# Program Specialist, M&A

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Recruiting
**Salary:** $121k – $146k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Recruiting Coordination, Interview Scheduling, Candidate Experience, Recruiting Systems, Process Documentation, Stakeholder Management, AI Tools, Claude, Confidentiality, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Written Communication
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Coordinates confidential M&A recruiting and interview operations across corporate development, legal, people, and technical teams. The role requires 3+ years of program management, recruiting coordination, or high-volume scheduling experience, strong organization, discretion, and excellent communication.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Coordinate across Corporate Development, Legal, People, and technical leadership to keep M&A recruiting processes moving.
- Educate deal sponsors and cross-functional partners on M&A recruiting, interviewing, and standard processes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates, providing a warm, high-touch, discreet experience from initial conversation through start date.
- Manage scheduling logistics for acquisition-related hiring across time zones and multiple stakeholders.
- Maintain trackers, checklists, timelines, and playbooks for consistent acquisition coordination; identify process improvements.
- Handle confidential information and sensitive conversations with discretion.
- Use AI tools such as Claude in daily recruiting workflows.
- Support additional high-priority recruiting and operations projects.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of program management, recruiting coordination, or high-volume scheduling experience.
- Experience creating, documenting, and educating others on evolving hiring approaches.
- Track record of delivering excellent candidate experiences and partnering closely with recruiters.
- Experience handling confidential or sensitive work requiring discretion, trust, and sound judgment.
- Strong organizational skills and comfort creating structure in ambiguous, fast-moving situations.
- Efficient use of AI tools; experience with Claude preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

## Compensation
- Annual salary: $120,640–$145,600 USD.

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