Influence Operations Threat Intel Manager

Anthropic; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 375,000 - 455,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity donation matching

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Flexible working hours

Office space

Job summary

Anthropic seeks a Threat Intel Manager to build and lead the Influence Operations & Surveillance team within Threat Intelligence. You will detect, investigate, and disrupt misuse of Anthropic’s AI systems by authoritarian states and spyware ecosystems.

You will set strategy, guide automated detections, and lead complex investigations. This leadership role involves coordinating with government partners and researchers, reporting findings publicly, and shaping safety strategies as AI capabilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Top Secret security clearance preferred or active clearance.
• Experience leading threat intelligence or investigations teams.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present findings to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, priorities, and outcomes for the Influence Operations & Surveillance threat intel mission area.
• Hire, manage, and develop a small team of technical threat investigators with IO and surveillance expertise.
• Lead investigations into state‑linked surveillance misuse including commercial spyware vendors and surveillance products.
• Stand up automated detection: abuse signals, behavioral clustering, and coordinated‑network detection for information manipulation and surveillance tooling.
• Conduct cross‑platform analysis linking on‑platform activity to broader campaigns across social platforms and spyware supply chains.
• Attribute campaigns to actors, focusing on state‑sponsored operations from geopolitically significant regions.
• Own external engagement with government partners, platform integrity teams, researchers, and threat intelligence sharing communities.
• Drive public and partner‑facing reporting on AI‑enabled IO and surveillance; inform safety‑by‑design strategies.

Skills

Threat intelligence

OSINT tradecraft

SQL

Python

Leadership

Team management

Investigations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Top Secret clearance

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Anthropic seeks a Threat Intel Manager to build and lead the Influence Operations & Surveillance team within Threat Intelligence. You will detect, investigate, and disrupt misuse of Anthropic’s AI systems by authoritarian states and spyware ecosystems.

You will set strategy, guide automated detections, and lead complex investigations. This leadership role involves coordinating with government partners and researchers, reporting findings publicly, and shaping safety strategies as AI capabilities