Corporate Counsel, M&A at Anthropic

<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 the role</strong></h2> <p>We are seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel, M&A to join our corporate legal team. As Anthropic continues to scale, we need an M&A attorney who can drive strategic transactions, including acquisitions, acquihires, minority investments, joint ventures, and other structured deals, from initial diligence through execution and post-closing integration, and help us build the playbooks and processes to do it repeatably.</p> <p>You will work closely with our Legal, Corporate Development, Finance, Accounting, and executive teams to execute transactions that support Anthropic's mission and growth objectives.</p> <h2><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Lead legal workstreams on M&A transactions — acquisitions, acquihires, minority investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions — from due diligence through closing and post-closing integration</li> <li>Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents including letters of intent, purchase agreements, ancillary agreements, and related closing documentation</li> <li>Manage and coordinate due diligence, including oversight of cross-functional workstreams and third-party advisors</li> <li>Provide practical counsel on deal structuring, risk allocation, purchase price mechanics, indemnification, and other key transaction terms</li> <li>Prepare materials for executive leadership (and, as needed, the Board) on transaction matters</li> <li>Manage outside counsel relationships on transactions, including staffing, budgets, and work-product quality</li> <li>Represent Legal on post-closing integration, working cross-functionally to ensure smooth transitions</li> <li>Develop and maintain standardized processes, playbooks, and template documents that drive efficiency and best practices across M&A transactions</li> <li>Support other corporate matters as needed</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Minimum qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>A JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar</li> <li>Experience drafting and negotiating M&A transaction documents, including letters of intent, purchase agreements, and ancillary closing documentation</li> <li>A deep understanding of transaction structures, including stock purchases, asset purchases, mergers, acquihires, minority investments, and joint ventures</li> <li>Experience with both domestic and cross-border transactions</li> <li>Experience advising technology companies and startups on the unique legal issues they present</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Preferred qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li>At least 5-8 years of M&A legal experience at a nationally recognized law firm and/or in-house at a high-growth technology company</li> <li>Experience with public company securities law compliance and SEC reporting</li> <li>Experience with equity compensation matters in the deal context</li> <li>Experience with AI, machine learning, or other emerging technology companies</li> <li>Experience building M&A playbooks, templates, or processes on a lean team</li> <li>Exceptional analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical advice</li> <li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple transactions and priorities simultaneously</li> <li>An independent self-starter who can drive projects forward with minimal supervision, and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels</li> </ul> <p><strong>Role-specific policy:</strong> For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco, New York, or Seattle office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time.</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.&

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