Job brief: Public Policy, Strategic Advisory

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Anthropic's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Anthropic's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $265,000 to $295,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC · Washington, D.C.
• Posted: 2026-11-06

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 10+ years of experience.

Must have

• This is an individual contributor role at the strategic heart of Anthropic’s policy function — designed for an operator with 8–10+ years of experience who wants to drive clarity o…
• Have 8–10+ years of professional experience in corporate public affairs, management consulting, government relations, policy or political campaigns, think tanks, or similar fast-p…
• 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

Conditions

• 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.

Main duties

• Own a portfolio of Anthropic’s highest-priority policy positions, including position papers, FAQs, talking points, and fact sheets — managing versions, inten…
• Drive organizational consensus on contested technical policy positions — working with subject matter experts across federal affairs, state affairs, internati…
• Develop and test message framings with internal and external audiences, iterating quickly and bringing rigor to what lands and why.
• Translate technical research, model capability, and scientific content into policy-ready language for federal, state, and international policymakers, their s…
• Serve federal, state, and international affairs teams as an internal senior advisor — improving their processes, standing up shared material libraries, and b…

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Anthropic's 544 open listings, 53% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Anthropic hires

What nobody outside the employer knows · Not known

• Whether the role is already filled or on hold: employers often leave listings up.
• How many people applied, and who reads the applications.
• Where in the published range an offer would land.

Ask before you apply

1. Which of the listed places is this role based in?
2. What are the interview steps, and when should I expect to hear back?

Share this brief

Send it to someone whose opinion you trust. They can open it without an account, and nothing about you is in the link.

Email itText it

To keep a copy, use your browser's Print or Share button.

Next steps

Apply on the employer's page Full listingDoes my CV fit?Practise the interviewShould I apply?

Got a message about this job asking for money or documents? Check the message first.

Keep looking

• All 544 open Anthropic jobs, and how Anthropic hires.
• Saw a job somewhere else? Check if the employer still lists it.
• Search every job JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. No account needed.