Policy Communications Manager, Responsible Scaling, Security, and Governance

Anthropic•San Francisco, NY

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is seeking an experienced Policy Communications Manager to lead external communications for its security, governance, and responsible scaling programs. This role involves shaping how Anthropic communicates about its secure AI development, its 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 manager will collaborate with security, product, legal, governance, and Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) teams to articulate Anthropic's approach to building safe and secure AI models, especially as the technology advances in critical areas like cybersecurity. The role also includes communicating about Anthropic's governance, the role of LTBT trustees, the obligations of a public benefit corporation, and the importance of this structure for powerful AI systems. Additionally, the manager will help articulate Anthropic's transparency obligations and public reporting commitments to governments establishing regulatory frameworks for frontier AI, translating evolving requirements into clear external communications. This involves balancing proactive storytelling about product security and launches with reactive handling of emerging issues. The position requires strong communications fundamentals, adaptability to novel issues, experience in issues management, executive management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive topics with care, speed, and accuracy. It's a unique opportunity to 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
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

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