Anthropic
National Security Partnerships Lead, Intelligence and International Security
$295K–$345K
Washington, DC +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
San Francisco, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- Substantial national security experience required; years correlate with internal job level. Preferred: 10+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; if an offer is made, Anthropic will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa and provides an immigration lawyer.
About the job
Leads Anthropic’s partnerships with U.S. and allied intelligence and security organizations, supporting safe AI adoption and advising on related policy and deployment decisions.
What you'll do
- Manage strategic government partnerships, including setting agendas and negotiating agreements and channels.
- Support partners’ AI adoption policies and identify national security deployments, working with public sector sales and internal teams.
- Brief senior officials and advise company leadership on AI risks, safety, and international deployment policy.
What they ask for
- Substantial national security experience, including work in or with the Intelligence Community.
- Direct experience managing relationships with foreign partner governments or services.
- Active TS/SCI clearance, or one held within the last two years, and ability to obtain and maintain it.
- Experience negotiating formal government agreements or partnerships; understanding of intelligence operations and ability to brief senior officials.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of national security experience, including substantial Intelligence Community work.
- Experience in liaison, foreign partnership, or foreign disclosure; related private-sector experience, regional expertise or language skills, or familiarity with large language models.
Pay
$295,000 — $345,000 USD (annual salary)
Tools
frontier AI, large language models
AI focus
Help intelligence and security partners develop policies and governance for rapid, high-impact, safe adoption of frontier AI; identify national security deployments and advise on model distribution and deployment.
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