Security Risk & Compliance (Agent Security)

Anthropic; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Fertility benefits

Parental leave (22 weeks)

Flexible PTO

Mental health support

Equity packages

Equity donation matching

Retirement plans

Life and income protection

Wellness stipend

Commuter benefits

Education stipend

Home office stipend

Relocation support

Meals in office

Job summary

Anthropic seeks an experienced leader for Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to drive policy for AI agent governance and to integrate security controls across engineering workflows.

You will own risk acceptance policies, work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant agent design and operation, and strengthen Anthropic’s auditable security program in a fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security governance, risk, and compliance at a technology company.
• Defined risk-based review criteria within engineering workflows and kept them effective amid high change velocity.
• Able to explain control tradeoffs to engineers and auditors with clarity.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks alongside traditional security frameworks.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 Lead Implementer/Auditor.
• Understanding data handling for regulated data and least-privilege access.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the security policy partner for AI agent governance, authoring policies and standards.
• Define review criteria for agent interactions with sensitive data and when human approval is required.
• Serve as the GRC reviewer within engineering approval workflows.
• Define data governance requirements for agents, including least-privilege access and access reviews.
• Monitor agent behavior and adapt governance requirements with cross-functional teams.
• Map agent security to AI governance frameworks (ISO 27001, ISO 42001, EU AI Act).
• Assess and document agent-related security and compliance risks, driving resolution with engineering owners.
• Own policy for agent-related risk acceptances and exceptions, including approval authority and re-review.

Skills

Security governance

Risk management

Compliance

Policy authoring

Threat modeling

Communication

AI governance frameworks

Job description

• Anthropic’s Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team is the connective tissue that holds the company accountable to its security commitments
• We translate regulatory, customer, and voluntary obligations into controls that teams act on, and give leadership a bird’s-eye view of how well we’re meeting them
• We’re building toward a fundamentally different kind of GRC: one that directs Claude, with the right humans in the loop, to challenge and evidence the performance of controls continuously rather than through periodic audits
• Serve as the security policy partner for AI agent governance, authoring the policies and standards for how agents are built, deployed, operated
• Define review and approval criteria when an agent may interact with sensitive or regulated data, and which actions require human approval as it relates to compliance frameworks
• Serve as the GRC reviewer within existing engineering approval workflows
• Define data governance requirements for agents, including least-privilege access, access reviews, and handling of regulated and sensitive data
• Monitor agent behavior over time and adapt governance requirements in partnership with cross-functional security, research and engineering teams
• Map agent security and data controls to AI governance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 42001, EU AI Act), strengthening Anthropic’s certification efforts ensuring agent security is auditable
• Assess and document agent-related security and compliance risks, driving them to resolution with engineering owners
• Own the policy for agent-related risk acceptances and exceptions, including approval authority, duration and re-review

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible paid time off and absence policies
• Mental health support for you and your dependents
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
• Retirement plans with competitive matching
• Life and income protection plans
• $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
• Commuter benefits
• Annual education stipend
• Home office stipends
• Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
• Daily meals and snacks in the office

Have 8+ years in security governance, risk, and compliance, including ownership of security policies and control standards at a technology companyHave defined risk-based review or approval criteria within engineering workflows and kept them effective under high change velocityCan reason from a threat model to a control and explain the tradeoff to both an engineer and an auditorAre energized by being the security and risk authority who educates and influences outcomes rather than only advisesThrive in ambiguous environments with no settled industry playbook, where you’re expected to propose the standard rather than wait for oneDeliver clear, precise written work for both technical and non-technical audiencesThink about non-human identities as a distinct risk and control category, and can design least-privilege access and accountability controls for systems acting on a person’s behalfHave owned or meaningfully supported efforts to compartmentalize sensitive data, PII, or intellectual property, and understand how identity and access mechanisms implement or undermine protection boundariesWe encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualificationPossess relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 Lead Implementer/Auditor)Bring familiarity with AI governance frameworks alongside traditional security frameworksHave adapted controls from regulated or highly sensitive environments to an open, high-trust engineering cultureUnderstand the security properties of LLM agents, whether from an AI, developer-platform, or agent-tooling company, or through comparable experience