Performance & Talent Programs Manager

Location: New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Seattle, WA. Hybrid policy requires staff to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time, with some roles requiring more office time.

Annual salary: $240,000–$240,000 USD.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end execution of performance pulses, promotion and review cycles, talent reviews, succession planning, and continuous feedback practices.
• Design scalable programs that maintain Anthropic’s performance bar and produce useful year-round performance signals for talent planning.
• Partner with People Services, People Analytics, People Products, and engineering on cycle execution, data integration, tooling, and system architecture.
• Act as product partner for internal tools, prioritizing manager, employee, and People Partner needs and guiding what to build.
• Iterate on calibration, rating constructs, feedback formats, and promotion criteria using data and stakeholder feedback.
• Lead redesigns, change management, rollout communications, and manager and People Partner enablement.

Requirements

• Systems-thinking approach to performance programs, with strong attention to data quality and downstream usefulness.
• Demonstrated experience shaping performance tooling such as Workday, Lattice, CultureAmp, or homegrown systems, including collaboration with internal tools or engineering teams.
• Experience partnering with People Analytics and working directly with performance data.
• Experience building manager enablement that changes behavior and supporting leaders through performance, promotion, and talent discussions.
• Strong program management and operational rigor, including experience running complex multi-month cycles and coordinating dozens of stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and evolving scope.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in a relevant field.

Nice to have

• 7+ years of experience designing, running, and owning performance management, talent review, or promotion programs, preferably during rapid headcount growth.
• Experience defining requirements, priorities, and system design for internal people tools from early concept through adoption.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on a small number of high-impact AI research efforts.
• Flexible working hours, generous vacation and parental leave, competitive compensation, and optional equity donation matching.
• Frequent research discussions and emphasis on communication, impact, and diverse perspectives.
• Visa sponsorship is available, although sponsorship cannot be guaranteed for every role and candidate.

Hiring process

• Review Anthropic’s candidate AI usage policy before applying.
• Legitimate recruiter communications come from @anthropic.com addresses or identified vetted recruiting agencies; recruiters will not request money, fees, or banking information before the first day.