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Onboarding Negotiation Training (must) Sales (must) Recruiting
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Own the external evaluator program end to end, including our relationships with evaluator organizations and the pipeline of future partners
- Take each evaluator from first conversation through scoping, contracting, onboarding, access, and review to a published report
- Define the stages and tiers of working with evaluators, and develop information access policies that meet evaluators' needs while protecting security and con…
- Drive evaluators' access and information requests to fast, well-documented decisions in partnership with Research, Security, Legal, and IT
- Drive the technical design of evaluator access with Security, IT, and infrastructure teams, including permissions, environments, and monitoring, and close ga…
- Run the review process for evaluator reports against agreed timelines and redaction criteria, while protecting evaluators' ability to publish their own concl…
- Scope evaluations with researchers and engineers, turning evaluators' questions about training, monitoring, and alignment into concrete requirements for mode…
- Turn evaluators' technical findings into research and engineering work with owners and dates, and drive accountability for how Anthropic responds
- Keep the company informed with regular updates on how the program is going, and clear guidance on how to work with evaluators
- Collect feedback from evaluators and internal teams, run retrospectives, and iterate on policies and practices
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Turn evaluators' technical findings into research and engineering work with owners and dates, and drive accountability for how Anthropic responds” · “Use Claude and work with engineering teams to build the tooling the program runs on, such as access provisioning, request tracking, and report review” · “Experience leading complex technical programs with engineering or research teams, from ambiguous goals through delivery”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Communication Core
In the posting: “You'll evolve our current time-intensive manual processes into a system that can support many evaluators at once, working with teams across Safety, Research,…” · “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. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “You'll evolve our current time-intensive manual processes into a system that can support many evaluators at once, working with teams across Safety, Research,…” · “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.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Anthropic gives independent external evaluators access to our models, our people, and our safety practices so that they can assess risks, processes, and poli…” · “You'll be the main point of contact for our existing partners, deepening our support so that they can work effectively and produce high-quality, rigorous, in…” · “Own the external evaluator program end to end, including our relationships with evaluator organizations and the pipeline of future partners”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “You'll separately broaden the portfolio of organizations we are working with, managing the funnel from first conversation through contracting, onboarding, an…” · “Own the external evaluator program end to end, including our relationships with evaluator organizations and the pipeline of future partners” · “Scope evaluations with researchers and engineers, turning evaluators' questions about training, monitoring, and alignment into concrete requirements for mode…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Anthropic gives independent external evaluators access to our models, our people, and our safety practices so that they can assess risks, processes, and poli…” · “You'll be the main point of contact for our existing partners, deepening our support so that they can work effectively and produce high-quality, rigorous, in…” · “You'll evolve our current time-intensive manual processes into a system that can support many evaluators at once, working with teams across Safety, Research,…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “You'll be the main point of contact for our existing partners, deepening our support so that they can work effectively and produce high-quality, rigorous, in…” · “Within six months, you should be able to take a new evaluator from contract negotiation to first published report with minimal involvement from senior leaders.” · “Own the external evaluator program end to end, including our relationships with evaluator organizations and the pipeline of future partners”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “You'll need the technical depth to work out with researchers and engineers what access, tooling, and evidence an evaluation requires, and the judgment to res…” · “Experience managing relationships with external organizations, including scoping work, navigating contracting, setting expectations, and resolving disagreements”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Experience leading complex technical programs with engineering or research teams, from ambiguous goals through delivery” · “We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely…”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Customer focus Supporting
In the posting: “You'll need the technical depth to work out with researchers and engineers what access, tooling, and evidence an evaluation requires, and the judgment to res…”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Scope evaluations with researchers and engineers, turning evaluators' questions about training, monitoring, and alignment into concrete requirements for mode…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using sales. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

