Technical Program Manager, Security

Details

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The team includes researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

As a Technical Program Manager for Security, you will drive execution of high-stakes programs spanning security engineering, infrastructure, and cross-functional teams. You will own strategy, planning, and execution of technical security programs to meet Anthropic’s Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) commitments and to build a security posture that scales with rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end security program execution for RSP security readiness: drive security workstreams from requirements interpretation through implementation, coordinating across Security Engineering, Infrastructure, Research, and Compliance to meet RSP commitments on aggressive timelines.
• Lead infrastructure security programs such as cluster hardening, service boundary enforcement, and security observability to protect sensitive assets (including model weights and training infrastructure).
• Coordinate complex multi-team deployments: manage security control rollouts and migrations (e.g., endpoint hardening and egress reduction) requiring careful change management across engineering organizations.
• Make real-time technical trade-off decisions balancing security controls, research velocity, and operational feasibility during fast-moving program cycles.
• Build program structure for emerging security domains: create program charters, establish roles and timelines, develop communication strategies, and define success metrics.
• Partner with third-party partners: manage security aspects of infrastructure partnerships including contract requirements, relationship management, and security assurance processes.
• Lead stakeholder communication and executive reporting: prepare regular status updates, deliver company-wide communications, lead program reviews, and ensure leadership visibility into critical security milestones, blockers, and risks.

Requirements

• Experience driving cross-functional projects and building longer-running programs that interface with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience executing technical programs that require systems and engineering-level knowledge.
• Deep interest in and/or willingness to learn about cybersecurity and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leveraging LLMs to automate workflows, improve operational efficiency, and develop novel solutions for complex technical and organizational challenges.
• Experience reporting on complex programs through data-driven benchmarks, including writing SQL queries.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling influence without authority, and the ability to build cross-organizational support, cooperation, and action around security initiatives, policies, and procedures.
• Track record of organizing, implementing, and managing complex programs and projects; comfortable working through trade-offs and balancing competing priorities.
• Education: at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Logistics

• Locations: San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA (United States).
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff are expected to be in one of Anthropic’s offices at least 25% of the time.
• Visa sponsorship: Anthropic states they do sponsor visas and retain an immigration lawyer to assist, though not every role/candidate can be guaranteed successful sponsorship.
• Deadline to apply: None (applications received on a rolling basis).
• Annual salary range: $290,000 - $365,000 USD.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and an office space for collaboration.
• Candidate guidance: Anthropic provides AI usage guidance for applicants and safety advice regarding communications from recruiters.