Systems and Infrastructure

About Anthropic

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.

We're seeking an experienced Compensation Systems and Infrastructure professional to lead the implementation and optimization of our compensation technology infrastructure. You'll be responsible for evaluating, implementing, and integrating compensation systems, building scalable processes from the ground up, and driving strategic enhancements that support our rapid growth. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives on building and transforming compensation technology ecosystems.

• Build and run the systems, tools, and processes that power compensation at Anthropic, partnering with People Systems, People Analytics and People Products teams to design technical solutions and implement scalable infrastructure
• Lead full-cycle implementations of compensation management systems, from vendor selection and requirements gathering through deployment, integration, and adoption across HRIS, compensation planning, and equity management platforms
• Design and architect scalable compensation system infrastructure from scratch, including data models, workflows, approval chains, and integrations that support organizational growth from startup to scale
• Partner with Compensation, People Systems, People Analytics and People Products teams to translate compensation requirements into technical specifications, ensuring our tools and systems are purpose-built to support our unique needs
• Own the technical execution of annual compensation cycles and off-cycle changes, ensuring accurate data flows, building planning templates and dashboards, and partnering with Finance to validate budgets
• Own compensation metrics strategy in partnership with People Analytics team, defining key performance indicators, building executive dashboards, and delivering insights that inform compensation philosophy and budget planning
• Develop and maintain compensation heatmaps and analytical tools that enable data-driven decision-making on market competitiveness and compensation trends
• Transform manual compensation processes into automated, system-driven solutions through continuous optimization, change management, and adoption of new technologies
• Create enablement and governance frameworks that enable self-service and ensure consistent system usage across the organization
• Explore and implement innovative ways to incorporate Claude into compensation programs and tools, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, improve employee experience, and unlock new capabilities

• Have 6-8 years of experience in compensation, with at least 3 years leading compensation systems implementations and analytics
• Have successfully implemented compensation planning platforms from scratch (e.g., Workday Compensation, Pave, or equivalent)
• Have experience partnering with technical teams (engineering, data analytics) to design and implement systems solutions
• Have advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data modeling
• Have excellent project management skills with experience leading cross-functional projects, and the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and partner effectively with engineering teams
• Have experience with change management and driving user adoption of new systems
• Have exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Experience with equity management systems (e.g., Carta, Share works)
• Care about building scalable, efficient systems that transform how work gets done

Final date to receive applications:None.
Please note that Anthropic is shut down for a Winter Break between December 20 and January 4. We will begin reviewing applications January 5.

The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation.

$245,000 - $310,000 USD

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

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