Manager, Applied AI Cyber Specialists

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is building a dedicated Security team within its Applied AI organization to help security teams use Claude effectively and responsibly. The Manager, Applied AI Cyber Specialists will establish and lead the team, deciding which security customers and account types to prioritize, hiring and developing the first Applied AI Architects, and defining how the team works with Sales, Applied AI Engineering, security, legal, trust, and external partners. The role also remains hands-on with a small number of strategic security customers, using account experience to develop repeatable practices and improve Claude for defenders. The manager will guide enterprise customers from discovery through evaluations and proofs of concept, and help them move from one-time code scans to sustained security workloads such as application security in the development lifecycle, continuous automated penetration testing, alert triage and investigation, and vulnerability and threat intelligence. They will establish responsible-use standards, including when human review is required, and create the team’s initial security playbooks, reference implementations, and evaluation approaches. The role brings customer insights back to Product, Engineering, and Research to make Claude more useful and trustworthy for defenders.

Requirements

12 or more years of industry experience.
At least 4 years managing customer-facing technical professionals, such as solutions architects, sales engineers, or security consultants, with evidence of team growth and performance.
Hands-on security expertise in at least one area, such as application security, detection and response, offensive security, or vulnerability management, sufficient to earn practitioners’ trust.
Experience using LLMs for practical security work, such as code review, vulnerability discovery, triage, or investigation, and the ability to describe their successes and limitations.
Experience managing large enterprise security deals end to end, including customer security reviews, in close partnership with Sales.
Ability to explain security risk and value to both CISOs and the engineers responsible for security work.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Relevant field of study, as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Application security experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Hire, onboard, and develop the first Applied AI Architects on the Security team, providing appropriate coaching and clear goals.
Prioritize team coverage by customer segment and account type, decide which deals receive architect support, and communicate limits when demand exceeds team capacity.
Partner with security account executives on account plans, pipeline and forecast reviews, and deals where customer security reviews affect the close date.
Guide customers through discovery, evaluations, and proofs of concept with written success criteria.
Help customers develop sustained security workloads, including application security in the development lifecycle, continuous automated penetration testing, alert triage and investigation, and vulnerability and threat intelligence.
Coordinate with security ISVs, systems integrators, and managed security providers, maintaining clarity about the respective responsibilities of Anthropic and partners.
Bring in Applied AI Engineers and security, legal, and trust teams when customer builds or reviews require their involvement.
Create initial security playbooks, reference implementations, and evaluation approaches, and relay customer learnings to Product, Engineering, and Research.
Set standards for responsible Claude use by security customers, including when human review is required before action.
Manage a small number of strategic security accounts, including executive briefings with CISOs and hands-on workshops with customer engineers.