Anthropic

Technology

ProgramManager,Communications

$255–320k San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Program Manager, Communications at Anthropic. Run operating rhythm for major campaigns. Translate ambiguous projects into clear workstreams”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Resolve bottlenecks; Drive decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of experience in program management, 10+ years of experience in communications operations, Significant time working in or alongside communications teams, Deeply understand how communications functions work, Led complex, high-visibility programs under pressure, Experience with high-growth teams whose processes need to scale, Influence and align senior stakeholders, Impeccable organizational skills, Think strategically in real time, Genuinely flexible, Relentless about follow-through, Communicate with exceptional clarity

Nice to Have

In-house communications experience, Agency experience at a high-growth technology company, Direct experience supporting crisis communications, Direct experience supporting rapid-response efforts, Experience standing up program management functions, Experience standing up operations functions, Familiarity with the AI landscape, Familiarity with issues shaping public conversation around AI

What You'll Do.

Run operating rhythm for major campaigns

Translate ambiguous projects into clear workstreams

Serve as strategic thought partner

Build alignment and drive accountability

Anticipate operational bottlenecks

Resolve operational bottlenecks

Design team's operating framework

Improve team's operating framework

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional partners; Executive teams; Cross-team coordination

Communication Scope

Synthesizing messy situations; Executive audiences

Process & Methodology

Program management, Operating rhythm, Planning, Prioritization, Status reporting, Retrospectives, Workstreams, Timelines, Decision points, Operating framework, Playbooks, Crisis response protocols, Escalation paths

Full Job Description

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 As Program Manager on Anthropic's Communications team, you'll be the person the Communications team relies on when stakes are highest: product launches, major announcements, and fast-moving reactive situations. You'll turn complexity into clarity — structuring the work, orchestrating the people, and surfacing the right decisions to leadership at the right moments. This is a senior role for someone who deeply understands how communications teams operate — how campaigns come together, how crisis response actually unfolds, where things break down — and pairs that fluency with exceptional program management craft. You'll work across external, internal, and editorial communications and partner closely with comms leadership, serving as connective tissue across the organization. Communications is fluid: news breaks, plans change, launches move. The right person brings structure without rigidity, creating clarity under pressure and flexing to absorb a last-minute pivot. Responsibilities: Run the operating rhythm for major campaigns: planning, prioritization, status reporting that keeps leadership informed without slowing the team down, and retrospectives that produce real improvements Translate fast-changing, ambiguous projects into clear workstreams, owners, timelines, and decision points, so the comms team always knows what's happening, who owns what, and which decisions are needed when Serve as a strategic thought partner: bring recommendations, surface risks and tradeoffs early, and drive decisions under pressure Build alignment and drive accountability across a wide range of cross-functional partners (Product, Marketing, P

Free ATS check

Applying for this Program Manager, Communications role?

Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.

How to Apply on Greenhouse

  • Create a Greenhouse profile before applying — it saves time across multiple applications.
  • Upload your resume as a PDF; the parser handles it better than Word.
  • Answer all knockout questions carefully — wrong answers auto-reject before a human sees you.
  • Enable email notifications to track application status in real time.

ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED

What do employees actually say about Anthropic?

Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.

Read Company Rants →