Director of Legal Operations

What You'll Do: The Legal and Government Affairs (LGA) 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. As the Director of Legal Operations, you will support the technology and processes that power LGA's day-to-day work, from the legal tech stack and vendor management to AI adoption and operational metrics. You'll serve as the operational backbone of LGA, turning strategy and direction into action plans and execution to ensure that LGA has the infrastructure to deliver on its priorities and scale at pace with the business. About the role: CoreWeave's Legal Operations team serves LGA departments as the center of excellence and expertise for technology, operational processes, workflow management, vendor management, invoicing and budgeting. Reporting to the VP & Deputy General Counsel for Commercial & Business Operations, the Director of Legal Operations will lead LGA's continued transformation into an innovative, leading-edge AI and technology-enabled organization. This critical leadership role will manage a Legal Operations team to serve as the connective tissue between LGA and our global business partners, and support our company in moving efficiently, rapidly, and compliantly through a period of hyper-growth, public-company complexity, and global expansion. In this role, you will lead and own the following areas: Management of Core Legal Tools & Platforms: Own the selection, configuration and adoption of core legal systems (e.g., CLM, matter management, AI enabled legal platforms, e-discovery, and e-billing, etc.), ensuring reliable data and reporting. Translate LGA and business needs into practical system requirements, intake and routing process, workflows, and dashboards, and oversee administration, integrations, federation, permissions, and user adoption in partnership with the CIO-IT team and external vendors. Help lead the responsible adoption of AI across legal workflows, including governance, data classification, and measurement of impact. Professional Services & Vendor Management: Own outside counsel and vendor spend process and management, including onboarding, invoice review, Outside Counsel Guidelines and billing compliance, rates and performance evaluations. LGA Budget: Coordinate the LGA budget, forecasting, and accruals. Drive spend discipline, billing accuracy, and cost predictability. Provide transparent visibility into LGA costs and ROI. Metrics, Reporting & OKRs: Partner with LGA leadership to define OKRs and operational metrics that reflect team health and business impact (e.g., cycle time, spend, outcomes, adoption rates). Build repeatable reporting by pulling and synthesizing data from core systems and dashboards (e.g., Asana, Ironclad, Salesforce, Brightflag) into clear, executive-ready views, and use that data to demonstrate measurable year-over-year improvement. Defining Strategy & Operating Models: Lead LGA's AI evolution, adoption, and enablement in partnership with the CIO-IT team. Define and hone the multi-year LGA legal operations strategy and operating model, set the initiative roadmap, and prioritize IT and operational investments to keep LGA aligned and at pace with current and future forward business objectives. Lead change management as required to enable LGA to deliver high quality legal service, increase efficiency, and scale at pace with the business through process and AI technology tool adoption. Cross-Vertical Support across LGA: Provide flexible, on-demand operational support across LGA's legal verticals (e.g., Real Estate, Commercial & IP, Securities, Strategic Transactions & Capital Markets, Government Affairs, Tax Incentives, Regulatory, Compliance & Privacy, Employment and Corporate) as priorities and workload shift — stepping in to fill process or resourcing gaps, stand up interim solutions, and ensure no vertical is left without operational support during periods of change or growth. Team Leadership & Talent: Build, manage, and develop a high-performing legal operations team through hiring, coaching, performance calibration, and the cultivation of a high-trust ownership and accountability culture. Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a trusted partner and collaborate across finance, procurement, IT, security, privacy, compliance, sales, and other stakeholder teams. Embed process standards and align legal workflows with audit requirements and business needs. Who You Are: 10+ years in legal operations, including significant experience at a fast-paced high-growth technology, cloud, or infrastructure company; public-company experience preferred. Demonstrated track record of team leadership and scaling a legal operations team, including accountability for a legal technology stack, including operational platforms, CLM management (e.g., Ironclad or comparable) and AI adoption. Experience managing outside-counsel billing platforms, e-billing, vendor management, invoicing, budget coordination, and accruals of an in-house legal department. A track record of building scalable processes, self-service frameworks, and risk-tiered approval models in partnership with business teams. Strong command of Legal and Government Affairs metrics and OKR/KPI development, with the ability to translate data into clear executive-level narratives. Familiarity with responsible AI governance implementation. Demonstrates the leadership presence, sound judgment, and cross-functional influence to partner credibly with senior leadership and peers on organizational strategy and team effectiveness; builds durable consensus among stakeholders with differing priorities, shapes collaboration norms across functions. Proven track record of translating strategic priorities into measurable initiatives, tracking progress rigorously, and consistently closing the gap between plan and execution. Demonstrated track record of success on cross-functional partnerships and projects with finance, procurement, IT, security, privacy, compliance, sales and other business stakeholder teams. Wondering if you're a good fit? We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring unique backgrounds—even if you don't check every box. Why CoreWeave? At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We're not afraid of a little chaos, and we're constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values: Be Curious at Your Core Act Like an Owner Empower Employees Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences Achieve More Together We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us! The base salary range for this role is $198,000 to $264,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility). What We Offer The range we've posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include: 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 California Applicants California Consumer Privacy Act Equal Opportunity & Accommodations CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: View email address on click.appcast.io. Export Control Compliance This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process. #J-18808-Ljbffr