Head of Applied AI Architecture (Beneficial Deployments, Non-profits & Higher Ed)

• As the Global Leader of Applied AI Architects for Beneficial Deployments, you will lead the team of Applied AI Architects who serve as the primary technical partners to mission-driven organizations and non-profits adopting Claude
• You’ll build and scale a world-class, globally distributed team that turns frontier AI into real impact in education, global health, economic mobility, and life sciences—while shaping how Anthropic’s most important societal partnerships are designed and delivered
• You’ll combine deep technical fluency with the leadership judgment needed to operate across segments, regions, and partner types—from global health foundations to leading research institutions to frontline nonprofits
• You’ll set the vision for how we scale our expertise from a handful of flagship partnerships to an ecosystem of organizations operating as AI-native, and you’ll be accountable for the team, processes, and cross-functional relationships that make that possible
• In collaboration with Beneficial Deployment’s Head of Nonprofits, Product, Engineering, Policy, and our broader GTM organization, you’ll help ensure our partners incorporate Claude into their work responsibly, effectively, and in ways that meaningfully accelerate their missions
• You’ll represent Anthropic as a senior technical leader on some of our most visible and consequential partnerships, while maintaining our best-in-class safety standards
• Lead, grow, and mentor a globally distributed team of Architects supporting mission-driven non-profits across education, global health, economic mobility, and life sciences
• Set the vision, strategy, and operating model for how Applied AI shows up in Beneficial Deployments—from discovery through deployment, and from individual partnerships to ecosystem-wide infrastructure
• Establish hiring plans, team structure, and career development paths as we scale the team globally; set goals and reviews that promote growth, output, and a high bar for technical excellence
• Partner closely with segment leads and senior partner leadership to understand requirements and shape engagements on our highest-impact partnerships
• Drive the design of cohort-based accelerators, Claude Code enablement programs, and other scalable mechanisms that multiply our impact across many organizations simultaneously
• Identify patterns across partners and segments to inform what we build at the ecosystem level—MCPs, evals, reference implementations, and shared infrastructure
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to surface partner needs, influence roadmap, and ensure learnings from the field shape how Claude evolves
• Represent Anthropic externally with senior leaders at foundations, nonprofits, research institutions, and government-adjacent organizations
• Travel to partner sites globally for workshops, technical deep dives, and relationship building
• Help shape team processes and culture as Beneficial Deployments scales, and contribute to the broader Applied AI leadership community at Anthropic
• Travel is 30-40% due to the global nature of the team (SF, NYC, London and Bengaluru) and events across Beneficial Deployments

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- The ability to think holistically, identify core principles that translate across scenarios, and make ambiguous problems clear
• Strong executive presence and the ability to foster deep, trusted relationships with senior partner leadership
• 10+ years of experience in technical, customer-facing roles (Solutions Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer, Customer Engineer, Sales Engineer, or similar), with meaningful exposure to complex, high-stakes deployments
• 7+ years of engineering or technical leadership experience, preferably building and scaling customer-facing or forward-deployed teams globally
• A passion for making powerful …