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

As part of Anthropic's Global Safety, Intelligence, and Security (GSIS) team, the Security Development Project Specialist will lead security infrastructure development for Anthropic's extensive global office expansion program. This unique position offers the opportunity to shape the physical security foundation for a rapidly growing AI company operating across international locations, from standard office environments to specialized facilities requiring high security complexity.

You'll serve as the dedicated expert managing security from initial site assessment through operational handoff, coordinating with Real Estate, Facilities, architects, construction teams, and security vendors across multiple countries and facility types. Your work will directly enable Anthropic's global expansion while ensuring appropriate security infrastructure protects our employees, intellectual property, and AI development operations.

Responsibilities:

Lead comprehensive security assessments for potential office locations during Real Estate evaluation processes across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions
Design security infrastructure requirements and specifications for new buildouts tailored to ASL compliance levels and facility use cases
Integrate CPTED principles into architectural planning and site design to optimize security effectiveness through environmental design
Own coordination with architects, construction teams, and Facilities on security elements for office buildouts in multiple countries with varying building codes and standards
Direct phased security implementation for complex buildouts including staging, access control development, and infrastructure deployment
Oversee construction security programs to protect assets and intellectual property during vulnerable development phases
Drive security vendor selection, contract establishment, and performance standards for new locations
Lead pre-opening security commissioning and validate all systems meet operational requirements before facility activation
Execute seamless operational handoff to site security teams with complete documentation and training
Connect stakeholders across different GSIS functions on shared projects

You may be a good fit if you have:

8+ years of progressive experience in security project management, with demonstrated expertise owning facility security buildouts from conception through operational handoff
Experience leading security assessments for potential office locations and developing comprehensive security infrastructure plans for new facilities
Strong background in driving projects with architects, construction teams, and Facilities to integrate security elements into building design within varying regulatory frameworks
Proven track record owning complex, multi-phase projects with multiple concurrent workstreams across different locations or time zones
Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to influence and coordinate effectively without direct authority across diverse groups
Deep understanding of security technology systems, construction processes, and facility development timelines
Strong project management foundation with ability to own schedules, budgets, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations

Strong candidates may have:

Previous experience in technology company security or managing security programs for high-profile corporate environments with complex requirements
Professional security certifications such as CPP, PSP, or PMP
Experience with high-security facility standards such as SCIF, ASL, data center security, or controlled environment requirements
Experience managing security projects in international locations with varying regulatory and construction practices
Understanding of AI safety considerations and unique security requirements for AI development environments

Deadline to apply: None applications will be received on a rolling basis.

The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation.

Annual Salary:

$220,000—$275,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

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.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process