People Business Partner - Data Center Operations

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com. What You’ll Do: As a People Business Partner for Data Center Operations, you’ll enable leaders to make data-driven people decisions that support execution and growth. You’ll own and drive core people processes, balancing executional rigor with speed. You’ll identify patterns early, surface insights quickly, and help leaders course-correct before people challenges impact delivery. The focus of this role is reducing friction, increasing clarity, and amplifying leadership impact as the organization scales. About the role: This role sits at the center of Data Center Operations, supporting leaders through a period of rapid growth and change. You operate as a pragmatic people partner—building scalable practices, coaching leaders through challenges, and removing obstacles that slow teams down. The role blends sound judgment and business acumen with a bias for action, shaping initiatives that improve organizational health and employee experience. This role also includes travel (about 35%) to Data Center sites to build and maintain strong relationships with site leaders. Success in this role means turning people priorities into practical, high-value solutions that help teams operate effectively and scale with confidence. Who You Are: We’re looking for an experienced People Business Partner familiar with supporting data center operations or similar environments and is comfortable supporting fast-paced, frontline and site‑based teams. Strong judgment on complex people scenarios including employee relations and workplace issues, with a track record of partnering with Legal/ER as needed to find appropriate outcomes quickly. Ability to simplify complexity and turn messy input from multiple sites into clear recommendations and action plans. Balance business needs and employee experience using critical thinking and situational discernment; this role is neither a strict “policy enforcer” or an uncritical “yes person.” Collaborative style that builds trust quickly with both leaders and employees. Energized by being close to the operation—comfortable walking sites, talking with technicians, and presenting themes to senior leaders. Ability to drive on talent management practices - including performance review cycles - upholding company standards and prioritizing fairness and consistency. If you’re excited to support teams who are at the front lines of the operations of the company, and build practical, scalable people solutions as we grow, we’d love to hear from you. Investing in our people is one of our top priorities, and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. We'd love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what you’re excited to work on next. Your impact will be felt across various dimensions: Strategic Partnership: Serve as a thought partner to Data Center Operations leaders, helping translate business goals into people decisions that improve execution, support growth, and strengthen organizational effectiveness. Execute with Impact: Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, stepping into the details when needed to ensure people programs land and deliver measurable impact. Pattern Recognition & Insights: Leverage data, observations, and experience to identify recurring patterns—surfacing signals proactively and synthesizing them into clear actions for leaders. Enable Change at Speed: Manage organizational change in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ensuring seamless transitions, transparency and business continuity. Talent Management: Partner with leaders to drive workforce planning activities, enabling consistent and defensible people decisions. People Risk & Workplace Advisory: Consult on complex people matters, balancing risk, speed, and business practicality. Cross-functional Delivery: Collaborate effectively with People Team COEs and other stakeholders to deliver scalable, business-aligned people solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who can bring their own diverse experiences to our teams—even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found make people thrive here: Be Curious at Your Core: You bring a genuine curiosity about our space and the evolving world of AI. You actively seek to understand the business, the functions you support, and the people in them, leveraging curiosity to uncover opportunities, spot trends, and design impactful People programs. Act Like an Owner: You take full accountability for outcomes, thinking strategically while also rolling up your sleeves to build from the ground up. You proactively identify challenges, make data-informed decisions, and deliver results that move the business forward. Empower Employees: You believe in enabling others to succeed, whether it’s through coaching leaders, designing initiatives that foster growth, or creating environments where employees feel engaged, supported and capable of doing their best work. Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences: You measure success by how effective the leaders and teams you partner with become. You bring clarity, pragmatism, and partnership to every interaction. Achieve More Together: You thrive in collaboration, building strong relationships across Product & Engineering, People Ops, Talent, and other cross-functional teams. You recognize that the best outcomes come from shared goals, transparent communication, and working in sync to create lasting impact. The base salary range for this role is $98,000 to $143,000. 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, including: 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 Our Workplace While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration. California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only 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: careers@coreweave.com. 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.