Learning Partner — Management & Leadership Development

About the role:

CoreWeave is building a leadership culture from the ground up and at the pace were growing that work cant wait. The Learning Partner for Management & Leadership Development is one of the most senior individual contributor roles in CoreWeave University. This person will own CWUs enterprise leadership development portfolio: designing and delivering programs that build managerial capability at the frontline leadership effectiveness at the director and VP level and the kind of consistent leadership culture that scales as the company does. This is not an execution role its a strategy-and-build role. The person were looking for has deep expertise in leadership and management development strong instincts for what works in fast-moving high-growth environments and the credibility to influence senior stakeholders across every function at CoreWeave. They will work directly with the Senior Director of CWU partner closely with the People Business Partners (PBPs) and broader Talent teams and serve as CWUs primary point of expertise on all things leadership and management development.

Leadership Development Strategy & Design

• Own CWUs leadership development portfolio end-to-end from strategic framing through program design delivery and evaluation across both management and leadership audiences.
• Collaborate on the continued development and scaling of Management Essentials CWUs flagship program for frontline managers including curriculum design facilitator strategy and post-program learning architecture.
• Design and build Leadership Essentials CWUs learning program for director-level and above including needs analysis curriculum architecture and delivery approach.
• Develop scalable frameworks toolkits and resources that extend the reach of leadership learning beyond formal programs into the flow of work.
• Ensure all leadership development work is grounded in CoreWeaves leadership expectations and translates those expectations into observable learnable behaviors.

Stakeholder Partnership & Influence

• Serve as CWUs senior expert and trusted advisor on leadership and management development to senior leaders PBPs and the entire People organization.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with key stakeholders across all functions Engineering GTM DC Operations Finance Legal and G&A functions to understand leadership needs and design programs that meet them.
• Influence without authority: this role requires the credibility and judgment to shape how senior leaders think about their own development and the development of their teams.
• Partner with the Talent and PBP teams to connect leadership development to performance succession promotion and all talent cycles & frameworks.

Delivery & Facilitation

• Facilitate leadership and management development programs with authority adaptability and presence including in rooms with VP and C-suite participants.
• Design and manage a facilitator strategy that allows programs to scale beyond a single facilitator including internal facilitation certification or external facilitation partnerships.
• Create and maintain high-quality facilitator guides participant materials and supporting resources across all programs.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define what great looks like for leadership development at CoreWeave including how we measure behavioral change not just program satisfaction.
• Build evaluation frameworks for all major programs; use data to continuously improve program design and demonstrate impact to senior stakeholders.
• Stay current on the leadership development field; bring external research models and benchmarks in where they raise the quality of CWUs work.

CWU Team Contribution

• Act as a senior voice and thought partner within the CWU team sharing expertise contributing to how the function operates and helping shape CWUs overall approach to learning.
• Mentor and support other Learning Partners particularly those newer to the field or to CoreWeave and those earlier in their career.
• Contribute to CWUs standards practices and methodology as a collaborative leader within the function.

Who You Are:

Experience

• 710 years of progressive experience in leadership and management development organizational learning or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise leadership development programs including both frontline manager and senior leader audiences.
• Experience working in a high-growth technology company is strongly preferred; comfort navigating rapid change shifting priorities and ambiguous scope is essential.
• Track record of influencing senior stakeholders (VP-level and above) through credibility expertise and strong relationship-building.
• Experience building programs from scratch not just inheriting and running existing curricula.

Skills & Knowledge

• Deep expertise in leadership and management development theory and practice including adult learning behavior change and program evaluation.
• Strong facilitation skills across audience types and seniority levels; this person must be as effective in a room of senior executives as they are with new managers.
• Ability to translate complex organizational dynamics into clear actionable learning experiences.
• Comfort with data: defining success metrics interpreting evaluation results and communicating impact in terms that resonate with business leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication; produces materials that are clear polished and appropriate for senior audiences.

Ways of Working

• Owns complex multi-stakeholder workstreams end-to-end without close supervision this is a role for someone who runs toward ambiguity not away from it.
• Brings both strategic vision and hands-on execution; at this stage of CWUs build the Senior LP cannot delegate what doesnt yet exist.
• Builds trust quickly with stakeholders across functions and seniority levels by demonstrating rigorous preparation clear thinking and consistent follow-through.
• Contributes to CWU as a community shares openly mentors generously and cares about the teams collective success.

How Youll Be Evaluated

The dimensions below reflect the profile were hiring against not a checklist but a signal of what success looks like at this level.

• Expertise & Impact: Recognized as CWUs go-to expert in leadership and management development. Drives improvements by redesigning learning systems and influencing how leadership development is done across the organization. Mentors peers and contributes to the teams internal knowledge base.
• Ownership & Execution: Leads execution of complex multi-stakeholder learning workstreams across functions. Holds accountability for program impact not just delivery. Anticipates how organizational shifts affect the leadership development portfolio and adjusts before being prompted.
• Collaborate & Multiply: Builds strong cross-functional relationships across all functions and seniority levels. Actively promotes best practices within and across teams. Coaches others in effective stakeholder communication and navigates disagreement with clarity and care.
• Strategic Application: Connects leadership development strategy to CoreWeaves workforce planning engagement and retention priorities. Contributes to CWU-level planning and goal-setting. Communicates program strategy with influence at the VP and senior director level.

A note on AI fluency: At this level we expect AI tools to be standard not supplemental. This means using AI to process complexity faster and at greater scale synthesizing stakeholder input accelerating content research and development designing evaluation instruments and identifying patterns across program data. Equally important: this person should be an active voice in how CWU thinks about AI fluency in leadership development modeling and promoting AI-enabled approaches for the managers and leaders they serve.

Wondering if youre 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 arent a 100% skill or experience match.

Why CoreWeave

At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together which is represented through our core values:

• Be Curious at Your Core
• Act Like an Owner
• Empower Employees
• Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
• Achieve More Together

We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff the organizations growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry who will want to learn from you too. Come join us!

The base salary range for this role is $149000 to $198000. 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 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 weve 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. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings; for roles in other locations benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

• 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

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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.