Corporate Counsel, M&A

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic, a leading AI safety company in San Francisco, seeks an experienced Corporate Counsel, M&A to lead strategic transactions from diligence through integration. You will collaborate with Legal, Corporate Development, Finance, and executives to execute deals that advance Anthropic's mission.

The role requires drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, managing due diligence, and building playbooks to scale M&A activity.

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent required with active bar admission.
• Experience drafting M&A agreements and LOIs.
• Strong understanding of deal structures (asset/stock purchases, mergers).

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A workstreams from due diligence to closing.
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements and related documents.
• Coordinate due diligence with cross-functional teams.
• Provide deal-structuring and risk mitigation counsel.
• Prepare materials for executives and board on transactions.
• Manage outside counsel relationships and budgets.
• Oversee post-closing integration activities.
• Develop standardized M&A processes and templates.
• Support other corporate matters as needed.

Skills

M&A Transactions

Corporate Law

Negotiation

Due Diligence

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

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 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

We are seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel, M&A to join our corporate legal team. As Anthropic continues to scale, we need an M&A attorney who can drive strategic transactions, including acquisitions, acquihires, minority investments, joint ventures, and other structured deals, from initial diligence through execution and post-closing integration, and help us build the playbooks and processes to do it repeatably.

You will work closely with our Legal, Corporate Development, Finance, Accounting, and executive teams to execute transactions that support Anthropic's mission and growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead legal workstreams on M&A transactions — acquisitions, acquihires, minority investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions — from due diligence through closing and post-closing integration
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents including letters of intent, purchase agreements, ancillary agreements, and related closing documentation
• Manage and coordinate due diligence, including oversight of cross-functional workstreams and third-party advisors
• Provide practical counsel on deal structuring, risk allocation, purchase price mechanics, indemnification, and other key transaction terms
• Prepare materials for executive leadership (and, as needed, the Board) on transaction matters
• Manage outside counsel relationships on transactions, including staffing, budgets, and work-product quality
• Represent Legal on post-closing integration, working cross-functionally to ensure smooth transitions
• Develop and maintain standardized processes, playbooks, and template documents that drive efficiency and best practices across M&A transactions
• Support other corporate matters as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet the local licensing requirements to work as in-house counsel where you'll be based
• Experience drafting and negotiating M&A transaction documents, including letters of intent, purchase agreements, and ancillary closing documentation
• A deep understanding of transaction structures, including stock purchases, asset purchases, mergers, acquihires,