Global Impact Lead

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 the Global Impact Lead on our Mission Planning & Initiatives team, you will spearhead Anthropic's efforts to create transformative applications of Claude that address critical global challenges in international development, global health, and humanitarian response. This role sits at the intersection of AI innovation and global impact, requiring you to bridge technical capabilities with deep domain expertise in international development.

You'll lead the development of high-leverage projects that use Claude to create measurable, large-scale benefit in underserved regions and communities worldwide. Working closely with our research, engineering, and partnership teams, you'll design and implement solutions that demonstrate how advanced AI can address complex global challenges such as healthcare access, crisis response, and economic opportunity in resource-constrained environments. This is a critical role in fulfilling our mission as a public benefit corporation, and you’ll drive new AI innovations in a flat, fluid team environment focused on achieving impact on a global scale.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, design, and launch ambitious projects that demonstrate Claude’s potential to transform pressing global challenges, especially in underserved regions and communities
• Lead the end-to-end development of Claude-powered applications for global impact, from concept design, to pilot deployments, to scaled distribution
• Assemble and lead cross-functional teams of researchers, engineers, domain experts, and program managers to execute on your vision
• Advise Anthropic leadership on international development strategy and resource allocation for maximum impact
• Mentor and guide other team members in effective global impact strategies
• Develop rigorous impact measurement frameworks to evaluate and communicate the real-world effects of our interventions
• Work closely wiith partnerships team to build and manage strategic partnerships with key stakeholders including multilateral institutions, international development organizations, NGOs, foundations, and government agencies
• Represent Anthropic at international forums, conferences, and with potential partners to advance our global impact mission
• Stay current on global development trends and identify opportunities to amplify existing initiatives with AI

You may be a good fit if you have:

• 15+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in international development, global health, humanitarian response, or related fields
• Proven track record of successfully designing, launching, and scaling programs or initiatives with measurable impact in developing regions
• Deep understanding of international development challenges and experience working in cross-cultural environments
• Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholders, from technical research teams to government officials to community representatives
• A strong strategic mindset and can identify high-leverage opportunities and translate vision into concrete action plans
• A results-oriented approach balanced with sensitivity to local contexts and needs
• Passion for using technology to solve global challenges and improve human welfare
• Experience with the unique challenges and opportunities in applying technology solutions in resource-constrained environments (preferred) 
• Familiarity with AI capabilities and limitations, particularly large language models (preferred)

Application Deadline - Friday June 13, 2025

The expected salary range for this position is:

Annual Salary:$345,000—$460,000 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 me