Director and Managing Associate General Counsel

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This role is for a Director and Managing Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Americas at CoreWeave, a cloud provider for AI. The individual will lead a legal team supporting enterprise sales of cloud products and services, acting as a primary legal partner to the VP of Americas GFO. Responsibilities include managing a team, advising on sales strategies, negotiating complex commercial transactions (SaaS, IaaS), driving operational efficiency, and collaborating with various internal teams. The role requires a JD, 10+ years of legal experience in commercial technology agreements, and demonstrated people management skills. While the company is in the AI space, the role itself is legal counsel, not directly involved in AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of commercial lawyers supporting the fast-paced and rapidly growing Americas GFO sales organization
  2. Serve as primary legal counsel and trusted advisor to the VP of Americas GFO and their leadership team, helping shape and execute go-to-market and sales strategies
  3. Provide hands-on support on multiple concurrent transactions, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closing complex commercial transactions, including SaaS, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), and professional services agreements with enterprise customers and strategic partners
  4. Drive operational efficiency for a fast-moving sales organization
  5. Collaborate with LGA subject-matter experts, outside counsel, and business stakeholders across Product, Security, Privacy, Finance, and Operations to structure transactions, manage risk, and resolve deal obstacles

Skills

Required

  • J.D. and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including negotiating complex commercial technology agreements (SaaS, cloud, IaaS, or similar), including data protection, security, and privacy provisions
  • Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing a team of commercial lawyers, preferably in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Demonstrated ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior business executives, with strong business judgment
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of working and orchestrating effectively across multiple stakeholders to drive successful outcomes
  • A pragmatic, "roll up your sleeves" approach to both managing a team while also personally engaging on multiple deals
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and drafting skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and processes

Nice to have

  • Curious about how AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure are reshaping the global economy

What the JD emphasized

  • commercial technology agreements
  • managing, coaching, and developing a team
  • complex commercial transactions
  • fast-paced, high-growth environment