Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Energy

The role

The Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Energy will lead complex commercial power and infrastructure transactions for global data centers. This role supports global data center and cloud infrastructure offerings with an emphasis on power procurement.

What you will do

• Serve as a legal advisor to C-Level and senior management on power strategy and transactions.
• Advise on energy and power procurement for data center portfolios and contracting strategies.
• Lead and negotiate complex power agreements including PPAs, LOIs, and renewable energy sources.
• Negotiate directly with utilities, energy providers, data center operators, and strategic partners.
• Partner with internal cross-functional groups to drive infrastructure and energy initiatives.
• Support corporate development and project financing transactions.
• Own power and utility regulatory and compliance work for PUC, FERC, and DOE.
• Develop responses to proposed energy and power rules impacting global operations.
• Identify strategies to mitigate legal, regulatory, and commercial risks to power availability.
• Manage outside counsel, experts, and budgets for energy and regulatory matters.

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 15+ years of experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Significant experience supporting complex cloud infrastructure, data centers, energy and power procurement, and large-scale commercial energy transactions.
• Expertise in negotiating power purchase agreements and other commercial energy and power transactions.
• Expertise in and knowledge of State and Federal statutes affecting the power sector, including the Federal Power Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and the Public Utility Holding Company Act.
• Knowledge of PUC and FERC rules impacting the power sector and administrative procedures.
• Knowledge of Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Groups.
• Knowledge of transmission, including interconnection and transmission service agreements.
• Significant experience with power and energy transactions and regulatory frameworks in international markets (e.g., EMEA, APAC, LatAm, and Canada).
• Strong background in energy, renewables, electric infrastructure development, and utility regulation.

Nice to have

• Experience with emerging technologies such as advanced nuclear and geothermal, and with legislation and regulatory matters affecting such technologies

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
• 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

Before you apply

• This position requires access to export controlled information.
• Applicant must be a U.S. person (citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), or eligible to access export controlled information without authorization, or eligible to obtain aut

About the company

CoreWeave is a cloud provider for AI that delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams to enable innovators to build and scale AI. Founded in 2017, the company became a publicly traded company in March 2025.