Performance & Talent Programs Manager

Anthropic; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic Limited is seeking a senior People Programs Manager to own the design and execution of performance and talent programs across the organization. You will drive cyclical processes and build scalable systems that feed the talent intelligence layer, partnering with internal teams to shape tools and decisions.

You will lead program redesigns, enablement for managers, and cross-functional collaboration with People Services, People Analytics, and product/engineering to ensure consistent

Qualifications

• Systems thinking that treats programs as performance drivers, with focus on data quality and impact.
• Experience shaping performance tooling (Workday, Lattice, CultureAmp, or homegrown), incl. collaboration with internal tools/engineering and People Analytics.
• Experience building manager enablement that changes behavior and supports leaders through performance, promotion, and talent conversations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of cyclical performance and talent programs (performance pulses, promotions, review cycles, talent reviews, succession planning).
• Ensure programs scale durably and uphold performance bar and talent density as the company grows.
• Design programs to produce useful performance signals year-round for talent planning and decision-making.
• Partner with People Services on cycle execution, People Analytics on data integration, and People Products and engineering on tooling.
• Act as product partner for internal tools: gather manager/employee/People Partner needs and shape architecture for scale.
• Iterate on calibration, rating constructs, feedback formats, and promotion criteria based on data and feedback.
• Lead program redesigns and change management, including stakeholder alignment, rollout, and communications.

Skills

Systems thinking

Performance tooling

Manager enablement

Program management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

Lattice

CultureAmp

Internal tools

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 The Role

We are seeking an experienced People Programs Manager to join our Performance & Talent Programs team. This role will own the design and end-to-end execution of some of Anthropic's performance and talent programs producing the year-round performance signal that feeds our talent intelligence layer and upholds our performance bar as we scale. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Head of Performance & Talent Programs, and a great fit for a true builder who has both seen performance management excellence at scale and is excited to roll up their sleeves in a rapidly scaling, high-ambiguity environment. You will also work closely with our internal products team, helping guide product decisions as we build and design the architecture that supports performance.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of some of Anthropic's cyclical performance and talent programs (performance pulses, promotions, review cycles, talent reviews, succession planning, etc) and the continuous feedback practices between them
• Ensure these programs scale durably and uphold Anthropic's performance bar and talent density as the company grows
• Design programs to produce useful performance signal year-round and feed it into the talent intelligence layer to inform talent planning decisions
• Partner cross-functionally with People Services on cycle execution, People Analytics on connecting performance data to broader people data and insights, and People Products and engineering on program tooling
• Act as the product partner for our internal tools team: bring the needs of managers, employees, and People Partners to the table, help decide what to build and in what order, and shape the architecture so our performance systems connect cleanly and scale
• Iterate on program frameworks (calibration, rating constructs, feedback formats, promotion criteria) based on data, manager feedback, and Anthropic's evolving needs
• Lead program redesigns and change management, including stakeholder alignment, rollout planning, and communications
• Develop and deliver enablement that helps managers and People Partners run each cycle confidently and consistently

Minimum Qualifications

• Systems thinker who treats programs as performance drivers, caring as much about data quality and downstream usefulness as about cycles landing on time
• Demonstrated experience shaping performance tooling (Workday, Lattice, CultureAmp, or homegrown), including time working with an internal tools or engineering team to guide product decisions, and partnering with People Analytics, with comfort getting into the data yourself
• Experience building manager enablement that changes behavior, and supporting leaders through performance, promotion, and talent conversations
• Strong program management skills and operational rigor, with a track record of running complex multi-month cycles and keeping dozens of stakeholders in sync
• Exceptional communicator, particularly in writing, who thrives in ambiguity and evolving scope

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing, running, and owning performance management, talent review, or promotion programs, preferably through periods of rapid headcount growth
• Experience helping define requirements, priorities, and system design for internal people tools, from early idea through adoption

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

Annual Salary

$255,000—$255,000 USD

Logistics

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

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.

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