People Programs, M&A Lead

Experience across program management, HR/People operations, and M&A integration, including direct ownership of People workstreams across multiple transactions — not just participation in one

Have operated as a true partner to Corp Dev or a deal team: you've influenced deal structure, timing, or retention decisions, not only executed the People plan that followed them

Can hold a portfolio of work — multiple deals, multiple workstreams per deal — and sequence interdependencies correctly (immigration before offers; entity verification before onboarding) without letting details drop

Know how to set direction and standards for work you don't personally execute, and keep the bar high with people who don't report to you

Build programs and systems that outlast you — playbooks, frameworks, and processes that others adopt and run without you in the room

Are comfortable operating with minimal oversight on long horizons, creating your own structure and clarity for others where none exists

Anthropic is seeking a senior M&A People Program Manager to own the People side of our M&A program end-to-end.

The People PMO is a nimble team of organizational architects who take the company's most pressing people and culture challenges from 0 to 1 and we need a senior operator who doesn't just run deals but also defines how this company does the People side of M&A.

In this role, you'll act as Corporate Development's strategic counterpart on all things People: shaping deal decisions (structure, timing, retention strategy, people cost) from the earliest stages, leading the most complex acquisitions yourself, and setting the direction, standards, and playbooks for all People-side M&A work.

You’ll be the second member of the team coordinating across Recruiting, People Partners, People Operations, Workplace, Immigration, Employment Legal, and Internal Comms, and you'll build the durable program infrastructure that makes each deal go more smoothly than the last.

Program ownership & strategy

Own the People-side M&A program end-to-end: strategy, operating model, standards, and outcomes across all deals, from earliest deal discussions through 90-day integration and retro.