Anthropic · 6 hours ago
Regional Head of Early Career Associates, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$270K/yr - $270K/yr
5+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The role involves designing and leading a foundational talent pipeline for early-career professionals in Applied AI, focusing on program design, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and operate the end-to-end rotational program: onboarding, rotation scheduling, assessment checkpoints, capstone evaluation, and graduation decisions
Build rotation plans across Startups, Commercial, Digital Natives, and Industries segments
Define graduation criteria, performance milestones, and assessment frameworks that distinguish genuine underperformance from normal ramp-up variation
Iterate based on cohort outcomes, associate feedback, and organizational needs
Directly manage and coach Applied AI Associates through their rotational journey
Provide hands-on technical coaching on Claude Code, Agent SDK, MCP, eval design, and customer engagement
Guide associates through capstone project selection, scoping, execution, and presentation
Balance skill development with customer delivery commitments across rotations
Partner with segment leads to integrate associates into rotation teams
Coordinate with SA, PE, and FDE leadership for meaningful function exposure
Work with recruiting to build a diverse early-career technical talent pipeline
Partner with HR/Employment Law on program structure and performance management frameworks
Build scalable processes for managing customer engagements, prioritizing opportunities, and measuring impact
Establish metrics and reporting frameworks to track team performance and customer outcomes
Create systems for knowledge management, ensuring best practices are documented and accessible
Drive operational excellence while maintaining the flexibility needed for a fast-growing product area
Qualification
Required
5+ years in solutions architecture, sales engineering, developer relations, or technical customer-facing roles
2+ years people management experience, ideally with early-career or rotational programs
Track record designing and operating structured talent development programs whether in the same form as a rotational program or a commercial / SMB program that grows talent into Enterprise
Hands-on expertise with Claude Code or similar AI tools
Deep familiarity with modern dev workflows, AI-assisted tooling, and developer productivity
Understanding of Agent SDK, MCP, prompt engineering, and eval design
Ability to assess technical work quality across SA, PE, and FDE domains
Strong coaching and mentorship abilities with evidence of developing junior technical talent
Experience building assessment frameworks and graduation standards
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments while building durable structure
Deep belief in the potential of early-career talent
Commitment to making powerful AI technology safe and beneficial
At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
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
Recent News
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