Administrative Business Partner Program Manager at Anthropic

About AnthropicAnthropics mission is to create reliable interpretable and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers engineers policy experts and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.Administrative Business Partner Program ManagerAbout the roleAnthropic is seeking an experienced Administrative Business Partner Program Manager to support and develop our Administrative Business Partner team while driving strategic operational this pivotal role you will manage a team of ABPs who support our senior leaders ensuring they have the administrative excellence needed to achieve their goals. Youll also be responsible for supporting programs that enhance the effectiveness of leadership support across the organization.As a people-first leader youll spend approximately 60% of your time coaching developing and supporting your team of Administrative Business Partners while dedicating 40% to program management initiatives that elevate administrative operations company-wide. Youll be a key partner in building a world-class administrative function that enables Anthropics mission. You will report into the Administrative Business Partner Team Manager under the People Team.ResponsibilitiesPeople Management (60%)Lead mentor and develop a team of 6-8 Administrative Business Partners supporting senior leaders across multiple functionsConduct regular 1:1s with direct reports providing coaching feedback and career development guidanceServe as the designated floater ABP for short to mid term coverage needs.Manage performance evaluations goal setting and partner in professional development planning for the ABP teamFoster a culture of excellence collaboration and continuous improvement within the administrative teamPartner with recruiting to hire exceptional administrative talent as the organization growsFacilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across the ABP team through regular team meetings and training sessions in partnership with the Admin Team Manager.Build strong relationships with supported executives to understand their needs and ensure ABP alignmentWork with the Administration Business Partner Team Manager and ABP Leads to conduct talent planning and to ensure appropriate coverage and workload distribution across the team.Program Management (40%)Design and implement standardized processes and best practices for administrative support across the organizationDevelop and maintain comprehensive documentation including administrative playbooks onboarding materials and standard operating proceduresLead cross-functional initiatives to improve administrative efficiency such as implementing new tools systems or workflowsPartner with other operational teams (Facilities IT People Ops) to ensure seamless coordination of administrative servicesCreate and oversee administrative training programs to continuously upskill the team in partnership with the Team Manager and ABP Leads.Drive process improvements based on feedback from stakeholders and team membersYou may be a good fit if youHave 8 years of experience in administrative support or operations roles with at least 3 years of people management experienceHave proven experience managing and developing high-performing administrative teams in fast-paced environmentsPossess exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple competing demands while maintaining high attention to detailAre an excellent communicator who can build relationships and influence at all levels of the organizationHave demonstrated success in process improvement and program managementThrive in ambiguous fast-changing environments and can bring structure to chaosAre passionate about developing others and creating opportunities for growthHave experience supporting C-level executives or senior leadership teamsCan handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretionAre proficient with modern productivity tools and eager to learn new technologiesStrong candidates may alsoHave experience in high-growth technology companies or startupsHave managed distributed or hybrid administrative teamsHave implemented administrative operations at scale (50 supported executives)Possess project management certification or formal trainingHave experience with change management and organizational developmentHave a strong interest in AI and Anthropics mission to build safe beneficial AI systemsHave experience with international administrative support and cultural awarenessRole Specific Location Policy:Currently we expect all staff to be in our office at least 25% of the time. For this role specifically we are expecting at least 3 days a week in our San Francisco office.Deadline to Apply:None however the team will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis starting December 5 2025.The expectedbase compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity benefits and may include incentive compensation.Annual Salary:$230000 - $300000 USDLogisticsEducation requirements: We require at least a Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience.Location-based hybrid policy: Currently we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However some roles may require more time in our offices.Visa sponsorship:We do sponsor visas! However we arent able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if youre interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones were building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.How were differentWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact advancing our long-term goals of steerable trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. Were an extremely collaborative group and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such we greatly value communication skills.The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic including: GPT-3 Circuit-Based Interpretability Multimodal Neurons Scaling Laws AI & Compute Concrete Problems in AI Safety and Learning from Human Preferences.Come work with us!Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits optional equity donation matching generous vacation and parental leave flexible working hours and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates AI Usage:Learn aboutour policyfor using AI in our application processRequired Experience:Manager Key Skills Electrical Engineering,Accounts Handling,Corporate Strategy,Art And Craft,Core Banking,Jboss Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 230000 - 300000