Manager, Corporate Development; M & Accounting

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.

Learn more at

The Corporate Development Accounting team supports finance and accounting functions for Core Weave's inorganic growth opportunities. We are primarily responsible for the accounting and reporting of M&A transactions and strategic investments. The team partners closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Strategic Financing, Operations Accounting, and the broader CAO organization.

The Manager, Corporate Development Accounting will own the valuation workstream for the team, driving purchase price allocations, fair value measurements, intangible asset and goodwill impairment analyses, and the valuation of privately held strategic investments. This person will manage relationships with third‑party valuation specialists, lead the compilation of significant inputs from internal stakeholders, critically review delivered reports, and ensure valuation conclusions are well‑supported, defensible, and audit‑ready.

In addition, this role will serve as a resource and champion for AI‑powered productivity tools—such as Claude for Excel and other emerging AI applications—across the CAO organization. The Manager will help colleagues adopt these tools, troubleshoot issues, develop best practices, and identify opportunities to streamline accounting and finance workflows using AI.

• Lead the execution of purchase price allocations under ASC 805 by managing third‑party valuation specialists, compiling significant inputs from internal stakeholders (e.g., revenue forecasts, customer data, technology roadmaps), and critically reviewing delivered reports for accuracy, completeness, and methodological soundness
• Own fair value measurements for intangible assets, contingent consideration, and other acquired assets and liabilities, ensuring alignment with the ASC 820 fair value framework and internal documentation standards
• Drive the quarterly and annual intangible asset and goodwill impairment analysis under ASC 350 and ASC 360, including qualitative assessments, identification of triggering events, selection of reporting units, and preparation of quantitative models where required
• Lead valuation exercises for Core Weave's portfolio of privately held strategic investments, including option pricing models, scenario‑based analyses, and market approach benchmarking under ASC 321 and ASC 323
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models (e.g., discounted cash flow, multi‑period excess earnings, relief‑from‑royalty, with‑and‑without) used in connection with acquisition accounting, impairment testing, and investment valuations
• Prepare and organize valuation work papers and supporting schedules that meet SOX documentation requirements and facilitate external audit review
• Monitor the financial performance of strategic investments and lead quarterly impairment analyses, including identification of observable price changes and preparation of quantitative assessments under ASC 321
• Analyze complex security structures, including preferred equity instruments and embedded derivatives, and assess the appropriateness of valuation methodologies applied

• Reconcile goodwill, intangible asset, and investment balances to Net Suite on a quarterly basis, investigating and resolving variances between valuation deliverables, journal entries, and the general ledger
• Coordinate with the Financial Reporting team to prepare and review related disclosures for 10‑Q and 10‑K filings, including goodwill and intangible asset roll forwards, fair value measurement disclosures, and investment schedules
• Prepare monthly internal presentations with clear, concise…