Partner Specializations Lead

The role

You will own the Partner Specializations program end to end. This includes defining requirements, conducting evidence reviews, and scaling the program for thousands of partners.

What you will do

• Own specialization requirements, evidence standards, and benefits
• Run evaluation cycles from invitation to decision
• Make and defend qualification decisions
• Communicate outcomes to partner executives and account teams
• Recommend new specializations based on demand and priorities
• Define evidence standards with cross-functional teams
• Coordinate teams that deliver program benefits
• Work with Partner Enablement on learning paths and certifications
• Build the operating rhythm including renewal and appeals
• Design the review process to scale using Claude and automation

Required qualifications

• Experience owning an external-facing program with published requirements
• Experience running at least one full evaluation, qualification, or renewal cycle
• Experience making qualification or eligibility decisions against a written standard
• Experience communicating decisions to senior external stakeholders
• Experience working with CRM or PRM data such as Salesforce reports or a partner portal
• Strong writing skills for program requirements and decision memos
• Experience leading work to a fixed date across several teams you do not manage
• Ability to work effectively where process and details are still being built
• Excitement about Anthropic's mission to develop safe and beneficial AI
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Experience designing or running a partner competency, specialization, or credential program at a technology company
• Experience with services partners from either side
• SQL or BI-tool skills
• Experience taking a program from first launch to a repeatable operating cycle
• Experience launching a program publicly with marketing and communications partners
• Technical depth to judge partner evidence of software or AI deployment
• Experience working with customers in regulated or specialized industries
• Experience designing partner benefits or incentives
• Hands-on experience building AI workflows with Claude or similar tools

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas, though not for every role or candidate

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.