Contracts Manager, GTM

About Anthropic Anthropic’s 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 role Anthropic is looking for a Contracts Manager to support our commercial and technology transactions. You'll partner with our GTM teams on enterprise customer deals, including some of our largest and most complex agreements. You'll review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts that support our AI systems, and build the contracting processes that help us scale. You’ll collaborate with Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement. We're a relatively small legal team supporting big things, so everyone works across multiple areas. We'd love to hear where else you'd be interested in pitching in, whether because of your experience or your interests. Key responsibilities • Draft, analyze, negotiate, and close complex commercial and procurement transactions with enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements • Propose and build scalable solutions that improve contracting efficiency • Work with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement • Partner with Sales on customer calls and live negotiations, working directly with customers' legal and procurement teams to resolve open issues and close deals • Manage your deals from first redline through signature, including next steps, follow-ups, and cross-functional coordination • Turn what you learn on deals into better templates, playbooks, and guidance for Legal and Sales Minimum qualifications • Have substantial experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts in support of technology transactions, sales organizations, or partnerships • Are a self-starter who spots what needs doing, takes ownership, and manages complex contractual matters and competing deadlines autonomously • Perform well in an environment that moves quickly, with shifting priorities, incomplete information, and new types of deals and contract issues • Are comfortable and confident in front of customers and senior stakeholders in live settings • Have substantive knowledge of software agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general contract terms • Understand what matters most in a contract, when to be flexible, and when to hold firm • Explain contract issues clearly and concisely, without legalese • Collaborate across functions and levels to keep contracting moving and build strong working relationships Preferred qualifications • 4 years of related contract management experience, with at least 3 years supporting technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships • Experience at a technology startup or another environment where priorities shift quickly • Experience with IP licensing agreements • A track record of identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies • Comfort working outside your areas of expertise and in uncharted legal territory • Interest in developing a deep understanding of our technical teams and what we're building • Excitement to grow with the organization and help shape the culture of the commercial function Role-specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time. The annual compensation range for t