Anthropic · 1 day ago
Strategy & Operations Lead, Core Tech
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$390K/yr - $505K/yr
10+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. They are seeking a Business Operations leader to build the operational backbone for their core technology teams, ensuring efficient operations, strategic planning, and cross-functional alignment.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Own annual and quarterly planning for the core tech org—coordinating timelines, synthesizing inputs from engineering leads, and producing plans that connect technical priorities to company-level goals
Manage budget forecasting and ongoing spend visibility, partnering with Finance to ensure investments are tracked, justified, and aligned to outcomes
Build headcount and capacity models that help leadership make informed decisions about where to invest next
Design and ship scalable workflows for recurring operational needs—goal-setting, progress tracking, resource allocation, cross-team coordination
Identify bottlenecks and friction points in how the org runs today, then build lightweight solutions that improve speed without adding bureaucracy
Establish measurement frameworks and KPIs that give leadership real signal on organizational health, velocity, and efficiency
Stand up reporting and analytics surfaces that replace ad hoc requests with self-serve visibility
Act as the operational hub connecting core tech to adjacent teams—product, go-to-market, security, research—on shared initiatives and dependencies
Drive special projects that don’t have an obvious home: org design questions, vendor evaluations, tooling decisions, or one-time strategic analyses
Prepare materials for leadership reviews, executive updates, and company-wide planning moments where core tech is a key input
Build relationships across the company so that when cross-functional problems arise, you’re already the person people call
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in business operations, strategy & operations, chief of staff, or similar roles—ideally within technology companies during periods of meaningful growth
Demonstrated experience building operational processes and planning systems from the ground up, not just maintaining existing ones
Strong analytical toolkit: you're comfortable with financial modeling, budget management, forecasting, and working in large datasets (SQL proficiency is a plus)
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects with competing timelines and keep them on track without heavy-handed oversight
Clear, concise communicator who can write a compelling executive memo as easily as a detailed project plan—and knows which one the moment calls for
Experience earning trust and driving outcomes across functions where you don't have direct authority
Comfort operating in ambiguity—you've built the plane while flying it, and you know how to prioritize when everything feels urgent
Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience embedded within an engineering or core technology organization, with enough technical fluency to be a credible partner to engineering leadership
Background at companies navigating rapid scaling (3x+ growth) where you helped the org avoid the growing pains that typically accompany that trajectory
Familiarity with the tooling and systems common in technical orgs: project management platforms, analytics tools, engineering productivity metrics
Previous experience with resource planning for compute, infrastructure, or platform teams—understanding the unique dynamics of technical capacity decisions
A consulting, finance, or data science background that you've since translated into operating roles
Benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersGoogleAmazon
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
Co-Founder and CEO
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
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