Communications Manager, Policy

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

1d•$265,000 - $295,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking an experienced Policy Communications Manager to help drive external communications for Anthropic's security, governance, and responsible scaling programs. This role involves shaping how Anthropic communicates about its approach to developing secure AI systems and products, its work on the Responsible Scaling Policy framework, and its unique corporate structure, including the Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT) and its status as a public benefit corporation. The position requires close collaboration with security, product, legal, governance, and Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) teams to communicate Anthropic's approach to building safe and secure AI models. It also involves leading communications about Anthropic's governance, the role of LTBT trustees, the obligations of a public benefit corporation, and the importance of this structure as AI systems become more powerful. The role will articulate Anthropic's approach to transparency obligations and public reporting commitments to governments establishing regulatory frameworks for frontier AI, translating evolving requirements into clear external communications. This includes balancing proactive storytelling about product security updates and launches with thoughtful handling of reactive matters. The role operates in a novel communication landscape regarding fast-moving frontier model capabilities, threat surfaces, and unique institutional structures. The ideal candidate will possess strong communications fundamentals, an experienced approach to issue handling, strong executive management skills, attention to detail, and the judgment to navigate sensitive topics with care. The ability to move quickly under pressure, write crisply, and distill complex topics for a broad audience while maintaining accuracy is essential. This is a unique opportunity to help define how a leading AI safety company communicates about critical security and governance challenges.

Requirements

Experience in policy communications, including managing communications around complex security or governance topics
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical topics accurately for broad audiences
Experience in issues management and developing reactive communications under pressure and tight timelines
Strong executive management skills and a proven ability to work seamlessly across technical and non-technical teams
A track record of building media relationships
A results-oriented, high-agency working style, with a bias toward flexibility and impact
Comfort operating in new terrain, where the technology is evolving quickly and the right communications approach may not yet exist
A deep commitment to ensuring that transformative AI systems are developed safely

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience in policy communications, ideally at a high-growth technology company
Experience communicating about corporate governance, regulatory affairs, or oversight structures, and comfort explaining novel institutional arrangements to broad audiences
Existing relationships with security, governance, and tech policy reporters and influencers

Responsibilities

Develop and execute communications strategies for Anthropic's approach to AI security, governance, and responsible scaling
Drive external communications about Anthropic's corporate governance, including the Long-Term Benefit Trust and our public benefit corporation status, explaining how these structures provide independent oversight and accountability to our mission
Serve as a trusted communications partner to security, product, legal, governance, and RSP leaders on sensitive, fast-moving matters
Develop proactive communications around emerging regulatory frameworks and transparency obligations, including public reporting commitments, disclosure requirements, and Anthropic's engagement with oversight bodies
Manage reactive inbound media requests on complex security and governance topics
Build and maintain relationships with journalists and influencers covering security, corporate governance, and technology policy
Prepare executives for media interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances, developing thought leadership opportunities that position Anthropic's leaders as credible voices on AI security, governance, and responsible development
Write blog posts, statements, talking points, and other communications materials that explain our security, governance, and responsible scaling work clearly and accessibly, maintaining accuracy
Support reactive communications efforts with speed, accuracy, and sound judgment