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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

• Embed deeply within a research domain to understand the technical landscape, build trust with researchers and technical leaders, and identify the highest-lev…
• Move fluidly across research areas like compute, evals, RL environments, and emerging research initiatives, picking up new domains quickly and getting to dep…
• Drive end-to-end execution of complex, ambiguous research initiatives spanning multiple teams, often without established playbooks or precedent
• Establish processes and frameworks that bring structure to unstructured research environments without slowing researchers down
• Lead efforts like large-scale compute resource planning, including allocation, efficiency, and prioritization across research and production workstreams
• Drive eval readiness for model launches by standardizing results, shaping eval plans early, improving tooling, and ensuring honest, transparent reporting acr…
• Own execution and operational health of RL environments across major training runs, coordinating cross-team trade-offs and feeding insights back into roadmap…
• Equip research leadership to make decisions quickly by going deep on technical tradeoffs and presenting clear, actionable recommendations
• Act as the connective tissue between research, engineering, and product teams to reduce chaos and accelerate execution
• You May Be a Good Fit If You

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Act as the connective tissue between research, engineering, and product teams to reduce chaos and accelerate execution” · “Have a background in ML research or engineering with several years of experience building technical programs from scratch, ideally with hands-on exposure to …” · “Can reason about technical tradeoffs at depth across model architecture, training infrastructure, evals, or compute efficiency, and translate them into clear…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic.” · “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.” · “We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely…”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Anthropic's research organization works across the full model development lifecycle, from pre-training and post-training to alignment, interpretability, and …” · “This is a 0-to-1 role: you'll explore new domains as priorities shift, determine what each one needs, and create lasting impact where none existed before.” · “Embed deeply within a research domain to understand the technical landscape, build trust with researchers and technical leaders, and identify the highest-lev…”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Drive end-to-end execution of complex, ambiguous research initiatives spanning multiple teams, often without established playbooks or precedent” · “Are a fast learner who can ramp on unfamiliar technical domains quickly and contribute meaningfully to discussions with researchers” · “Are resourceful, high-agency, and able to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities to drive progress in fast-moving research environments”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Anthropic's research organization works across the full model development lifecycle, from pre-training and post-training to alignment, interpretability, and …” · “Your safety matters to us.” · “This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, S…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links—visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.” · “As such, we greatly value communication skills.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “Drive end-to-end execution of complex, ambiguous research initiatives spanning multiple teams, often without established playbooks or precedent” · “Have a track record of operational ownership of complex technical systems, including monitoring, incident response, and performance optimization”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Equip research leadership to make decisions quickly by going deep on technical tradeoffs and presenting clear, actionable recommendations” · “Can reason about technical tradeoffs at depth across model architecture, training infrastructure, evals, or compute efficiency, and translate them into clear…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Drive eval readiness for model launches by standardizing results, shaping eval plans early, improving tooling, and ensuring honest, transparent reporting acr…” · “Own execution and operational health of RL environments across major training runs, coordinating cross-team trade-offs and feeding insights back into roadmap…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “Anthropic's research organization works across the full model development lifecycle, from pre-training and post-training to alignment, interpretability, and …” · “Have excellent stakeholder management skill and the ability to influence senior technical staff through competence and consistent delivery”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Problem solving Supporting
  In the posting: “Embed deeply within a research domain to understand the technical landscape, build trust with researchers and technical leaders, and identify the highest-lev…”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.

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