Vice President, Data Center Operations - EMEA

About the role

CoreWeave is seeking an accomplished and strategic Vice President of Data Center Operations for EMEA to lead the operational performance, expansion, and long-term strategy of our rapidly growing data center footprint across Europe. This executive will oversee day-to-day operations, organizational scalability, reliability engineering, vendor performance, site readiness, and workforce management across multiple countries. As a key regional leader, you will partner closely with Global Operations, Engineering, Capacity, Physical Security, Facilities, and Network teams to ensure our EMEA data centers operate with world-class safety, reliability, cost efficiency, and service excellence. You will build and lead high-performing teams, establish operational standards, and execute on our ambitious growth roadmap. This is a highly visible, high-impact leadership role shaping CoreWeave's global infrastructure strategy.

Responsibilities

• Regional Operational Leadership
• Provide executive oversight of all operational activities across EMEA data centers, ensuring consistent performance, reliability, and adherence to global standards.
• Build and scale regional operations organizations, including site leadership, technicians, facilities, and support functions.
• Establish and maintain KPIs for uptime, service levels, maintenance, incident response, safety, and compliance.
• Strategic & Organizational Growth
• Develop and execute the multi-year strategy for EMEA operational expansion, including new site launches, staffing plans, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Global Capacity Planning and Real Estate teams on site selection, commissioning, and handover to operations.
• Create scalable processes, playbooks, and governance frameworks for all EMEA sites.
• Operational Excellence & Reliability
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, implementing global best practices, automation initiatives, and efficiency programs.
• Oversee major incident management, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to safety, security, environmental, and regulatory requirements across all sites.
• People Leadership
• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing, multi-country leadership bench.
• Cultivate a culture centered on accountability, ownership, communication, and operational rigor.
• Oversee workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning for the region.
• Partner & Vendor Management
• Manage relationships with colocation providers, facility operators, contractors, and external vendors to ensure SLA compliance and predictable performance.
• Drive cost optimization across maintenance, utilities, vendor contracts, and workforce structure.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with Engineering, Network, Physical Security, HR, Talent Acquisition, and Program Management to align on growth, staffing, and operational needs.
• Serve as the EMEA Operations executive voice in global forums, planning cycles, and strategic reviews.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in data center operations, critical infrastructure, or large-scale technical operations, with at least 7 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success leading operations across multiple international sites or regions.
• Deep expertise in availability management, critical environment maintenance, incident management, and operational governance.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and lead leaders.
• Strong business acumen with experience owning budgets and driving cost efficiency.
• Experience scaling operations in high-growth or hyper-scale environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at the executive level.
• Ability to travel across EMEA as needed.
• Preferred
• Experience operating in colocation, hyperscale, cloud, or enterprise data center environments.
• Background in engineering, facilities management, electrical/mechanical systems, or reliability programs.
• Track record launching new sites or scaling new regions.
• Experience with safety and regulatory frameworks across multiple European countries.
• Prior experience supporting mission-critical 24x7 operations.
• MBA or advanced technical degree.
• Why Us?
• We work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We're not afraid of a little chaos, and we're constantly learning.

Additional Information

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. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com . We're proud to be a Living Wage accredited Employer.

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