Engineering Manager, Research Productivity

Anthropic; New York (NY); On-site; USD 405,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in New York is seeking an experienced manager to support a thriving team at the intersection of advanced AI research and production. This role demands enthusiastic leadership while prioritizing team collaboration, coaching, and recruiting during rapid growth.

The ideal candidate will possess strong people and project management skills along with a relevant Bachelor’s degree. Compensation ranges from $405,000 to $850,000 USD, with a hybrid work model requiring time in the San Francisco office.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 2+ years experience in people management.
• Experience in recruiting and project management.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize team work in collaboration with leads and research teams.
• Coach and support team members for professional growth.
• Run team recruiting efficiently.

Skills

People management

Project management

Technical understanding of AI systems

Recruiting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prioritize the team’s work in collaboration with the technical lead, research teams, and product teams to support fast iteration on research projects and training runs.
• Design processes (eg, postmortem review, incident response, on‑call rotations) that help the team operate effectively.
• Coach and support your reports to understand and pursue their professional growth.
• Run the team’s recruiting efforts efficiently, ensuring we can grow as quickly as we need through a period of rapid growth.

Ideal Candidate

• Believe that advanced AI systems could have a transformative effect on the world and are interested in helping make sure that transformation goes well.
• Are an experienced manager (at least 2 years) and actively enjoy people management.
• Are a quick study: this team sits at the intersection of a large number of different complex technical systems that you’ll need to understand at a high level to be effective.
• Experience working with research teams, especially as part of a “research to production” pipeline.
• Strong people management experience: coaching, performance evaluation, mentorship, career development.
• Strong project management skills: prioritization, communicating across team/org boundaries.
• Experience recruiting for your team: predicting staffing needs, designing interview loops, evaluating candidates, and closing them.

Requirements

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
• Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position.

Application Deadline

None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Compensation

$405,000—$850,000 USD

Location & Work Arrangement

We expect all staff to be in our San Francisco office at least 25% of the time. Some roles may require more frequent presence in our offices.

Visa Sponsorship

We sponsor visas and will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa for candidates who receive an offer.