Director of Legal Operations

Join CoreWeave, a fast-paced high-growth technology company, as the Director of Legal Operations. In this critical leadership role, you will support the technology and processes that power the Legal and Government Affairs (LGA) team's day-to-day work. You will manage a Legal Operations team, oversee core legal systems, vendor management, budgeting, and reporting, and provide cross-vertical support across LGA's legal verticals. This position requires a strong command of legal metrics, experience in legal operations, and a track record of team leadership.

• 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.
• Lead LGA's continued transformation into an innovative, leading-edge AI and technology-enabled organization, managing a Legal Operations team to serve as the connective tissue between LGA and global business partners.
• Own the selection, configuration and adoption of core legal systems, ensuring reliable data and reporting, and help lead the responsible adoption of AI across legal workflows.
• 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
• Experience managing outside-counsel billing platforms, e-billing, vendor management, invoicing, budget coordination, and accruals of an in-house legal department
• Strong command of Legal and Government Affairs metrics and OKR/KPI development, with the ability to translate data into clear executive-level narratives
• A track record of building scalable processes, self-service frameworks, and risk-tiered approval models in partnership with business teams
• Demonstrated track record of success on cross-functional partnerships and projects with finance, procurement, IT, security, privacy, compliance, sales and other business stakeholder teams
• 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
• Familiarity with responsible AI governance implementation
• 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
• Proven track record of translating strategic priorities into measurable initiatives, tracking progress rigorously, and consistently closing the gap between plan and execution
• We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring unique backgrounds—even if you don't check every box