Canada Compute Lead: Cross-Functional Infra & Policy

Anthropic Limited; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Country Lead to own the compute strategy in Canada, guiding site selection, leasing, energy, financing, policy, and operations.

You will lead a cross-functional in-country team, coordinate with central specialists in SF, represent Anthropic to government and industry, and drive the build-out of gigawatts of compute while navigating regulatory and market conditions.

Qualifications

• Canadian national with government and energy sector links.
• Structured thinker who learns new domains quickly and goes deep fast.
• Excellent communicator to senior government, utility, and industry stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct line authority.
• Hyper-organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to own multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Background in energy, infrastructure, or a related sector.
• Nice to have: large-scale infrastructure or datacenter experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end strategy and coordination for Anthropic's compute build-out in Canada, from site selection through construction and operations.
• Serve as the primary accountability point for cross-functional workstreams; leasing, financing, energy, government relations/policy, community engagement, construction, and operations.
• Provide working leadership to the in-country cross-functional team, driving alignment and unblocking issues.
• Represent Anthropic with government officials, utilities, energy providers, and other external stakeholders in Canada.
• Build and maintain relationships within the Canadian government and the energy industry to support site, power, and policy outcomes.
• Track progress and surface risks across parallel workstreams as the country's compute footprint scales from initial sites to multiple gigawatts.
• Translate between Anthropic's global compute priorities and the specific regulatory, political, and market conditions in Canada.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic coordination

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Country Lead to own the compute strategy in Canada, guiding site selection, leasing, energy, financing, policy, and operations.

You will lead a cross-functional in-country team, coordinate with central specialists in SF, represent Anthropic to government and industry, and drive the build-out of gigawatts of compute while navigating regulatory and market conditions.