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Salary: USD 180,000 - 240,000 / annual
CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI, a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) providing infrastructure and platform services for AI innovation. The company is expanding globally and seeks a Director of International Affairs to lead its international expansion strategy and government engagement across Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Reporting to the Vice President of Government Affairs, this Director will shape CoreWeave's international affairs strategy and advance the policy, political, and diplomatic groundwork supporting global growth. The role is embedded with the commercial and build sides of the business, working closely with Corporate Development, Legal, and operations teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning CoreWeave's international affairs with accountability for market-entry and expansion priorities across assigned regions
- Partnering with Corporate Development and business leaders from deal inception to assess political, regulatory, and stakeholder risk, shape market-entry strategy, and support government negotiations
- Working alongside build, real estate, energy, and operations teams to support site selection, permitting, grid and power access, incentives, and community engagement in new markets
- Partnering with regional government affairs leads to develop shared strategies and advance CoreWeave's priorities
- Developing and executing market-specific engagement plans identifying key stakeholders, anticipating emerging issues, and recommending practical courses of action
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior government officials, regulators, diplomats, and key stakeholders
- Monitoring and analyzing international legislative, regulatory, trade, export control, data sovereignty, and energy developments relevant to AI infrastructure
- Coordinating with U.S. government counterparts and CoreWeave's federal affairs, national security, and legal teams
- Managing outside advisors, in-country consultants, and local partners
- Representing CoreWeave at government meetings, summits, industry events, and stakeholder engagements
The role requires frequent international and domestic travel (estimated 40-50% of time) to target markets, government capitals, project sites, and conferences.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, or related field
- Minimum 15 years of progressive professional experience in international government affairs, public policy, diplomacy, trade, or closely related role, including experience supporting business expansion into multiple foreign markets
- Demonstrated ability to work alongside corporate development, business development, or commercial teams on international deals, market entry, or large-scale infrastructure investment
- Excellent diplomatic and political judgment with proven track record of building and managing relationships with senior government officials, policymakers, and diplomats across political systems and cultures
- Deep understanding of how government decisions on regulation, permitting, energy, trade, and investment translate to business outcomes
- Strong research and analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex policy and geopolitical information into clear recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to tailor messaging for different audiences
- Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple initiatives across time zones, and drive projects to completion
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to operate in fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and execute strategies within collaborative team structure
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience in technology, energy, or infrastructure sectors, including data center, power, or telecommunications development
- Knowledge of AI, cloud computing, or related technology sectors, and policy debates around AI sovereignty, data localization, and export controls
- Experience in or deep familiarity with target markets in Europe, Asia, or Canada (UK, Nordics, Spain, India, Indonesia)
- Experience working with or in U.S. government, foreign government, embassy, or multilateral institution
- Experience with coalition building, trade association engagement, or advocacy campaign management across jurisdictions
- Language skills relevant to CoreWeave's target markets
- Track record of generating business results or revenue impact from government affairs work
