ANZ Communications Lead

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>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.</p></div><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>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.</p> <h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic seeks a highly skilled communicator to lead our communications across Australia and New Zealand. As our first communications hire in ANZ, you will develop and drive effective communications campaigns that advance Anthropic’s position across the region. The role will report to our Corporate Communications lead in the US. The ideal candidate will be a highly strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results, strong market knowledge, and excellent media relations. They should be skilled at working with a wide range of local and global stakeholders to help navigate fast-paced, complex environments.</p> <h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Develop and execute communications strategies to elevate Anthropic’s brand, and effectively communicate our story across Australia and New Zealand.</li> <li>Craft messaging and talking points for major company announcements and milestones.</li> <li>Build strong relationships with journalists and relevant influencers across the region.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally with a range of teams including sales, marketing, legal, research, and policy.</li> <li>Provide communications counsel to senior stakeholders across the company.</li> <li>Effectively plan for and manage communications risks.</li> <li>Oversee executive interviews and speaking engagements.</li> <li>Manage local agency relationships.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>You may be a good fit if you:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Have 12+ years of experience working in communications, ideally at a high-growth technology company, in a senior in-house position.</li> <li>Have a strong record of driving communications across Australia and New Zealand, and are equally comfortable driving proactive communications as you are handling reactive issues.</li> <li>Are excellent at media relations and issues manageme