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Salary: USD 240,000 - 315,000 / annual
Anthropic is seeking an Applied AI Architect for its International Policy team to serve as a trusted technical advisor to governments, AI Safety Institutes, and multilateral institutions worldwide. In this role, you will help partner organizations understand frontier AI capabilities, evaluate them rigorously, and apply them to public missions—such as cybersecurity and defense—while maintaining safety standards.
You will collaborate closely with Anthropic's Policy, Product, Research, and Engineering teams to develop strategies for AI adoption and evaluation. Key responsibilities include:
• Serving as primary technical advisor to senior government officials and international institution leaders, briefing them on frontier AI capabilities, benefits, harms, and safety research in accessible terms that inform policy decisions.
• Partnering with the Policy team to understand partner goals and requirements, then developing demos, pilots, prototypes, and evaluation suites demonstrating how Claude can support public missions.
• Leading technical onboarding, enablement workshops, and hands-on training for partner institutions, including national cybersecurity agencies. Guide their setup, architecture, and API integration as they build with Claude.
• Acting as the voice of international partners within Anthropic, collaborating with Product and Research teams to ensure delivery of needed capabilities.
• Traveling internationally to partner institutions for senior meetings, technical enablement, and relationship building.
• Establishing shared vision and leading strategy and execution of innovative solutions leveraging Claude's latest capabilities.
You will need strong communication skills to explain complex AI topics to diverse audiences—from engineers to senior government officials—and the ability to navigate ambiguity while balancing competing priorities across organizations.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 4+ years of experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Cybersecurity Engineer, working with governments, international organizations, or the public sector
• Experience in technology policy, AI safety, cybersecurity, or international affairs
• Demonstrated ability to design novel and innovative solutions for technical platforms in developing mission areas
• Familiarity with how AI models are evaluated and tested for safety
• Strong technical aptitude to partner with engineers; proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred)
• Understanding of and hands-on experience with LLM fundamentals
• Ability to navigate and execute amidst ambiguity, flexing into different domains and finding simple, understandable solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for using technology safely and beneficially to advance safe AI systems
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
