Director, Design Management

Job overview

The Director, Design Management role is listed in San Francisco, CA, with 20% travel to data center sites; the posting describes the role as onsite. The base salary range is $198,000–$264,000 per year. CoreWeave’s Data Center Design team coordinates design delivery across its global data center portfolio to expand physical infrastructure for high-density compute workloads. The director leads Design Managers and oversees design execution across concurrent data center projects. The role establishes governance, manages resources and consultant performance, resolves delivery risks, and coordinates design requirements through construction, commissioning, and operations.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and develop Design Managers
• oversee design delivery across concurrent data center projects
• establish design management processes and project controls
• assign resources
• manage consultants and providers
• resolve escalations and risks
• coordinate standards, quality, budgets, schedules, and design changes
• support consultant selection, construction, commissioning, reporting, and project handoffs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director

design management

data centers

design project management

team leadership

portfolio delivery

consultant management

data center infrastructure

san francisco ca

coreweave

20% travel

$198k–$264k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully paid by CoreWeave
• company-paid life insurance
• disability insurance
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• tuition reimbursement
• employee stock purchase program
• mental wellness benefits
• family-forming support
• paid parental leave
• childcare support
• 401(k) match
• flexible PTO
• and catered lunch.

Why this role

Requires 15+ years of relevant experience, including at least five years in leadership or people management; 20% travel is required.

About the employer

CoreWeave is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.