Program Manager, Student Outreach

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

Anthropic is seeking a Program Manager to own and drive our student outreach strategy, establishing Claude as the AI platform of choice for the next generation of builders, researchers, and creators at universities worldwide. 

You'll lead flagship programs including the Claude Campus Ambassador Program and Claude Builder Clubs, while developing new initiatives that embody Anthropic's mission of helping humanity navigate the AI transition.

 This is a high-ownership role where you'll define the vision, build the infrastructure, and personally drive execution for how Anthropic engages with student communities globally. Beyond keeping programs running smoothly, you'll make real strategic decisions and own the student narrative company-wide. 

We're looking for someone who thrives with significant autonomy, can operate effectively with ambiguity, and has the judgment to make consequential calls about where we invest our resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Claude Campus Ambassador Program, recruiting, training, and supporting student ambassadors at universities worldwide
• Build and scale Claude Builder Clubs to foster student communities around AI development
• Design and execute brand activations and event programming tailored for student audiences
• Develop overall strategy and positioning for Claude with the student persona
• Manage student hackathon partnerships at scale, including sponsorships, judging, and mentorship programs
• Lead outreach efforts to grow Claude awareness and usage on university campuses globally
• Develop new programs that apply Anthropic's mission of helping humanity through the AI transition to the student audience
• Collaborate with product, sales, developer relations, marketing and communications teams to ensure student programs align with broader company goals
• Track and report on program metrics, continuously optimizing for impact and scale

Qualifications

Must-haves

• 5+ years of experience in program management, developer relations, community building, or campus engagement, with increasing scope and ownership over time
• Proven track record of building and scaling ambassador or community programs in education or edtech space
• Track record of making strategic decisions with incomplete information and delivering results
• Experience operating autonomously and driving outcomes without heavy oversight
• Strong communication skills—you'll represent Anthropic to university leadership, partners, and across internal teams
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives while keeping execution sharp
• Comfort with travel for campus events and hackathons (estimated 5-10%)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building campus or student programs at a major technology company
• Background in hackathon organization or developer community ecosystems
• Technical fluency or hands-on experience with AI/ML
• International program management experience across multiple regions
• Experience with brand strategy or experiential marketing

 

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:$255,000—$320,000 USD

Logistics

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.

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