Anthropic
Security Risk & Compliance, Agent Security
$255K–$345K
San Francisco, CA +5 · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in security governance, risk, and compliance; the posting also states that required years correlate with internal job-level requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field of study 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 immigration counsel.
About the job
Develop and oversee security governance, risk, and compliance policies and controls for AI agents, ensuring their access, actions, and behavior are appropriately reviewed and auditable.
What you'll do
- Author agent security policies and standards, including criteria for sensitive-data access and actions requiring human approval.
- Set agent data-governance requirements and review engineering approvals; monitor behavior and adapt controls with partner teams.
- Map controls to AI governance frameworks, assess risks, and manage risk acceptances and exceptions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in security governance, risk, and compliance, including ownership of security policies and control standards at a technology company.
- Experience compartmentalizing sensitive data, PII, or intellectual property, and understanding identity and access mechanisms.
- Ability to design least-privilege access and accountability controls for non-human identities.
- Experience defining risk-based review or approval criteria in engineering workflows.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with LLM agent security and AI governance frameworks.
- Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CCSP, ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 Lead Implementer/Auditor).
Pay
$255,000 — $345,000 USD (annual salary)
Tools
Claude, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, EU AI Act
AI focus
Create governance and security controls for AI agents, including access, human approval, ongoing behavior monitoring, and auditable compliance.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative