# Senior Cyber Policy Lead

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $285k – $330k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Cybersecurity Policy, Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure, Access Control, Regulatory Compliance, Policy Writing, Incident Notification, Information Sharing, Threat Assessments, Vulnerability Reports, Security Standards, Government Relations, Artificial Intelligence
**Posted:** 2026-08-22

> Leads policy governing access to sensitive cyber-relevant AI capabilities, aligning safeguards with regulatory standards and representing Anthropic before government stakeholders. Requires extensive cybersecurity policy experience, government engagement, and the ability to interpret technical security material.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own Anthropic's access-requirements policy and consolidate the controlled-access framework across existing and emerging access programs.
- Keep cyber-related policy commitments current with changing industry and regulatory standards, mapping them to technical safeguards.
- Serve as the primary policy interface with government and regulatory stakeholders.
- Build relationships across coordinated vulnerability disclosure, cybersecurity policy, and national security communities.
- Author and maintain reporting for partners and regulators.
- Translate technical evaluation and safeguard work into policy positions and external-facing standards engagement.
- Engage technical teams on probes and classifiers relevant to access policy.

## Requirements
- Direct engagement with the US government and regulatory parties on cybersecurity matters.
- Experience authoring policy positions, formal reporting, or regulatory responses for government audiences.
- Extensive cybersecurity policy experience, including coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

## Nice-to-haves
- Coordinating sensitive pre-release or pre-publication engagement with government partners.
- Familiarity with government information-sharing and incident-notification frameworks.
- Engagement with government agencies, regulators, or standards bodies on cybersecurity, including AI.
- Ability to interpret technical security material such as capability evaluations, vulnerability reports, or threat assessments.
- Established cybersecurity relationships across government and regulatory bodies.
- Legal, technical, and policy background related to vulnerabilities and disclosure.
- Active Secret security clearance or higher, or eligibility to obtain one.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary: $285,000–$330,000 USD.
- Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and office collaboration space.
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Required field of study: A relevant field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

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