Senior Director, Strategic Financing

CoreWeave is the AI Hyperscaler™, delivering a cloud platform of cutting edge services powering the next wave of AI. Our technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with the most performant, efficient and resilient solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024.

As the leader in the industry, we thrive in an environment where adaptability and resilience are key. Our culture offers career-defining opportunities for those who excel amid change and challenge. If you’re someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.  

CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. 

About the team

Given the rapid growth of CoreWeave, and the capital intensive nature of the infrastructure that we provide, we are building out a Strategic Financing team.  The team will be focused on identifying the most effective and efficient way to finance CoreWeave and the infrastructure required to support our customers and the explosive growth of the AI industry. We require a strong team member to help us with, among other things, modelling, presentations in power point form, research, analysis, etc.

What you will do

We are seeking an experienced and strategically minded individual for our Strategic Financing team.  This role is ideal for a senior finance leader with 12-15 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, private equity, structured finance, or corporate treasury, including a proven track record of leading teams and delivering large-scale financing solutions.  The ideal candidate excels in navigating complex and ambiguous situations, drives organizational alignment at the executive level, and brings a strategic, enterprise-wide mindset to problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, structure, and evaluate strategic financing initiatives to fund infrastructure investments, client contracts, and continued growth.
• Oversee development of financing models and frameworks, setting strategic direction and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide objectives.
• Assist in due diligence processes, negotiations, and execution of major financing transactions.
• Drive alignment across executive leadership, Board of Directors, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure financing strategy accelerates business priorities.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of capital markets trends, investor appetite, peer benchmarking, and emerging structures to inform capital strategy.
• Drive high-visibility special projects to propel the business forward.

Who you are:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or other business major is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 12-15 years of progressive leadership experience in capital markets, investment banking, private equity, structured finance, or corporate treasury, including managing high-performing teams
• Advanced analytical skills with an ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis on new ideas and concepts
• Excellent financial modeling and valuation skills, with a demonstrated track record of executing complicated financial analyses
• High level of self-sufficiency with proven success at self-teaching and a high intellectual motor
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk. 

• You love partnering to design and execute innovative financing solutions that fuel growth, scale infrastructure, and support next-generation compute deployments.
• You’re curious about capital markets dynamics, emerging financing structures, and new ways to optimize cost of capital across equity, debt, leasing, and hybrid solutions.
• You’re an expert at building sophisticated financial models, structuring and evaluat