Senior Counsel, Strategic Transactions

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Senior Counsel, Strategic Transactions 

What You’ll Do:

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Counsel to join CoreWeave’s proactive and deeply engaged Legal team for Capital Markets & Strategic Transactions, a group that values collaboration, innovation, and solution-oriented thinking. The team partners closely with stakeholders across the organization—including Treasury, Tax, Finance, Accounting, and Corporate Development—to enable CoreWeave’s rapid and scalable growth.

About the Role:

If hired, you will work on a broad range of corporate transactional matters, including M&A, strategic investments, and capital markets transactions. The ideal candidate will have experience scaling companies in a high-growth tech environment. You will report to the Associate General Counsel - Strategic Transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Support a range of complex corporate transactional matters, including M&A, strategic investments, and capital markets transactions.
• Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of transaction documentation, provide advice on deal structuring and strategy, and conduct and support due diligence.
• Partner with Corporate Development and other cross-functional teams to execute transactions and enable successful integrations.
• Support legal and other departments in the management of post-closing obligations.
• Work collaboratively to prioritize business objectives and support overall company success.
• Work efficiently with outside counsel.
• Support other internal legal initiatives and projects, as needed.

Who You Are: 

• At least 5 years of relevant transactional experience, with a focus on corporate transactions, M&A, and securities.
• In-house experience at a high-growth tech or publicly-traded company, with relevant prior experience from a top law firm.
• Ability to operate autonomously on certain corporate transactions and handle multiple matters simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, collaborate with diverse business groups, and build interdepartmental relationships at all levels, including senior-level executives.
• Advanced problem-solving skills to quickly digest a problem, evaluate solutions, and then empower others to deliver.
• Excellent drafting, project management, and legal interpretation skills.
• A commitment to professional conduct, excellence and attention to detail under time pressure.
• Ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks.
• Ability to manage outside counsel efficiently.
• J.D. degree & membership in at least one state bar (New York, New Jersey, California, Washington D.C., or Washington preferred).

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. 

• Practical, solution-oriented and ready to roll up your sleeves.
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• You’re curious about how AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure are reshaping the global economy.

The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $210,000. 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

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