People Specialist (AI)

Location: San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; or Seattle, WA. Hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is available, subject to role and candidate eligibility.

Annual salary: $235,000–$300,000 USD.

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Manage sensitive performance cases end to end, including documentation, timelines, talking points, and follow-through.
• Own and improve operational processes such as outside business activity requests and reorganization processing.
• Build, maintain, and improve manager resources and documentation.
• Partner with Leadership Design on performance-cycle and manager enablement programs, covering logistics, content, delivery, and operations.
• Compile reports and data for sensitive personnel matters.
• Maintain and improve tracking systems for casework and manager enablement initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience supporting complex or sensitive casework with incomplete information, difficult handoffs, and tight timelines.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills.
• Strong written communication for drafting materials used in difficult leadership conversations.
• Sound judgment regarding confidential information and need-to-know access.
• Ability to raise concerns and challenge decisions with more senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or professional experience; 5+ years in an HR-related role is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience in people operations, HR coordination, HRBP, or a similar role.
• Experience at a high-growth technology company where processes were being built.
• Experience supporting HRBPs, managers, and employees through challenging matters.
• Working knowledge of HR compliance requirements.
• Interest in AI safety and experience using Claude extensively.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across research, engineering, policy, and business functions.
• Flexible working hours.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching and office-based collaboration.