Head of Business Operations - Remote

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. CoreWeave is growing fast, and the people building this company are what make that growth possible. Global People Operations is the engine that makes that growth sustainable, compliant, and frictionless for employees, managers, and leaders worldwide. We are hiring a Director, Global People Operations, to own and scale the global operating backbone for the employee lifecycle. This leader will strengthen foundations, modernize how work gets done, and build a team and operating model that scales. They will combine operational excellence with a strong point of view on systems, automation, data integrity, and employee experience. Global People Operations owns the global employee lifecycle operating model and execution. This includes Workday as our HRIS and system of record, workflow automation and process improvement, contingent workforce management, and global process and compliance foundations. Own the global People Operations strategy and execution, translating hypergrowth business needs into centralized, compliant, automated workflows that scale. Build and lead the Global People Operations function, including defining the team structure, setting clear ownership and interfaces, and hiring and developing talent. Own Workday end-to-end, including data integrity, process design, governance, roadmap, and adoption, with a focus on manager and employee experience. Run the global employee lifecycle operating engine, including core transactions, case management, and service delivery that is fast, accurate, and consistent. Own and evolve and automate scalable onboarding operations that drive speed to productivity and a great day one to day ninety experience. Build durable compliance foundations, including SOX-related People processes and controls that are reliable, auditable, and operationally practical. Drive workflow automation and process improvements to reduce manual work, increase speed, and improve quality and consistency. Own global policy and process design in partnership with key stakeholders, ensuring clarity, repeatability, and sensible decision rights. Own contingent workforce management operations and associated workflows, controls, and reporting. Leverage modern tools, including AI, to improve employee experiences, speed to resolution, and knowledge capture, without compromising privacy and compliance. Operate with a clear monthly cadence for portfolio review, prioritization, capacity planning, and dynamic reprioritization aligned to the People operating model. Stay personally connected to the work while building a function that can scale. Move quickly, learn fast, and adapt as the business changes. Bring a clear point of view while remaining collaborative and flexible. Hold a high bar for quality, compliance, and experience without slowing the business down. Align with the VP, People, on priorities, operating principles, success criteria, and non-negotiables for Global People Operations. Assess the current state of global People Operations, including onboarding, Workday, data integrity, SOX controls, and workflow automation. Establish a clear operating cadence for intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and monthly portfolio review. Define the target team structure and begin hiring for critical roles to support near-term delivery, including the onboarding team’s scaling needs. Stabilize and clarify ownership boundaries across People Business Partners, People Operations, Talent, and Total Rewards. Establish an initial AI-forward approach, including one or two practical pilots that improve speed to resolution or self-service while protecting compliance. People Operations is recognized as a high-performing global engine that enables speed and scale across CoreWeave. Workday is optimized, trusted, and easier for managers and employees to use, with improved data integrity and adoption. The team operates with clear ownership, strong delivery, and the ability to reprioritize as business needs shift. The transition of leaves of absence and benefits administration to Total Rewards is completed cleanly with stable operations and clear handoffs. You are energized by building and improving operating systems at scale in a fast-moving, global environment. You have built and scaled People Operations capabilities before and you know what breaks at scale. Proven experience building and scaling global People Operations in a high-growth or rapidly evolving company. Demonstrated ownership of HR