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Director, Energy Market Development

CoreWeave· Strategic Financing
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Remote$180k - $264kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for building CoreWeave's relationships with electric utilities, grid operators, and regulatory bodies in the U.S., driving utility engagement, power procurement, interconnection strategy, site power feasibility, and regulatory coordination to enable rapid AI infrastructure deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Act as CoreWeave’s primary executive point of contact for U.S. electric utilities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, and grid operators.
  • Build deep, durable relationships with utility leadership, planning, and large-load teams in priority markets.
  • Lead discussions around power availability, load growth planning, and long-term infrastructure needs tied to AI data centers.
  • Partner with internal teams to secure power supply through utility service, special contracts, tariffs, and other commercial arrangements.
  • Negotiate power delivery frameworks that support large, fast-ramping AI loads, including phased delivery and interim solutions where needed.
  • Help structure approaches to infrastructure cost allocation, upgrades, and timelines.
  • Drive strategy and execution for large-load interconnections, including transmission and distribution studies, upgrades, and approvals.
  • Identify and proactively address bottlenecks in utility processes that could delay CoreWeave deployments.
  • Establish internal playbooks and escalation paths for constrained or high-risk power markets.
  • Partner with real estate, data center development, and engineering teams to evaluate power feasibility and risk for new sites.
  • Help CoreWeave gain competitive advantage by entering markets with strong utility alignment and execution certainty.
  • Work with legal and public policy teams on utility regulatory matters impacting large-load customers.
  • Support engagement with regulators and policymakers where utility frameworks affect CoreWeave’s ability to access power.
  • Monitor evolving utility and regulatory approaches to hyperscale and AI-driven load growth.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in electric utilities, energy infrastructure, grid planning, or large-scale power procurement.
  • Deep understanding of utility operations, transmission and distribution systems, and large-load interconnection processes.
  • Proven experience building and managing senior-level utility relationships.
  • Strong commercial instincts and experience negotiating complex, infrastructure-heavy agreements.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, high-growth environment with real execution pressure.

Skills

Required:Stakeholder managementPower procurementInterconnection strategy
Nice to have:Regulatory affairs

Benefits

  • 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
  • Participation 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 generous employer match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Catered lunch each day in office and data center locations
  • Casual work environment
  • Culture focused on innovative disruption
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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