Senior Performance & Talent Programs Lead

Anthropic Limited; 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

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