People Services Partner, Compliance

Location: San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; or Seattle, WA. Remote-friendly within the US with travel required. Staff are expected to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time, and some roles may require more office attendance.

Annual salary: $235,000 USD.

Company

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

What you will do

• Create and refine People Services processes across onboarding and the employee lifecycle.
• Manage the global background check program and vendor partnership.
• Prepare for compliance obligations related to new locations, headcount thresholds, and regulations, partnering with Legal on solutions.
• Maintain a global HR compliance calendar and identify opportunities to streamline and automate compliance work.
• Support internal and external audits by documenting controls, gathering evidence, and explaining processes to auditors.
• Prepare government reports, coordinate cross-functional controls, and advise on relevant People Services policies.

Requirements

• Experience with HR compliance and governance across multiple countries, including the United States.
• Experience representing People Operations in internal and external audits.
• Experience preparing and filing required government reports.
• Clear communication with partners, auditors, and employees, adapting communication style to the audience.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive clarity, move quickly, and maintain quality without introducing risk.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in a relevant field.

Nice to have

• 6+ years of experience in HR or People Operations.
• Experience building and leading an HR compliance program.
• Experience scaling a global background check program.
• Experience managing processes and data in Workday, including building custom Workday reports.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, research-oriented environment focused on high-impact, trustworthy AI.
• Competitive compensation, flexible working hours, generous vacation and parental leave, and optional equity donation matching.
• Office-based collaboration with a flexible hybrid policy.
• Visa sponsorship may be available; Anthropic retains an immigration lawyer to support sponsored candidates, although sponsorship is not guaranteed for every role or candidate.
• Recruiters contact candidates only from @anthropic.com addresses or identify vetted recruiting agencies; legitimate recruiters never request money, fees, or banking information before the first day.

Hiring process

• Review the candidate AI usage policy before applying.
• Verify communications and position details through Anthropic’s official careers website if contacted from an unfamiliar domain.