Technical Program Manager, Data Center Infrastructure

Details

Drive cross-functional execution of Anthropic's data center programs from construction through commissioning and day-to-day operations. Partner with Data Center and Compute teams to own program management that delivers buildings on time and ready for production workloads. As Anthropic scales beyond its first sites, focus on accelerating construction and deployment, building repeatable playbooks, and driving continuous improvement across the footprint.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the data center (DC) infrastructure TPM team; hire and build out the function as the organization scales.
• Lead program reviews and executive communications on delivery status, risks, and blockers.
• Drive construction-to-production execution across multiple sites, coordinating with partners, contractors, and internal teams.
• Own overall schedule tracking, risk identification, and mitigation; create clear visibility for leadership.
• Align with energy and location strategy and support site selection and due diligence criteria to facilitate scaling ahead of compute demand.
• Manage long pole dependencies and long-lead time development & procurement across a dynamically changing global marketplace.
• Partner with DC and Compute teams to drive handover criteria between site completion, equipment deployment, and operations.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, and Compliance teams on evolving requirements; versioning, optimization, and expansion across sites.
• Drive partner accountability on contractual milestones and commercial commitments.
• Coordinate equipment delivery and manage vendor accountability on schedules; track production and shipping milestones while maintaining productive partnerships.
• Build repeatable processes and playbooks that scale across multiple concurrent site deployments.
• Travel to sites (~20%) to validate progress and build contractor relationships.

Requirements

• 7+ years in data center construction, operations, or infrastructure program management at hyperscale or critical infrastructure companies.
• Management experience building and leading TPM or program management teams.
• Experience leading multi-site infrastructure programs with compressed timelines and complex cross-functional dependencies among multiple partners and vendors.
• Strong ability to align multiple partners, vendors, and internal engineering teams around shared deliverables.
• Ability to bridge physical infrastructure and software/security teams.
• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information under schedule pressure and communicating complex program status clearly to executives.
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Required field of study: a field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
• Travel expectation: approximately 20%.
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected to be in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time.

Compensation

• Annual salary range: $365,000 - $435,000 USD.

Logistics & Other Information

• Deadline to apply: none (applications reviewed on a rolling basis).
• Visa sponsorship: Anthropic states they do sponsor visas and retain an immigration lawyer to help, though sponsorship is not guaranteed for every role/candidate.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and a collaborative office environment.
• Guidance on candidate AI usage during the application process is provided on Anthropic's website.