Senior Counsel, Employment

CoreWeave•Livingston, NJ

About The Position

CoreWeave is hiring a Senior Counsel, Employment to independently own a broad portfolio of U.S. employment matters, disputes, and strategic projects, with selective coordination on cross-border issues where U.S. matters intersect with global programs. The role provides practical, business-minded legal advice, develops scalable employment-law processes and documents, and requires sound judgment about when to act independently and when to consult or escalate. Reporting to the Senior Managing Associate General Counsel, Employment, this position advises across the employment lifecycle for CoreWeave’s U.S. workforce and takes meaningful ownership of employment disputes, compliance initiatives, and transactional matters. The Senior Counsel partners with People teams and stakeholders across Legal, Payroll, Accounting, Tax, Corporate Development, and Insider Risk; works with regional employment counsel on cross-border matters and global programs; and supports selected broader company disputes and strategic projects as needed.

Requirements

6 or more years of relevant employment-law and litigation experience.
Meaningful experience advising a multi-state U.S. workforce, identifying state and local differences, translating legal requirements into practical guidance, and coordinating with specialized outside counsel as needed.
Demonstrated experience managing employment disputes and litigation, including pre-litigation demands or agency matters, internal investigations, discovery and preservation, settlement strategy, and outside counsel.
Experience gained through a combination of law-firm and in-house roles, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong legal training and practical business judgment; meaningful in-house experience is strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law and experience applying legal principles across U.S. jurisdictions and to novel or evolving business situations.
Ability to independently own moderately complex and appropriate complex employment matters while exercising sound judgment about consultation and escalation.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, including communicating with varied audiences, collaborating across functions, and building trusted relationships with People and business leaders.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment with incomplete information, shift between competing priorities, and make practical judgment calls.
Strong problem-solving and business judgment, including assessing legal and practical risk, identifying viable options, and recommending a path forward.
Excellent drafting, written and verbal communication, legal interpretation, and research skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, decision-useful work product.
Commitment to professional conduct, high-quality execution, and appropriate attention to detail under time pressure.
Ability to balance legal risk against business objectives, provide practical recommendations, and recognize when broader alignment or escalation is warranted.
Experience scoping, managing, and critically evaluating outside counsel, including employment litigators and state/local specialists, with a focus on practical advice and efficient spend.
J.D. degree and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
Position requires access to export-controlled information; applicants must meet one of the stated eligibility routes for access under U.S. Government export regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting employment aspects of M&A, organizational changes, or other strategic transactions.
Track record of building or improving scalable policies, processes, or playbooks.
Experience at a global high-growth technology, AI/cloud-infrastructure, or publicly traded company.
Experience coordinating cross-border employment matters or global workforce programs with regional employment counsel, including mobility, global policies, or transaction-related issues.
Experience supporting selected non-employment litigation or broader legal workstreams in addition to core employment matters.

Responsibilities

Advise on U.S. employment matters across recruiting and hiring, employment agreements, performance management, investigations and employee relations, leaves and accommodations, terminations and separations, restructurings, compensation and benefits, wage and hour, worker classification, restrictive covenants, work authorization, mobility, and other employee-lifecycle issues.
Manage employment disputes and pre-litigation matters, and support selected broader company disputes from early assessment through resolution, including fact development, exposure and strategy assessment, litigation holds and preservation, discovery and eDiscovery, outside-counsel strategy, settlement, trial preparation, and internal reporting.
Provide timely, business-focused recommendations that balance legal risk with operational objectives, identify jurisdiction-specific issues, and reflect sound judgment about consultation and escalation.
Build trusted partnerships with People and business stakeholders and translate legal analysis into clear, practical guidance.
Draft, review, interpret, and improve employment policies, agreements, and other workforce documentation, emphasizing consistency and scalability.
Monitor statutes, regulations, case law, agency guidance, and enforcement developments; surface material changes, trends, and practical implications to Legal, People, and business partners.
Develop scalable frameworks, workflows, templates, playbooks, SOPs, training, and processes to address recurring legal or operational issues.
Partner with regional employment counsel on cross-border matters and company-wide programs affecting the U.S. workforce, including mobility, global policies, and transaction-related issues.
Support management of U.S. outside counsel by coordinating requests, reviewing work product, translating advice into practical recommendations, and escalating recommendations as appropriate.
Support employment aspects of M&A and other strategic transactions, including diligence, risk assessment, transaction-related employment documentation, retention or other workforce arrangements, and post-close implementation.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 100% paid for by CoreWeave for eligible U.S.-based full-time employees.
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 the 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 office and data center locations.
Casual work environment.
Discretionary bonus and equity awards, subject to eligibility.