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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 Anthropic is seeking an exceptional Contracts Manager to support commercial and technology transactions. We’ll rely on you to help review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts to support our cutting‑edge AI systems. You’ll also build scalable contracting processes and collaborate across Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams. Responsibilities Draft, analyze, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with the company’s enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements. Propose and develop scalable solutions to improve contracting efficiency. Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency. Collaborate with the Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives and deliver strategic, business‑minded, and solutions‑focused counsel. Maintain a flexible approach to support cross‑functional priorities across a fast‑paced environment. You might be a good fit if you have At least 5 years of related contract management experience, with at least 3 years of experience supporting technology transactions, sales organizations, or partnerships. Experience operating in a fast‑paced technology startup where priorities shift rapidly and schedules "move to the left," thriving in a dynamic environment. Initiative and autonomy in managing complex contractual matters, effectively prioritizing competing deadlines. An understanding of contract context, organizational mission, and when to be flexible or to draw a hard line. Excitement to grow with an organization and help shape the culture of the commercial function. A preference for straightforward, concise explanations over legalese and overwrought drafting. A knack for identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies. The ability to thrive as a member of cross‑functional teams building frontier technologies, with a desire to develop a deep understanding of our technical teams and what we are building. Comfort operating outside your areas of expertise and in uncharted legal territory. A "doer" mentality, willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done as a team player who doesn't hesitate to jump in to do work that needs to get done, whether glamorous or not. Strong candidates may have Proven ability to collaborate across various organizational levels and functions to facilitate efficient contracting processes. Substantive knowledge of software agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general contract terms. Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Strong self‑motivation and ability to multitask and juggle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Authentic integrity and a deep understanding of the importance of ethics in business. Role‑specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco or New York office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time. 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. $130,000-$170,000USD 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 are not able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. 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. 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. We value impact — advancing our long‑term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than working 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. 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. As set forth in Anthropic’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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