Corporate Development Integration Lead

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

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 a Corporate Development Integration Lead to own the critical post-signing phase of our M&A activity — from confirmatory diligence through integration planning to full operational follow-through. As Anthropic's corporate development function matures and transaction volume increases, this role will serve as the connective tissue between deal teams, product and engineering organizations, and the acquired teams themselves, ensuring that acquisitions deliver on their strategic thesis. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of M&A execution and operational excellence. You will define and scale the integration playbook, build repeatable processes for technical and organizational integration, and work directly with executive leadership to ensure each deal realizes its intended value. The ideal candidate has deep prior integration experience at high-growth technology companies and brings a structured, hands-on approach to navigating the complexity that arises after a deal signs. You are energized by turning strategic intent into operational reality. You thrive working across organizational boundaries, are comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-moving environments, and understand that integration is where M&A value is ultimately created or destroyed.

Requirements

Have 10+ years of corporate development or M&A integration experience, with a demonstrated track record of leading post-acquisition integrations at high-growth technology companies
Possess strong technical fluency — either through prior software engineering or product experience, or deep familiarity with evaluating technical organizations and codebases
Are skilled at building cross-functional relationships and can effectively coordinate across product, engineering, legal, HR, and finance teams
Excel at translating strategic objectives into actionable operational plans with clear timelines, owners, and accountability
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can maintain both urgency and precision when managing multiple parallel workstreams
Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present integration status and recommendations clearly to executive leadership
Are genuinely excited about AI safety and aligned with Anthropic's mission to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Nice To Haves

Have direct experience in AI/ML companies or deep learning research environments, with an understanding of the unique talent dynamics in frontier AI
Have built or significantly contributed to a corporate development integration function, including the creation of playbooks, frameworks, and repeatable processes
Bring experience with acquihire integrations, including deep familiarity with technical talent retention and the unique challenges of integrating small, high-output engineering teams
Have an MBA or advanced technical degree (Computer Science or equivalent)
Demonstrate experience managing stakeholder expectations across multiple simultaneous integrations with competing timelines
Possess experience with international or cross-border transaction integration, including navigating differing cultural norms and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

Lead confirmatory diligence workstreams post-LOI, coordinating with legal, finance, product, engineering, and research teams to validate the strategic and technical thesis before deal close
Develop and maintain due diligence frameworks tailored to Anthropic's acquisition types (acquihires, technology acquisitions, transformational deals), ensuring consistent and thorough assessment of technical assets, talent quality, IP, and organizational fit
Own the integration readiness assessment — identify risks, flag cultural or operational gaps, and provide go/no-go input to deal sponsors before signing
Coordinate technical deep dives with engineering and research leadership to validate product-market fit, code quality, and team capabilities
Design and own end-to-end integration plans for each transaction, covering organizational structure, reporting lines, tooling migration, product roadmap alignment, and day-one operational continuity
Build and maintain a scalable integration playbook, establishing best practices, templates, and decision frameworks that can be reused across future deals
Develop integration timelines and milestones in close coordination with product, engineering, HR, IT, and legal to ensure cross-functional alignment before and at close
Facilitate introductions and relationship-building between acquired teams and internal stakeholders during the planning phase to accelerate ramp and reduce post-close friction
Model financial and operational scenarios to stress-test integration assumptions and identify contingency plans
Drive day-one and day-100 integration execution, tracking milestones against plan and escalating blockers to deal sponsors and executive leadership in real time
Serve as the primary point of contact for acquired teams during the transition period, ensuring they have the information, access, and organizational support needed to be productive and retained
Partner with HR and people managers to design onboarding and retention plans for key talent, with particular focus on acquired engineering, research, and product leaders
Conduct post-integration retrospectives to capture lessons learned, measure outcomes against the original deal thesis, and feed insights back into future integration planning
Build and report integration KPIs to leadership, including retention rates, product milestone achievement, and operational readiness benchmarks