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Requirements found
Marketing (must) Sales (must) Budgeting (nice) Training (must) Recruiting
What this posting asks for
Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Lead".
Main responsibilities
- Own startups co-marketing, including deciding which startups and moments are worth investing in
- Be a marketing partner to founders and CEOs on channels and joint messaging, and advise companies without built-out marketing teams on storytelling and growth
- Partner with Startups Sales leadership and embed in the deal flow so you can see deals coming and plan how co-marketing can support them
- Work with account teams on the market development funds (MDF) in startup contracts, and own how those funds are deployed
- Build programs that bring co-marketing to hundreds of startups, beyond our top accounts
- Set the bar for startup storytelling and find creative ways to amplify those stories, from case studies and founder films to content on how startups use Claude
- Find opportunities to bring startups into Anthropic's launches and campaigns
- Work with Startup Partnerships and Segment Marketing on the Claude Startups program and our relationships with VCs and accelerators
- Build a feedback loop that shares what founders care about with Anthropic's leadership and GTM teams
- Lead and develop a team of startups customer marketers
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “You'll work closely with our Startups account teams to decide where co-marketing will create real value for both the startup and Anthropic.” · “This role is deeply cross-functional.” · “Partner with Startups Sales leadership and embed in the deal flow so you can see deals coming and plan how co-marketing can support them”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “You'll work with Startups Sales leadership, Startup Partnerships, Segment Marketing, Field Marketing, Partner Marketing, Product Marketing, Brand, Comms, and…” · “You'll set direction with senior leaders here and at our customers, and lead a team of startups customer marketers while staying hands-on in the work yourself.” · “Partner with Startups Sales leadership and embed in the deal flow so you can see deals coming and plan how co-marketing can support them”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We're hiring a Customer Marketing, Startups Lead to own our strategy for how Anthropic shows up in market with the startups building on Claude, from early-st…” · “You'll set direction with senior leaders here and at our customers, and lead a team of startups customer marketers while staying hands-on in the work yourself.” · “Lead and develop a team of startups customer marketers”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - 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. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “For the startups we prioritize together, you'll work directly with founders and their teams as a marketing partner on channels and the joint messages we take…” · “Partner with Startups Sales leadership and embed in the deal flow so you can see deals coming and plan how co-marketing can support them”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Role-specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco or New York offices at least 2 days a week, though we enco…” · “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. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “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. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Can influence teams you don't own, and are comfortable presenting to executives”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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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 (7):
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? 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 time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- How have you used marketing 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 had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- 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.

