Senior State Government Affairs Manager, Texas & Southeast

Core Weave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers, Core Weave 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, Core Weave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, Core Weave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025.

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The Core Weave Legal and Government Affairs (LGA) team is highly collaborative and partners closely with teams across the company to navigate complex policy, regulatory, and business environments while enabling innovation and growth. The team is pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and deeply engaged in strategic decision-making, with a strong emphasis on building trusted relationships across the organization.

As Senior State Government Affairs Manager, you will lead state government affairs across assigned states and influence legislative outcomes impacting Core Weave’s ability to grow and operate. You will build trusted relationships with state executives, policymakers, and staff. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, enjoy solving complex problems, and are eager to make a significant impact, Core Weave is the place for you.

Reporting to the Director of State Government Affairs, the Senior Manager will help shape Core Weave’s state government affairs strategy and advance policy initiatives that support the company’s expansion and growth.

You’ll work closely with governors’ offices, state legislators, economic development agencies, in-state consultants, trade associations, and advocacy groups to advance Core Weave’s objectives at the state level. This role combines deep policy analysis, relationship building, and strategic execution, with a focus on expanding Core Weave’s data center footprint growth and supporting economic development through AI innovation.

You’ll represent Core Weave before state lawmakers and other key stakeholders, execute on our government affairs priorities, and help shape the policy environment in markets where we operate and seek to grow. This role is ideal for a proactive, commercially minded professional who thrives in building coalitions, identifying opportunities, and translating policy analysis into business outcomes.

• Own and lead Core Weave’s legislative and political engagement for your assigned states in the Southeast region.
• Develop and execute state-specific engagement plans that identify key stakeholders, anticipate emerging issues, establish engagement milestones, and recommend practical courses of action and escalation paths.
• Monitor, analyze, and interpret state legislative and regulatory developments relevant to data centers, AI infrastructure, energy policy, and economic development across the region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with state lawmakers, staff, and key stakeholders to support Core Weave’s state-level priorities.
• Conduct policy research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for Core Weave participation in coalitions, working groups, and advocacy initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal cross-functional stakeholders (commercial, legal, communications, operations) to ensure consistent messaging and alignment around state government objectives.
• Represent Core Weave at relevant hearings, industry events, and stakeholder meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive professional experience in multi-state government affairs, legislative affairs, or a closely related policy…