Senior People Business Partner - Product & Engineering

CoreWeave•Sunnyvale, CA

3d•$127,000 - $168,000

About The Position

CoreWeave is seeking a Senior People Business Partner for its Product and Engineering organization. This role will partner with senior leaders to drive data-driven people decisions that support execution and growth during a period of rapid expansion. The position focuses on reducing friction, increasing clarity, and amplifying leadership impact. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, independent thinker with a clear point of view, capable of anticipating leaders' needs and understanding the upstream and downstream implications of recommendations. Success means turning priorities into practical, scalable solutions that enhance the effectiveness of the Product and Engineering functions and leave the function improved.

Requirements

Experience as a People Business Partner or similar HR role supporting Product and Engineering organizations.
Ability to make data-driven people decisions.
Experience owning and driving core people processes.
Ability to identify patterns early and surface insights quickly.
Ability to help leaders course-correct before people challenges impact delivery.
Ability to reduce friction and increase clarity.
Ability to operate independently across complex situations.
Ability to be embedded deeply enough in the business to anticipate leaders' needs.
Ability to think about upstream and downstream implications of every recommendation.
Ability to build trusted relationships through coaching and knowledge sharing.
Ability to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes even in ambiguous or fast-moving environments.
Ability to shape initiatives and refine how people work gets done.
Ability to elevate the quality of decisions across the organization.
Ability to turn priorities into practical, scalable solutions.
Bring a genuine curiosity about the AI space and the evolving world of AI.
Actively seek to understand the business, the functions supported, and the people within them.
Leverage curiosity to uncover opportunities, spot trends, and design impactful People programs.
Take full accountability for outcomes.
Think strategically while also rolling up sleeves to build from the ground up.
Proactively identify challenges.
Make data-informed decisions.
Deliver results that move the business forward.
Believe in enabling others to succeed through coaching leaders, designing initiatives that foster growth, or creating environments where employees feel engaged, supported, and capable of doing their best work.
Measure success by how effective the leaders and teams partnered with become.
Bring clarity, pragmatism, and partnership to every interaction.
Thrive in collaboration, building strong relationships across Product & Engineering, People Ops, Talent, and other cross-functional teams.
Recognize that the best outcomes come from shared goals, transparent communication, and working in sync to create lasting impact.
Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or eligible to access export controlled information without required authorization, or eligible and likely to obtain required export authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a rapidly scaling organization.
Experience in the AI or technology sector.

Responsibilities

Serve as an influential thought partner to P&E leaders, translating business goals into people decisions that improve execution, support growth, and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
Anticipate evolving priorities and align work accordingly, proactively addressing potential people challenges.
Consistently deliver high-quality outcomes across complex and ambiguous workstreams, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Leverage data, observations, and domain expertise to identify recurring patterns across P&E, surfacing signals proactively and synthesizing them into clear actions.
Lead organizational change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ensuring seamless transitions, transparency, and business continuity.
Drive workforce planning, talent calibration, and performance management activities across P&E, ensuring consistent and defensible people decisions.
Apply deep expertise to maintain high standards for job architecture and leveling.
Independently manage complex people matters, balancing risk, speed, and business practicality with sound judgment.
Lead effective collaboration with People Team COEs and other stakeholders to deliver scalable, business-aligned people solutions.
Share insights and practices that raise the quality of work across the broader PBP team.