Anthropic

Strategic Deals Lead, Cloud Compute

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA

Posted 20 days ago

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This role has been open
20 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

As a Strategic Deals Lead at Anthropic, you will be responsible for shaping the company's approach to AI infrastructure and managing strategic partnerships within the compute ecosystem. Your role involves originating, structuring, negotiating, and closing deals that enhance access to the necessary infrastructure for training and serving AI systems. You will collaborate with various internal teams and maintain executive-level relationships with external partners to drive the company's compute strategy forward.

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3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Background in investment banking, private equity, or infrastructure investing, with direct experience in data center, cloud, or technology sector transactions
  • Personal track record of originating, structuring, and closing cloud capacity, data center, or infrastructure transactions as the commercial, financing, or investing principal
  • Deep familiarity with the compute ecosystem, including fluency in how different types of providers price and contract, how capacity commitments are structured, and how the integrated compute market operates
  • Working understanding of the financing and infrastructure requirements of compute infrastructure projects

Nice to have

  • 8-10+ years of experience in investment banking, infrastructure investing, or principal finance roles with ownership of cloud, data center, or compute transactions
  • Experience managing multiple high-value transactions simultaneously at different stages of maturity and commercial development
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain senior-level relationships with counterparts at commercially sophisticated, capital-intensive organizations
  • Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to build and pressure-test economics for large infrastructure projects
  • Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where market structures, provider economics, and deal norms are still evolving

What you get

  • Annual Salary: $265,000 — $325,000 USD
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Lovely office space for collaboration

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond a hybrid policy
  • Visa sponsorship is available but not guaranteed for every role
  • The role requires significant experience, which may limit applicants who do not meet the preferred qualifications

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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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