Senior Managing Associate General Counsel, Real Estate Development

CoreWeave•San Francisco, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal and Government Affairs team at CoreWeave is highly collaborative and partners closely with teams across the company to navigate complex legal landscapes while enabling innovation and growth. The team is pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and deeply engaged in strategic decision-making, with a strong emphasis on building trusted relationships across the organization. CoreWeave is seeking a Senior Managing Associate General Counsel, Real Estate Development, to lead legal and strategic support for CoreWeave’s self-development data center initiatives across North America. This is a leadership role responsible for driving complex “dirt-to-data-center” development projects, including land acquisition, entitlements, permitting, construction, development, deal structuring, financing, and government stakeholder engagement. This individual will serve as a key partner to executive leadership and cross-functional teams, including Development, Design, Construction, Power, Finance, Operations, and Government Affairs, to structure and execute large-scale infrastructure projects in a rapidly scaling environment. The day-to-day includes advising on commercial real estate transactions, construction and development agreements, permitting and entitlement matters, financing structures, and regulatory risk management. You will also play a key role in supporting relationships with developers, contractors, architects, consultants, government entities, and external counsel.

Requirements

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
12+ years of relevant legal experience supporting complex commercial real estate development, construction, real estate structuring (JV’s), and related financing matters
Significant experience leading large-scale ground-up development projects from land acquisition through operational delivery
Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating: Purchase and sale agreements, Development agreements, Construction management agreements, General contractor and subcontractor agreements, Design and engineering agreements
Experience partnering directly with architects, engineers, general contractors, developers, and government entities
Experience managing site due diligence, permitting, and regulatory compliance matters
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving legal, development, construction, and operational stakeholders
Strong judgment, communication skills, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
Executive presence and experience advising senior leadership on strategic infrastructure and regulatory matters
Proven ability to manage outside counsel and external consultants while balancing legal risk and business priorities

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting data center, digital infrastructure, or large-scale energy development projects
In-house legal experience at a technology, infrastructure, or hyperscale organization
Policy or government affairs initiatives related to infrastructure expansion
Experience building scalable legal and operational processes for rapidly growing organizations

Responsibilities

Provide legal and strategic guidance across all phases of large-scale data center development projects, from site selection and land acquisition through construction and operational delivery
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial real estate and construction-related agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, construction management agreements, and design and engineering agreements
Partner closely with Development, Construction, Design, Operations, Power, Finance, and Government Affairs teams to support project execution and infrastructure growth initiatives
Advise on zoning, entitlement, permitting, environmental review, and other regulatory matters impacting infrastructure development projects
Support transaction structuring and execution across complex real estate, development, and infrastructure matters
Manage relationships with developers, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, government entities, and external counsel
Translate complex legal and business issues into practical, actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership
Develop scalable legal processes and frameworks to support CoreWeave’s continued growth and expanding infrastructure footprint