Senior Manager, Employee Lifecycle (EMEA)

About the Role

Lead and scale the EMEA employment lifecycle team, reporting to the Director, Global People Operations. Build the operational infrastructure needed for rapid regional growth, design scalable processes, and partner with cross‑functional teams.

Scope and Ownership

Own the EMEA employment lifecycle operating model within CoreWeave’s global framework, covering Workday process design, data integrity, compliance coordination, benefits administration, and operational readiness for new country launches.

What You Will Own And Deliver

• End‑to‑end lifecycle operations: onboarding, offboarding, job changes, contracts, statutory leave, and employee inquiries across all EMEA countries.
• Workday process design and data integrity, aligning with global standards and adapting only when local law or context requires.
• Design, simplify, and continuously improve lifecycle processes, eliminating manual work and leveraging automation and AI.
• Build and lead the EMEA operations team: structure, ownership, hiring, development, and cross‑location cohesion.
• Coordinate country‑specific compliance and employment law, partnering with local counsel and expansion teams.
• Support Tier 1 and Tier 2 benefits administration, handling day‑to‑day employee transactions and vendor liaison.
• Ensure operational readiness for new country launches before the first hire.
• Provide reliable data and reporting to surface trends and support decision making.
• Apply modern tools, especially AI, to improve speed to resolution, reduce manual work, and enhance quality without compromising privacy or compliance.

How You Lead

• Stay personally connected while building a scalable team.
• Create clarity and momentum across multiple countries and time zones.
• Set clear ownership and decision rights for consistent delivery.
• Move quickly, learn fast, and adapt as the business changes.
• Design simple, durable processes that continuously improve.
• Hold a clear point of view and collaborate effectively.
• Maintain a high bar for quality, compliance, and employee experience without becoming a bottleneck.

First 90 Days

• Align with the Director on priorities, operating principles, and success criteria.
• Assess the current state of lifecycle operations, including Workday processes, data integrity, compliance posture, and team capacity.
• Define a focused 6‑month roadmap balancing foundational fixes, automation wins, and readiness for new country launches.
• Establish relationships with PBPs, Legal, Finance, Total Rewards, Payroll, and the Catalyst team.
• Deliver at least one high‑impact improvement that reduces friction for EMEA employees or managers.
• Assess team structure and begin hiring or developing for critical gaps.

What Success Looks Like In 12 Months

• Lifecycle operations run with clear ownership, consistent execution, and minimal escalation.
• New country launches are operationally smooth, with infrastructure in place beforehand.
• Workday processes for EMEA are optimized, aligned to the U.S. global model, trusted, and easier for managers and employees.
• Core lifecycle workflows are documented, repeatable, and automated where it matters.
• The team operates with clarity, strong delivery, and the ability to reprioritize as expansion accelerates.
• Compliance posture is proactively managed, not reactive.
• AI‑enabled improvements reduce manual work or improve speed to resolution in targeted high‑value areas.

Who Will Thrive In This Role

• Builds lifecycle operations from the ground up in a fast‑moving, multi‑country environment.
• Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and moving quickly.
• Has experience building EMEA people operations capabilities across multiple countries.
• Cares deeply about employee experience and anchors it in operational rigor.
• Thinks like product designers about operations, simplifying, iterating, and finding elegant solutions.
• Digitally savvy and modern in thinking about systems, automation, and AI, actively using them.
• Desire to build and lead a team while staying personally close to the work.

What We Are Looking For

• Expertise in Workday HCM: process design, data integrity, configuration troubleshooting, and translating operational needs into system requirements.
• Multi‑country EMEA experience managing employment lifecycle operations across more than one European country.
• Demonstrated process design expertise: built operational workflows from scratch with feedback loops and rapid iteration.
• Track record of automation and process improvements that reduce manual work and improve speed and quality.
• Global‑first mindset, strengthening the global operating model and diverging only when necessary.
• Ability to partner with PBPs, Legal, Payroll, and Total Rewards while maintaining clear ownership.
• Curiosity and fluency with modern approaches, including active use of AI to improve throughput and experience.
• Strong proficiency with Slack and Google Workspace.
• Typically 8+ years of experience in People Operations, with meaningful time in EMEA multi‑country environments.

Why This Role Matters

EMEA is CoreWeave’s fastest‑growing region. This role directly impacts hiring, onboarding, and compliance as new countries expand, delivering an employee experience that scales with the company.

Salary & Benefits

Base salary range: £90,000 – £120,000. Compensation is determined based on knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. Total rewards include discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.

• Family‑level Medical Insurance
• Family‑level Dental Insurance
• Generous Pension Contribution
• Life Assurance at 4× Salary
• Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work culture focused on innovative disruption

Equal Opportunity

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.