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Anthropic is hiring for a Central Policy role focused on developing policy collateral, running consensus processes, and building scalable knowledge management to strengthen its policy presence in Washington and beyond. You’ll partner with federal, state, international affairs, national security, policy communications, and research teams to translate complex technical material into clear, accessible assets and to operationalize cross-functional programs. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in corporate public affairs or management consulting, exceptional writing, and a demonstrated interest in visual communication, plus strong project leadership and the ability to manage multiple workstreams. Bachelor’s degree required; salary around $230,000; onsite in SF or DC with a 25% in-office expectation; visa sponsorship available but not guaranteed; apply even if you do not meet every qualification, and share samples that show translating policy analysis into outcomes, using verified Anthropic channels.

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

We are seeking a new member of our Central Policy team. This role will be instrumental in developing and maintaining our policy positions, strategies, and associated collateral that strengthen Anthropic's policy influence in Washington and beyond. The Central Policy team sits at the operational heart of Anthropic's policy function—distinct from government relations and communications, but essential to enabling both. We focus on building the systems, resources, and scalable programs that empower our broader policy team to succeed. You'll work closely with our federal, state, and international affairs, national security, policy communications, and research teams.

The ideal candidate is a builder and executor who gets energy from making complex things clear and organized, and takes pride in the quality of what they produce. You have strong instincts, you're hungry to get your hands dirty, and you don't wait to be told what to do. You're someone who can dive deep into technical details, manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, and maintain a bird's-eye view of how everything connects. 

Examples of work in this role might include getting to consensus on an emerging technical issue and producing a crisp one-page reference document; designing and running a process that takes novel research findings and turns them into collateral that supports local public affairs goals; or managing the day-to-day operations of a signature policy research program.

Anthropic is equal parts research lab, policy think-tank, and technology startup. We care deeply about safe development of AI systems and build partnerships with governments through proactive, opinionated, substantive policy conversations. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of AI policy, playing a central role in building the infrastructure that amplifies our policy presence and influence in D.C. and beyond.

Role Summary:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of policy collateral (position papers, FAQs, leave behinds, talking points) that distills complex policy positions into clear, accessible formats

• Run consensus-building processes that move Anthropic from policy perspectives to clear, documented positions and strategies

• Build knowledge management and databases that make Anthropic's policy work scalable, coordinated, and accessible to internal teams

In this role, you will:

• Draft and maintain a comprehensive set of internal and external policy collateral including one-page position summaries, technical FAQs, factsheets, talking points, and other written materials that tracks versions, intended audiences, use cases, strategic relevance, and access

• Execute processes to build and maintain organizational consensus on technical policy positions, working with subject matter experts across federal affairs, state affairs, national security, and international affairs to synthesize viewpoints and refine language

• Partner with federal, state, and international affairs teams to develop and execute bespoke public affairs strategies

• Anticipate emerging policy issues and proactively work with internal experts to develop Anthropic's perspective and supporting materials before external pressure emerges

• Work closely with our policy communications team to coordinate messaging across internal and external materials and ensure consistency in Anthropic's policy brand and voice

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 5+ years of professional experience in corporate public affairs, management consulting, or similar environments setting and delivering on cross-functional strategy with demonstrated success bridging the gap between policy analysis and outcomes

• Are an excellent writer who can synthesize complex technical material into clear, concise language tailored to different audiences

• Have a demonstrated interest or background in visual communication — whether through data visualization, graphic design, marketing, or simply a track record of making written materials more compelling and accessible through thoughtful formatting and presentation

• Are a policy generalist with strong policy fluency or demonstrated interest in tech policy and experience conducting policy research and developing policy proposals

• Have demonstrated experience driving cross-functional projects and building consensus in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

• Excel at managing multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational skills and time management

• Can work independently, take ownership of problems, and proactively anticipate needs

• Are scrappy and hard-working, but also humble, genuinely collaborative, and a strong team player

• Are passionate about AI policy and align with Anthropic's safety mission and commitment to responsible AI development

• Hold at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. 

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.  Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process