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Senior Safeguards Policy Lead, Cyber Harms

Anthropic · Washington, DC

Posted 27 days ago

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This role has been open
27 days
Anthropic's roles stay open a median of 40 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Anthropic's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Anthropic
high
276 stale, 19 reposted of 603 open
Hiring momentum
795 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Senior Safeguards Policy Lead will be responsible for overseeing Anthropic's governance of sensitive cyber-relevant model capabilities. This includes consolidating the controlled-access framework, ensuring compliance with evolving industry standards, and acting as the main liaison with government and regulatory bodies. The role requires translating technical security evaluations into policy and maintaining relationships within the cybersecurity and national security communities.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Experience engaging directly with the US government and regulatory parties on matters related to cybersecurity
  • Experience authoring policy positions, formal reporting, or regulatory responses for government audiences
  • Extensive experience in cybersecurity policy, including coordinated vulnerability disclosure

Nice to have

  • Experience coordinating sensitive pre-release or pre-publication engagement between a company and government partners
  • Familiarity with government information-sharing and incident-notification frameworks
  • Experience engaging directly with government agencies, regulators, or standards bodies on cybersecurity matters, including on AI
  • Ability to read and interpret technical security material, such as capability evaluations, vulnerability reports, or threat assessments
  • Established relationships across government and regulatory bodies focused on cybersecurity

What you get

  • Annual Salary: $285,000 — $330,000 USD
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of required years of experience or educational background beyond a bachelor's degree
  • Visa sponsorship is available but not guaranteed for every role or candidate
  • The role does not require coding but requires engagement with technical material, which may not appeal to all candidates

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Listed by Anthropic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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