People Legal Counsel

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Legal, People, and Finance teams on global M&A deals
• Advise the People team and managers on a wide range of legal matters including compensation, benefits, performance management, leaves of absence, and co-employment issues
• Implement and manage compliant employment programs to create a culture of high performance, and alignment to Anthropic's culture, values, and People philosophy
• Craft clear and comprehensive written guidance, policies, playbooks, and communications that effectively translate complex international employment law concepts into actionable frameworks for technical and business stakeholders
• Proactively identify and mitigate employment legal risks
• Coach and mentor key partners, managers, and cross-functional stakeholders, building employment law fluency across the organization
• Support on demands, charges, and litigation; liaise and manage relationships with outside counsel
• Stay current on relevant employment laws, regulations, and industry trends, and proactively disseminate implications to key stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California, New York, or Washington preferred)
• Demonstrated team-level ownership — independently owned a practice area or major workstream and built systems and frameworks others rely on
• Humble, thoughtful, exercise sound judgment, and operate at the highest level of integrity
• Strategic, flexible, resourceful, and solution-oriented — anticipate problems and build for scale
• Strong organizational and project management skills, and can drive complex multi-stakeholder workstreams with minimal oversight
• Exceptional analytical, writing, and communication skills — define strategy and translate complex legal issues into actionable guidance for non-lawyers and executives alike
• Generous collaborator who amplifies others' effectiveness
• Curious, open, and willing to change your mind
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-volume, ambiguous environment

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 10 years of practicing employment law, with a combination of experience at a global-focused law firm and in-house
• Experience advising on employment legal matters across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience in a high-growth tech company or similarly fast-paced in-house environment
• Track record of building employment legal programs or playbooks that scaled with company growth

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual Salary: $335,000—$385,000 USD
• Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours