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Program Specialist, M&A

Anthropic· People
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$120.6k - $145.6kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Recruiting M&A Program Specialist within Anthropic's Talent team to coordinate interview experiences and hiring processes for acquisition-related roles, partnering with Corporate Development, Legal, People, and technical leadership. Role requires working from the San Francisco office with relocation available; involves high-touch candidate experience, process operationalization, and use of AI tools.

Responsibilities

  • Program manage recruiting activities across Corporate Development, Legal, People, and technical leadership, keeping everyone informed, bringing solutions on what needs attention, and keeping the process moving.
  • Educate and enable deal sponsors and cross functional partners on standard approaches for M&A recruiting, interviewing and processes.
  • Operationalize the playbooks and processes that keep acquisition hiring organized and consistent, and partner closely with recruiting systems and analytics to evolve the program over time.
  • Scope and run the recruiting workstream for each deal, from first conversation through start dates.
  • Be a primary point of contact for candidates, delivering a warm, high-touch, and discreet experience from first conversation through their start date. Make sure people going through a sensitive transition feel supported and informed at every step.
  • Use AI tools (e.g., Claude) as a core part of your daily workflow as we build toward a more automated way of recruiting.
  • Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information and conversations with discretion.
  • Take on other high-priority recruiting and operations projects as needed and grow within the role over time.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of program management, recruiting coordination or high-volume scheduling experience, ideally including confidential, executive, or M&A/acquihire hiring, and familiarity with modern recruiting systems
  • Track record of creating, documenting and educating on evolving hiring approaches - proven experience in building and developing these over time.
  • A track record of delivering an excellent candidate experience and partnering closely with recruiters
  • Experience with confidential or sensitive work where discretion, trust, and sound judgment are essential
  • Strong organizational instincts and comfort creating structure in ambiguous, fast-moving situations
  • Comfort working efficiently with AI tools; experience with Claude
  • A genuine interest in Anthropic's mission and the role M&A plays in supporting it
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skills

Required:Program managementRecruiting coordinationConfidentiality
Nice to have:AI tools (Claude)

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a collaborative office environment.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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