About the role:
Anthropic is seeking a Lead Business Recruiter to spearhead our global expansion initiatives across Go-to-Market and G&A functions. This role will be instrumental in establishing Anthropic's presence in new international markets, focusing on first-in-region hires and building foundational teams from the ground up. As a strategic talent advisor, you'll partner with diverse leadership teams to shape and execute our global hiring strategy while ensuring compliance with local regulations and market practices. We're looking for someone who thrives in building new processes, operates with high autonomy, and can deliver exceptional experiences in a cross-cultural context.
Responsibilities:
- Drive first-in-market hiring strategies across multiple international regions, with a focus on business functions (GTM and G&A)
- Develop and execute market entry recruitment playbooks for new geographical locations
- Partner with multiple hiring managers and stakeholders to understand unique market needs and challenges
- Design and implement scalable recruiting processes that accommodate regional nuances and compliance requirements
- Navigate and ensure compliance with local employment laws and hiring regulations across multiple jurisdictions
- Champion cross-cultural candidate experiences through high-touch engagement and strategic relationship building
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with immigration, legal, and compensation teams for international hiring
- Travel to key hubs (SF/NYC) as needed to align on strategic initiatives and maintain stakeholder relationships
You may be a good fit if you:
- Have 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with significant focus on international markets, particularly in EMEA
- Demonstrate success as an early recruiting hire or player-coach in a US-based tech organization's international expansion
- Show proven ability to build teams and processes from scratch in new markets
- Possess deep understanding of international employment laws and hiring practices
- Excel at working autonomously across multiple time zones and with distributed stakeholders
- Bring experience in establishing recruiting functions in new international markets
- Have strong project management capabilities with experience handling multiple concurrent searches
- Demonstrate excellent cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management abilities
Strong candidates may also:
- Have experience scaling organizations globally from early-stage (0-1) to established presence in new international hubs
- Bring expertise in developing market-specific assessment frameworks and interview processes
- Demonstrate success in building strong partnerships with cross-functional teams globally
- Have experience working with distributed leadership teams across multiple regions
- Possess working knowledge of multiple languages or experience hiring in multiple countries
Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
