Hiring: Program Specialist, M&A Company: Anthropic Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:02:11 Target Skills & Keywords : Make, Rust, SAFe About the job Experience: •4+ years of program management, recruiting coordination or high-volume scheduling experience, ideally including confidential, executive, or M&A/acquihire hiring, and familiarity with modern recruiting systems Required Skills: •Anthropic has an ambitious mission with high stakes and tight timelines. In some cases, the talent we need to achieve our vision can't be accessed through traditional recruiting alone. That's where M&A comes in, and this role is what keeps it running smoothly. •We're looking for a •Recruiting M&A Program Specialist •to join our Talent team and coordinate the interview experience behind our acquisition hiring. You'll be a key point of contact across Corporate Development, Legal, People, and the technical organization, coordinating interviews and guiding candidates and incoming employees from first conversation through to their start date. Your work will be challenging and unique, and it directly supports Anthropic's efforts to remain on the frontier. •Role required to work out of the Anthropic San Francisco Office - Relocation available. •Responsibilities •Program manage recruiting activities across Corporate Development, Legal, People, and technical leadership, keeping everyone informed, bringing solutions on what needs attention, and keeping the process moving. •Educate and enable deal sponsors and cross functional partners on standard approaches for M&A recruiting, interviewing and processes. •Operationalize the playbooks and processes that keep acquisition hiring organized and consistent, and partner closely with recruiting systems and analytics to evolve the program over time. •Scope and run the recruiting workstream for each deal, from first conversation through start dates. •Be a primary point of contact for candidates, delivering a warm, high-touch, and discreet experience from first conversation through their start date. Make sure people going through a sensitive transition feel supported and informed at every step. •Use AI tools (e.g., Claude) as a core part of your daily workflow as we build toward a more automated way of recruiting. •Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information and conversations with discretion. •Take on other high-priority recruiting and operations projects as needed and grow within the role over time. •You may be a good fit if you have Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!