Compute & Infrastructure Counsel, Real Estate

Location: San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA; at least 3 days per week in the office

Annual salary: $265,000–$335,000 USD

Company

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

What you will do

• Negotiate long-term datacenter leases with major developers.
• Coordinate design-build contracts, equipment procurement, commissioning schedules, and other construction-related agreements.
• Manage legal workstreams for sale-leasebacks, tax structures, project finance vehicles, and other complex financing arrangements.
• Coordinate specialized real estate and financing outside counsel while maintaining alignment with commercial objectives.
• Partner with compute transaction managers, finance, and corporate development on deal structuring and operational execution.
• Assess how power, cooling, security, expansion rights, and other facility decisions affect AI compute capacity and operational flexibility.

Requirements

• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar required.
• Fluency in commercial real estate, construction contracting, datacenter lease structures, construction risk allocation, and financing arrangements.
• Experience with EPC, AIA, and large-scale design-build arrangements.
• Comfort with project finance and the interaction between leases, financing, and development agreements.
• Ability to coordinate outside counsel, collaborate with transaction and site-selection teams, and communicate complex risks clearly.
• Minimum education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or experience.

Nice to have

• 8 or more years of relevant legal experience involving infrastructure real estate, project finance, or construction contracts.
• In-house experience with datacenter development, leasing, or financing transactions.
• Infrastructure private equity, large technology company, or specialized infrastructure finance law firm experience.
• Experience with construction timelines, commissioning, operational handoff, tax structures, or sale-leasebacks.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with staff generally expected to be in an office at least 25% of the time; this role requires at least 3 days weekly.
• Visa sponsorship is available, with immigration lawyer support, subject to role and candidate eligibility.
• Flexible working hours, generous vacation and parental leave, and competitive compensation.
• Optional equity donation matching and an office designed for collaboration.
• Collaborative work focused on high-impact AI research and safety.