Corporate Development, Compute Transactions

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

As a key member of the Capital Markets & Corporate Development team at Anthropic, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the evolution of our compute financing strategy during a critical period of growth at Anthropic.

You'll help lead capital formation for compute investments, manage partnerships with hyperscalers and other key suppliers, explore areas including powered land and data center capacity and develop innovative financing strategies. Working closely with our Finance, Compute, and Legal teams, you'll help ensure Anthropic has the compute needed to fulfill our mission of building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

In this role, you'll leverage your expertise across capital markets, financial strategy, and infrastructure finance to identify opportunities that align with our long-term vision. The ideal candidate brings a sophisticated understanding of financial markets, strong analytical capabilities, and knowledge of the nuances of scaled compute deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Structure and negotiate compute financing arrangements, working with hyperscaler partners AWS, Google Cloud

• Design and execute innovative financing structures for scaled AI infrastructure

• Lead due diligence on compute partnerships, investments, and financings

• Evaluate potential transactions including hyperscaler partnerships, data center acquisition/leasing, and AI accelerator purchases

• Prepare and present recommendations to leadership on optimal compute financing structures, deal terms, and partnership agreements

• Help develop and refine Anthropic’s overall compute financing strategy in collaboration with senior leadership

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 5-10 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate development roles

• Possess deep knowledge of capital markets, financial instruments, and transaction structures

• Have a proven track record of successfully executing capital raises, investments, or M&A transactions

• Demonstrate exceptional financial modeling and analytical capabilities

• Are a strategic thinker who can connect financial decisions to long-term organizational goals

• Have excellent communication skills and can effectively engage with diverse stakeholders including investors, executives, and technical teams

• Thrive in fast-paced environments and can manage multiple complex projects simultaneously

• Show sound judgment when evaluating risks and opportunities in ambiguous situations

• Are passionate about AI safety and align with Anthropic's mission to develop AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable

Strong candidates may also:

• Have experience in technology or AI-related industries, with a specific focus on scaled compute, data centers, or related areas

• Possess advanced degrees in finance, business, or related fields

• Have experience with both public and private market transactions

• Demonstrate knowledge of AI research and development landscapes

• Show intellectual curiosity about the technical aspects of AI safety and alignment

• Have a strong professional network in relevant investment communities

• Bring experience working in high-growth, mission-driven organizations

The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation.

Annual Salary:

$250,000—$310,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process