibility, composure, and a sense of humor. The Chief of Staff acts as a strategic and operational force multiplier, enhancing the leadership team's effectiveness in a fast-paced AI Cloud organization. This position combines strategic planning, operational rigor, and cross-functional coordination to drive alignment, execution, and accountability across product, engineering, and partner teams. The role involves shaping agendas, managing business and operating cadences, ensuring follow-through on priorities, and translating strategy into measurable outcomes. The individual must understand business priorities, proactively anticipate needs, and drive improvements to build capacity for the leadership team. The successful candidate will be able to complete complex tasks quickly with minimal guidance and react with appropriate urgency to situations requiring a quick turnaround. They must also be able to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships internally and externally.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline); advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is a plus.
6+ years of experience in roles such as Chief of Staff, program management, product operations, engineering operations, management consulting, or equivalent.
Strong familiarity with product and engineering organizations, ideally within cloud infrastructure, AI/ML platforms, or high-growth technology companies.
Demonstrated experience building and managing operating cadences, executive agendas, and cross-functional coordination.
Proven ability to track, report, and drive execution against OKRs or similar performance frameworks.
Exceptional organizational skills with a track record of capturing decisions, managing action items, and ensuring follow-through.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex technical and business topics for executive audiences.
High degree of discretion, judgment, and professionalism when working with senior leaders and sensitive information.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-paced environments, with a bias toward action and results.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Build and manage the executive's agendas for staff meetings, operating reviews, product and engineering forums, and leadership offsites.
Identify, frame, and prioritize key topics and decisions to ensure meetings are outcome-oriented and aligned with strategic goals.
Anticipate upcoming decisions and proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and dependencies.
Design, maintain, and continuously improve business and operating cadences across product and engineering (e.g., weekly staff meetings, quarterly planning, roadmap reviews, and retrospectives).
Coordinate inputs, pre-reads, and outputs across teams to ensure consistent, high-quality execution of these cadences.
Own executive-level OKR reporting, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and narrative around progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
Drive accountability by following up on underperforming or at-risk initiatives and facilitating course correction.
Capture key decisions and action items from executive and leadership meetings.
Ensure clear ownership, deadlines, and visibility for all critical action items.
Track execution and proactively intervene to remove blockers or escalate issues when needed.
Lead or support high-priority, cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the executive office.
Conduct analysis, develop recommendations, and drive execution on strategic projects related to product strategy, engineering execution, or organizational effectiveness.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the leadership on organizational design, prioritization, and scaling challenges.