Product Manager, Agent Platform

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

48d•$305,000 - $385,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Product Manager for Anthropic's Agent Platform, you'll own the strategic vision and execution for one of our most critical technology initiatives: building the foundational systems that enable AI agents to safely and effectively interact with the world. This role represents a unique opportunity to shape how frontier AI systems integrate with external tools, data sources, and environments while maintaining our unwavering commitment to AI safety. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge research and practical product development, translating breakthrough capabilities from our research teams into robust, scalable platforms that serve both internal needs and the broader AI ecosystem. Your work will directly impact how developers, enterprises, and end users interact with AI agents, setting the foundation for the next generation of human-AI collaboration. This is a high-impact role where you'll collaborate closely with Research, Engineering, Safety, and Go-to-Market teams to define and execute on a comprehensive agent platform strategy. You'll be responsible for driving product decisions that balance innovation velocity with safety requirements, user needs with technical constraints, and internal capabilities with external ecosystem development.

Requirements

Have 7+ years of product management experience, with a strong track record of shipping complex technical products at scale
Have deep experience with AI/ML products, developer platforms, or infrastructure products which other teams build upon
Possess strong technical intuition and can engage meaningfully with both Research and Engineering teams on architecture, performance, and implementation details
Are passionate about AI safety and understand the unique challenges of building reliable, interpretable agentic systems
Can translating between research breakthroughs and market opportunities, bridging the gap between cutting-edge capabilities and user needs
Are skilled at driving consensus across diverse stakeholders with different priorities, timelines, and success metrics
Have a proven ability to define product vision and strategy for emerging technology categories where best practices are still being established
Demonstrate excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with experience using data to inform product decisions
Possess outstanding communication skills and can articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where you need to balance multiple competing priorities and constraints

Nice To Haves

Experience building developer-facing products, platform APIs, or infrastructure that enables third-party innovation and third-party ecosystems
Knowledge of agent architectures, tool-calling systems, or multi-modal AI applications
Experience with evaluation methodologies for AI systems, including capability assessments and safety evaluations
Experience delivering innovative infrastructure to enterprise customers in industries like financial services, life sciences, and the public sector, especially AI systems.
Track record of successful go-to-market execution for technical products in competitive markets
Experience with open-source ecosystems, developer communities, and ecosystem development
Familiarity with AI governance, compliance, and regulatory considerations for AI systems
Background in protocol design, standards development, or technical specification processes

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end product strategy for Anthropic's agent platform, including agent infrastructure, skills, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and evaluation frameworks.
Define and communicate a compelling product vision that aligns stakeholders across Research, Engineering, Safety, and Business teams on agent platform priorities
Partner with Engineering leaders to ensure technical architecture decisions support long-term product goals and scale requirements, and deliver early access and research previews to validate products and technology
Collaborate with Safety teams to embed safety-by-design principles into all agent platform products, ensuring robust safeguards and monitoring capabilities
Define success metrics and KPIs for agent platform adoption, safety, and ecosystem health, establishing data-driven decision-making processes
Engage with external developers, enterprises, and researchers to understand user needs and gather feedback on agent platform capabilities
Drive competitive analysis and market research to inform product positioning and differentiation strategies
Establish product requirements for agent evaluation systems, working with Research teams to define comprehensive capability and safety assessments, and to ensure that future model capabilities align with agent platform priorities
Lead go-to-market planning for agent platform features, coordinating with Marketing, Sales, and Developer Relations teams
Communicate product updates, strategy, and progress to executive leadership, the broader organization, and externally.