Technical Program Manager, Databases
About The Position
Anthropic's databases underpin every service the company runs: Claude, our APIs, and the internal systems behind them. We're hiring a Technical Program Manager to drive the strategy and execution that takes this infrastructure to the next level of availability and scale. The mandate centers on three interlocking strategies: Cross-region: how our databases achieve resilience and locality across geographic regions Multi-cloud: how we run and operate databases across multiple hyperscalers Private, public, and hybrid cloud: how our database footprint spans owned, cloud, and mixed environments Success in this role is a highly available, 24x7x365 database infrastructure that every Anthropic service can depend on, across regions, clouds, and deployment models.
Requirements
- Several years of experience in technical program management, with a track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-functional programs
- Experience with database, storage, or core infrastructure programs and can engage meaningfully with the engineers who design and operate them
- Managed external vendor or cloud provider relationships at the working level, including commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps
- Highly organized and can manage multiple parallel workstreams effectively across distributed teams
- Thrive in unstructured environments with a knack for bringing order to chaos and creating clarity in ambiguous situations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
- Passionate about Anthropic's mission and interested in the challenges of operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cross-region, multi-cloud, or hybrid cloud infrastructure
Responsibilities
- Own the roadmap and execution across all three strategy pillars, turning architectural direction into sequenced, deliverable programs
- Coordinate across an unusually broad set of partners: database vendors, hyperscalers, internal platform teams, and infrastructure teams
- Manage external vendor and hyperscaler relationships at the working level: commitments, escalations, and joint roadmaps
- Drive the dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs that come with operating databases as critical infrastructure for every service at Anthropic
- Create program documentation including roadmaps, status reports, risk assessments, and communication plans
- Facilitate technical decision-making by bringing together stakeholders, driving consensus, and ensuring timely resolution of blocking issues
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
