Performance & Talent Programs Manager

Anthropic•Seattle, WA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking an experienced People Programs Manager for its Performance & Talent Programs team. This senior individual-contributor role owns the design and end-to-end execution of performance and talent programs that generate year-round performance signals, support talent intelligence, and uphold the company’s performance bar as it scales. The role suits a builder who has experience with performance management at scale and is comfortable working hands-on in a rapidly scaling, high-ambiguity environment. The manager partners closely with the internal products team to guide product decisions and help design the architecture supporting performance programs. The role reports to the Head of Performance & Talent Programs.

Requirements

Be a systems thinker who treats programs as performance drivers and values data quality and downstream usefulness as well as timely cycle execution.
Have demonstrated experience shaping performance tooling, such as Workday, Lattice, CultureAmp, or homegrown tools, including working with internal tools or engineering teams to guide product decisions.
Have experience partnering with People Analytics and be comfortable working directly with data.
Have experience building manager enablement that changes behavior and supporting leaders through performance, promotion, and talent conversations.
Have strong program management skills and operational rigor, with a track record of running complex multi-month cycles and keeping dozens of stakeholders aligned.
Be an exceptional communicator, particularly in writing, and thrive in ambiguity and evolving scope.
Have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Have a field of study relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of experience designing, running, and owning performance management, talent review, or promotion programs, preferably through periods of rapid headcount growth.
Experience helping define requirements, priorities, and system design for internal people tools, from early idea through adoption.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end execution of cyclical performance and talent programs, including performance pulses, promotions, review cycles, talent reviews, succession planning, and continuous feedback practices.
Ensure programs scale durably and uphold Anthropic’s performance bar and talent density as the company grows.
Design programs that produce useful performance signals year-round and feed them into the talent intelligence layer to inform talent planning.
Partner with People Services on cycle execution, People Analytics on connecting performance data to broader people data and insights, and People Products and engineering on program tooling.
Serve as product partner to the internal tools team by representing the needs of managers, employees, and People Partners; helping prioritize what to build; and shaping scalable system architecture.
Iterate on program frameworks, including calibration, rating constructs, feedback formats, and promotion criteria, based on data, manager feedback, and evolving needs.
Lead program redesigns and change management, including stakeholder alignment, rollout planning, and communications.
Develop and deliver enablement to help managers and People Partners run each cycle confidently and consistently.