Account Executive - Greenfield
Company websitecoreweave.com (CoreWeave, opens in new tab)
Base salary $165K to $195K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Chicago, IL +4 more
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- LocationChicago, IL +4 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- Chicago, IL
- Seattle, WA
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Toronto, ON
About this job
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.
What You'll Do:
CoreWeave is the essential Cloud for AI — a NYSE-listed, hyperscale infrastructure platform purpose-built for GPU-accelerated compute. Through our acquisition of Weights & Biases, we now offer the industry's most complete AI stack: from the raw compute that trains and serves models, to the developer platform that helps teams build, evaluate, and deploy them. Our customers include OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and over 30 of the world's leading foundation model builders.
About the role:
This is a pure hunter role. You will own net-new logo acquisition across a greenfield Enterprise territory (5,000+ employee organizations), selling the full CoreWeave platform — GPU cloud infrastructure and AI developer tooling — as a unified solution. You will build pipeline from zero, run technical discovery across infrastructure and software buying centers, and close complex, multi-product enterprise contracts. You won't inherit a book. You build one.
- Own all net-new logo acquisition in a defined Enterprise territory
- Sell the full CoreWeave platform as a unified solution: GPU cloud infrastructure and AI developer tooling, independently and as a bundled offering
- Build pipeline through cold outbound, PLG signal tracking, and account-based strategies — consistently booking 4–5 qualified meetings per week
- Construct a focused target account list from a large, noisy territory — prioritize accounts with active AI infrastructure spend or free-tier platform adoption
- Engage developers, ML engineers, infrastructure leads, and technical executives (CTOs, VPs of Eng/ML, Heads of AI Infrastructure) early — before formal buying motions exist
- Run structured technical discovery across both compute and software buying centers to surface pain, map architecture, and build a case for change
- Lead business justification readouts and executive presentations that connect CoreWeave's platform to measurable infrastructure and model development outcomes
- Partner with Solution Architects to co-design and execute technical Proof of Values (PoVs) across compute provisioning, model training workflows, and AI developer tooling
- Convert PLG free-tier usage into enterprise platform contracts — identify adoption signals and build multi-product expansion justification
- Manage full sales cycles from cold outreach through close including MSA negotiation, procurement, security review, and legal
- Maintain rigorous pipeline hygiene, forecasting, and activity tracking in CRM
Who You Are:
- 7+ years total in B2B sales with a consistent track record of quota attainment
- 3+ years in enterprise sales (5,000+ employee organizations), navigating complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-product cycles
- 3+ years selling developer tools, technical infrastructure, or AI/ML software — you can hold a meaningful conversation with an ML engineer, infrastructure architect, or CTO
- Experience selling both infrastructure/cloud and SaaS products — you understand how compute and software buying motions differ and how to navigate both within the same account
- Ranked #1 or #2 on your team in self-sourced pipeline generation — 4–5 qualified meetings per week is your baseline
- Demonstrated record of cold-sourcing and closing enterprise logos with business justification readouts to VP/C-suite buyers
- PLG motion expertise — you convert bottoms-up product adoption into top-down enterprise contracts
- Technical discovery skills — you ask the right questions to surface infrastructure pain, map ML workflows, and identify multi-product opportunities
- PoV fluency — you've co-designed and run technical proofs of value with Solution Architects and navigated procurement across the finish line
- Effective with or without SDR support — you've built pipeline from scratch and know how to leverage SDRs when available
Preferred:
- Experience selling GPU cloud, HPC, or AI infrastructure (compute, networking, storage)
- Background selling AI/ML, MLOps, LLMOps, or adjacent developer tooling alongside infrastructure products
- Familiarity with multi-product or platform sales — landing with one product and expanding into a second buying center
- Experience at a company with a PLG motion and an enterprise sales overlay
- Familiarity with MEDDPICC or Command of the Message sales frameworks
Wondering if you're a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we've found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we'd love to talk.
- You love the hunt — pipeline creation and net-new logos energize you more than account management
- You're curious about how AI infrastructure is being built and scaled — you understand the compute side as much as the software side
- You're an expert at earning trust with technical buyers — developers, infrastructure leads, and CTOs take your calls because you add signal, not noise
Why CoreWeave?
At CoreWeave, 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. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values:
- Be Curious at Your Core
- Act Like an Owner
- Empower Employees
- Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
- Achieve More Together
We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us!
The base salary range for this role is $165,000 to $195,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).
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What We Offer
The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
- Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
- 401(k) with a generous employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
- A casual work environment
- A work culture focused on innovative disruption
California Applicants
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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
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.
As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: [email protected].
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($165,000) is above 78% of the 221 Sales roles in Illinois listed on this site; 4 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $140,000; the middle half runs from $120,400 to $160,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingAccount Executive - Greenfield$165K to $195K
Engineering Manager, Fleet Engineering$165K to $242K
Chief of Staff to the CFO$165K to $242K
Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure Services$165K to $242K
Senior Security Engineer II, Cloud Security$165K to $242K
Account Manager, Engaged - Los Angeles$165K to $205K
Director, Operations Accounting$165K to $220K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Account Executive - Greenfield (this listing) | $165K - $195K |
| Engineering Manager, Fleet Engineering | $165K - $242K |
| Chief of Staff to the CFO | $165K - $242K |
| Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure Services | $165K - $242K |
| Senior Security Engineer II, Cloud Security | $165K - $242K |
| Account Manager, Engaged - Los Angeles | $165K - $205K |
| Director, Operations Accounting | $165K - $220K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-06-12
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Chicago, IL / Seattle, WA / Los Angeles, CA / San Francisco, CA / Toronto, ON
The base salary range for this role is $165,000 to $195,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-relate
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- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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