Segment Marketing Manager, Startups 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.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.About the roleAnthropic is seeking a strategic Segment Marketing Lead to support the startup marketing strategy at Anthropic partnering directly with leading VCs (Y Combinator Lightspeed Ventures Accel) to help AI-native startups and developers build with Claude. This is a 0-to-1 opportunityyoull be our first dedicated startup segment marketer building the strategy and program infrastructure from the ground up. Youll define how Anthropic engages with the fastest-growing segment in technology and become our face to the VC ecosystem directly influencing how thousands of developers and founders approach AI development.Responsibilities:Enable strategic VC partnerships that drive portfolio engagementdesign and launch co-marketing programs with tier-1 VCs (YC Lightspeed Bessemer and more)Stand up scaled ABM programs for high-value startup accountsbuild tiered programs balancing personalization with scale own full lifecycle from selection through conversionCreate developer and founder engagement strategies that resonate with technical audiencesbuild content community and campaigns that earn respect (technical documentation developer events founder-to-founder programs authentic community engagement)Design and execute targeted events and programs for VC portfolios - help create Demo Days office hours workshops and facilitate founder dinners that provide genuine valueExtend and adapt foundational product marketing messages into fully-developed startup-specific campaign materialsincluding creating slides email copy technical content and sales enablement materials with minimal guidanceDefine success metrics and drive continuous optimizationestablish KPIs build dashboards conduct A/B testing own pipeline contribution and conversion ratesPartner closely with Venture Partnerships Sales Solutions Product and manage both Field Marketing and Growth Marketing to drive integrated strategiesAlign with startup sales teams on account prioritization goals and engagement strategiesKey objectives:Build tight alignment with VC ecosystem and startup sales teamsScale pipeline generation within AI-native startup segmentEstablish Anthropic as the AI partner of choice for high-growth startupsDrive developer and founder adoption through authentic technical engagementYou may be a good fit if you:Have 7 years in B2B marketing roles focused on startups developers or technical founders (product marketing developer relations growth marketing or segment marketing)Have built relationships with VCs worked at a VC firm or successfully partnered with accelerators/VCs to drive portfolio engagementCan speak credibly about technical products to technical audiencesunderstand AI concepts developer workflows and technical use cases well enough to review content and guide messagingExcel at 0-to-1 program buildingcomfortable building from scratch wearing multiple hats and scaling based on dataAre data-driven with strong analytical skillsexperienced with Salesforce marketing analytics A/B testing and measuring program ROIPossess exceptional communication skills and can create compelling contentoutstanding writer who crafts narratives for founders developers and VCsHave strong stakeholder management skills and work seamlessly across sales product and marketing teamsThrive in fast-paced environments with bias to action and comfort with ambiguityIdeal candidates may also have:Direct experience working for or with venture capital firms like Y Combinator Lightspeed Ventures Accel a16z Sequoia CapitalDeveloper advocate or developer relations background with active presence in technical communities (GitHub Stack Overflow X technical forums)Technical background (former developer role or equivalent hands-on experience with code and AI)Role-specific policy:For this role we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco office at least 2 days a week though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time for relocation.Deadline to apply:None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 19th then will continue review after January 5th.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:$255000 - $320000 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 Business Development,Customer Service,Apache,Market Research,Customer Relationship Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 255000 - 320000