About the role
We are looking for a Policy Partnerships colleague who will operationalize and scale Anthropic's relationships with civil society organizations, industry actors and the broader third-party ecosystem. In this role, you will build coalitions to further Anthropic’s mission of ensuring that artificial intelligence systems are developed safely and benefit humanity.
You'll serve as a critical bridge between Anthropic's Policy, Communications, and Research teams on one side, and third-party actors on the other. As AI capabilities advance, these partnerships will be essential for Anthropic to achieve its policy goals. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a track record of operational and policy excellence.
Working within our Central Policy team, you'll have significant autonomy to shape these partnerships. We're looking for someone who can be both a trusted partner to external counterparts and a thoughtful steward of Anthropic's resources — someone who can strategically connect their relationship management with our policy priorities for maximum impact. This role exists to ensure our partnerships are strategically coherent, strong, and structured in ways that scale globally.
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 other policy actors 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 partnerships and processes that enable our teams to effectively engage with actors who will help bring about a safe transition to an AGI future.
In this role you will:
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Identify collaboration opportunities that advance Anthropic’s priority policy campaigns
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Evaluate and prioritize inbound requests from third parties, ensuring Anthropic's engagement is focused on high-impact collaborations
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Coordinate between internal teams, in particular Policy, Legal, and Communications, to facilitate external partnerships
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Design and manage processes for executing sophisticated engagement strategies with key coalitions and partners
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Build and maintain strong working relationships with key third-party stakeholders, including civil society and private-sector leaders
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Develop and execute complex campaigns and advocacy strategies that effectively leverage internal resources (technical research, empirical evidence, Anthropic colleagues), partners (industry peers, customers), and other aligned stakeholders
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Prepare presentations and messaging documents to clearly articulate the company's stance on policy issues
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Create systems to track, measure, and optimize our partnerships strategy’s impact
You may be a good fit if you:
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Have 10+ years of experience building and leading strong partnerships efforts at leading technology companies
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Have a track record of effective, information-rich advocacy with third-party and policy audiences
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Excel at multi-stakeholder coordination. Proven track record managing complex programs that span research, policy, legal, and communications teams with competing priorities
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Are comfortable making judgment calls in ambiguous situations. You can synthesize incomplete information from multiple teams, identify blockers, and drive decisions when strategic direction is evolving
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Exercise sound judgment on prioritization. You can focus effort where it matters most and manage stakeholder expectations effectively, with clarity and directness
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Communicate effectively across contexts. Equally comfortable briefing executives on partnership strategy and managing day-to-day coordination with external researchers and third-party actors
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Have experience building and leveraging coalitions, including industry and civil society stakeholders, to inform and influence policy actors
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Are experienced in working with communications teams to craft creative mass media and targeted messaging campaigns for policy influence
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Understand government and policy contexts. You’re familiar with U.S. federal and state and local policy dynamics, including considerations around policy development processes
This role can be based in San Francisco or DC.
