Product Counsel, Safety

Anthropic•San Francisco, NY

3d•$205,000 - $265,000•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. As Product Counsel, Safety, you will provide legal support across Anthropic's safety and security functions. You will serve as the first-line legal contact when security, privacy, product functionality, or AI behavior events arise, and will partner with Safeguards (Trust & Safety) and Security teams on policy development, enforcement frameworks, user safety matters, and regulatory compliance and engagement (in coordination with regulatory legal). This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated attorney to grow as a product lawyer and develop counseling skills in a fast moving environment while contributing directly to responsible AI development.

Requirements

A JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred)
At least 3 years of relevant legal experience, including exposure to fast-moving, high-stakes matters (litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, crisis management, or enforcement work)
Working knowledge of breach notification requirements across multiple jurisdictions
Technical fluency sufficient to understand system architecture, data flows, and AI model behavior and ability to learn new concepts quickly
Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder responses to time-sensitive matters
Strong judgment about risk assessment and decision-making under uncertainty
Ability to remain calm and effective during high-pressure situations

Nice To Haves

Experience with content moderation, platform safety, trust & safety, and consumer protection legal work
Background in privacy, data protection, or cybersecurity law
In-house experience at a technology company, or law firm experience advising tech clients on regulatory investigations or enforcement matters
Familiarity with AI systems, machine learning concepts, or experience advising on novel technology products

Responsibilities

Serve as first-line legal contact for security, privacy, product functions, and AI behavior events, providing real-time guidance during incident response
Partner with Safeguards on content policy enforcement, user safety, and misuse investigations and response
Assess notification obligations under applicable legal frameworks and contractual commitments
Advise Security on legal requirements for vulnerability handling and threat response
Coordinate with Security, Privacy, Product, Safeguards, and Communications teams during active incidents
Draft customer notifications, regulatory filings, and external communications
Develop and maintain incident response playbooks, templates, and escalation protocols
Advise on evidence preservation, documentation, and investigation procedures
Stay current on and analyze emerging AI governance frameworks and regulatory expectations relevant to safety and security as relevant to our evolving product suite