About the role
As Head of External Affairs, you will operationalize and scale Anthropic's global external affairs strategy and execution, and build a policymaker coalition to further Anthropic’s mission of ensuring that artificial intelligence systems are developed safely and benefit humanity. As the operational leader of Anthropic's policy function, you will work closely with company leadership to define policy positions, implement policy campaigns, and influence critical AI legislation.
Core to this role will be operational and managerial excellence - you will build the systems and processes to enable a global team that shapes domestic and international AI safety conversations. Beyond supporting strategic campaign development, you will serve as the organizational backbone that allows the Anthropic CEO, President, and Head of Policy to focus on external engagement and vision-setting while ensuring our operational excellence.
Anthropic is equal parts research lab, policy think-tank, and technology startup. We care deeply about safe development of AI systems, and build partnership with governments through proactive, opinionated, substantive policy conversations. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of AI policy; you will play a central role building the infrastructure and processes that enable our teams to effectively engage with governments on bringing about a safe transition to an AGI future.
Responsibilities:
- Create systems to implement and operationalize pioneering policy positions that will shape the future of AI development and governance, including critical areas like Responsible Scaling
- Design and manage processes for executing sophisticated engagement strategies with key policymakers, coalitions, and partners, in every region of the world where we do business
- Develop frameworks for gathering, synthesizing, and internally broadcasting strategic policy intelligence to inform executive decision-making
- Collaborate on a daily basis with Anthropic's executive leadership—including the CEO, President, and Head of Policy—to operationalize our global Policy agenda
- Recruit, manage, and develop a world-class team of senior strategists and managers
- Build cross-functional processes to coordinate policy, research, and product teams
- Create systems to track, measure, and optimize our external affairs impact
You may be a good fit if you:
- Have 15+ years of experience building and leading strong Government or External Affairs teams, with coverage of state, federal, and international issues
- Have a track record of effective, information-rich advocacy with senior government regulatory authorities, in both domestic and international policy communities
- Thrive when engaging with governments, policymakers, and civil society to translate complex technical topics into accessible and relevant information
- Excel at translating high-level vision into executable operational plans
- Have demonstrated success in managing complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple senior stakeholders
- Are deeply curious about frontier technological research and are eager to work closely with technical colleagues to translate new discoveries into policy outcomes
- Are based in either Washington DC or the San Francisco Bay Area
- Are comfortable occasionally traveling to important policy locations, such as Washington DC, London, Brussels, et cetera
