National Security Policy Lead

About the Role

The National Security Policy Lead will design policy proposals to address national security challenges related to AI, shape Anthropic's policies, and develop strategies to safeguard the geopolitical strength and competitiveness of the United States and allied democracies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design policy proposals to address national security challenges related to AI, and lead associated policy engagements
• Shape Anthropic's own policies and approaches to mitigating national security risks involving its products
• Develop strategies for AI to safeguard the geopolitical strength and competitiveness of the United States and allied democracies
• Support and promote collaborations with national security partners, across the public and private sectors, on model testing and deployment for national security
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate Anthropic threat model research into concrete policy proposals, stakeholder education, and meaningful contributions to public discussions and debates
• Engage in thought leadership and planning for changes that very powerful AI may bring to the global national security landscape

This role will ensure that Anthropic supports the security of U.S. and allied democracies, their geopolitical strength and competitiveness, and their adoption of AI for defense and intelligence purposes during a critical period in AI development and governance.

• Have 10+ years of experience working in government or private-sector roles related to national security
• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance or held one in the last two years, and have the ability to obtain/maintain one
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and can translate technical concepts into accessible information
• Have experience designing and advocating for concrete policy and regulatory proposals regarding technology and national security
• Are adept at working with diverse cross functional teams (including but not limited to trust and safety, legal, product, research, comms, and marketing)
• Are high-agency, able to develop and execute strategy independently, taking account of dependencies with other cross-functional teams within an organization
• Have demonstrated interest and experience in a complicated technical subject (ideally, AI, but other examples could be quantum computing, cryptography, fusion power, etc.)

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.

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.