Transaction Manager

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Transaction Program Manager at Anthropic, you'll drive the commercial sourcing and transaction execution process for our data center capacity deals. You'll lead RFP processes, negotiate term sheets, and serve as the central leader ensuring seamless stakeholder alignment from initial sourcing through lease execution. This role is critical to securing the infrastructure that powers Anthropic's frontier AI systems, requiring you to bridge commercial negotiations with complex internal coordination across legal, finance, engineering, and network teams.

Requirements

Have 7+ years of experience in transaction management, commercial real estate, data center leasing, or infrastructure procurement
Possess a proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder transactions from sourcing through execution
Have strong negotiation skills with experience structuring term sheets, LOIs, and commercial agreements
Excel at project management and can coordinate across legal, technical, finance, and operational teams simultaneously
Have experience with RFP processes and competitive sourcing for large-scale infrastructure or real estate transactions
Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, able to serve as an effective liaison between internal stakeholders and external partners
Are highly organized with strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on strategic deal objectives
Can operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where processes are being built alongside execution
Have a collaborative mindset and can build trust with diverse stakeholder groups across the organization

Nice To Haves

Have experience with data center or hyperscale infrastructure transactions specifically
Understand technical requirements for AI/ML workloads including power density, cooling, and network connectivity
Have worked with legal teams on complex lease negotiations or infrastructure agreements
Possess familiarity with data center developer ecosystems and market dynamics
Have experience in high-growth technology companies managing infrastructure expansion
Understand utility coordination, power procurement, or energy considerations in data center transactions
Have a background in corporate development, strategic partnerships, or infrastructure investment

Responsibilities

Help identify data center capacity opportunities and options through management of network relationships across data center developer, broker, and power contacts.
Lead the RFP and commercial sourcing process for specific data center deals, managing developer outreach, proposal evaluation, and competitive selection processes
Negotiate term sheets and manage the LOI process, structuring commercial terms that meet Anthropic's technical and business requirements while maintaining strong developer partnerships
Create the bridge from LOI to executed transaction, ensuring all commercial, technical, and legal requirements are satisfied for deal closure
Serve as project manager for cross-functional stakeholder engagement, coordinating due diligence teams, internal and external legal counsel, network organization, platform engineers, and finance organization to ensure alignment prior to lease execution
Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for auxiliary organizations including networks, deployments, and government relations, providing regular updates on transaction progress and leasing process status
Develop and maintain transaction timelines, tracking critical path items and proactively identifying risks that could impact deal closure
Document and refine transaction processes and playbooks to enable scalable deal execution as Anthropic expands its infrastructure footprint
Ensure all stakeholder requirements are captured and addressed in commercial agreements, translating technical and operational needs into contractual terms