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AI safety and research company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, including the Claude product family and developer platform.

Series F+Recently funded0 current maintainers0 active leadsTeam intelligence

Maintainer signals as of 9/23/2026

San Francisco, United States
About Anthropic

Anthropic PBC develops frontier AI systems and deploys them through Claude products and the Claude Platform, with a stated focus on safety, interpretability, and steerability.

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About the Role

You will define and test high-priority recruiting initiatives, turn successful work into repeatable programs, and coordinate operating rhythms across recruiting-support teams. You will lead headcount and workforce planning, improve interviewing standards, transform analytics into SOPs and documentation, and drive company-wide recruiting process changes through adoption.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years of experience in program management, business operations, chief of staff, or people and talent roles
  • Experience with a talent team or close partnership with one
  • Knowledge of recruiting operations
  • Systems thinking and ability to anticipate downstream effects
  • Experience managing multiple complex workstreams and prioritizing independently
  • Experience setting strategy and vision
  • Experience applying AI to workflow redesign and process automation
  • Experience leading process or policy changes through organization-wide adoption
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Responsibilities

  • Define, test, and hand off repeatable programs for complex recruiting initiatives
  • Own operating rhythms across teams that support recruiting
  • Identify recurring friction and improve the underlying system
  • Design and drive adoption of recruiting processes for company-wide changes
  • Lead headcount and workforce planning, including hiring pace and new-region readiness
  • Set and monitor interviewing operating standards
  • Turn analytics into standards, SOPs, and durable documentation
  • Communicate decisions and downstream impacts across recruiting systems and data

Benefits

  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours