Global Senior Equity Program Manager

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.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Global Senior Equity Program Manager to manage Anthropic's equity compensation strategy and operations across all global markets. In this pivotal role, you will design, implement, and manage comprehensive equity programs that attract, retain, and motivate top talent while supporting our mission to develop safe and beneficial AI systems. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams including People, Legal, Finance, and Tax to ensure our equity programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our values as a public benefit corporation.

As Anthropic continues to scale globally, you will play a critical role in building equity frameworks that support our international expansion while maintaining consistency with our compensation philosophy.

This role offers the opportunity to shape equity compensation practices at one of the most important AI safety companies during a period of significant growth.

Responsibilities:

* Oversee daily equity plan operations including grant processing, option exercises, cancellation and cap table management.

* Build and optimize processes for equity transactions while ensuring accuracy and compliance

* Manage monthly equity reconciliations and reporting

* Lead demographic and payroll system integrations to streamline equity operations

* Develop and implement automated processes for tax rate calculations and payroll integration

* Create scalable workflows that can support our growing headcount and global expansion

* Provide high-touch service to ensure employees understand their equity compensation

* Execute simple equity tax calculations in coordination with payroll processing

* Ensure timely and accurate tax withholding and reporting for equity transactions

* Support development of equity tax policies and procedures

* Design and document standard operating procedures for all equity operations

* Create scalable processes that will support transition to public company requirements

* Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on equity-related questions and programs

You may be a good fit if you have:

* A Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation

* 8+ years of experience in equity administration, stock plan management, or related field

* Strong knowledge of equity compensation principles (stock options, RSUs)

* Experience with Share works equity management platforms

* Proficiency in payroll systems integration and tax withholding processes

* Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

* Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex equity concepts to employees

Strong candidates may have:

* Experience at high-growth technology companies during scaling phases

* Knowledge of US and international equity compensation and tax requirements

* Excellent project management skills with a track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives

* Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience with modeling

Final date to receive applications:
None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role's On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary:

$190,000 - $230,000 USD

Logistics

Minimum education:

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience:
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

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.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work.

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