PerformanceandTalentProgramManager

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 People Programs Manager to join our Performance & Talent Programs team. This role will own the design and end-to-end execution of Anthropic's performance programs — performance pulses, biannual review cycles, promotions, and the continuous feedback practices that connect them — producing the year-round performance signal that feeds our talent intelligence layer and upholds our performance bar as we scale. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Head of Performance & Talent Programs, and a great fit for a true builder who has both seen performance management excellence at scale and is excited to roll up their sleeves in a rapidly scaling, high-ambiguity environment. Key responsibilities Own end-to-end execution of Anthropic's cyclical performance programs (performance pulses, promotions, biannual review cycles) and the continuous feedback practices between them Ensure these programs scale durably and uphold Anthropic's performance bar and talent density as the company grows Design programs to produce useful performance signal year-round and feed it into the talent intelligence layer to inform succession, critical talent identification, and deployment decisions Partner cross-functionally with People Services on cycle execution, People Products on program tooling, and People Analytics on connecting performance data to broader people data and insights Iterate on program frameworks (calibration, rating constructs, feedback formats, promotion criteria) based on data, manager feedback, and Anthropic's evolving needs Lead program redesigns and change management, including stak