Join Anthropic as a Policy Analyst to develop technical governance ideas for frontier AI legislation.
Posted by employer 17 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 9 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 9 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Develop technical safety best practices
- Support cross-lab discussions
- Review federal and state AI safety bills
- Work with external affairs policy teams
- Engage with the AI safety community
Must have
- Fluent in frontier AI safety and technical AI governance
- Can read legislative text and comment usefully
- Expertise in loss-of-control, alignment, compute governance, or risk reporting
- Write clearly for researchers and policymakers
- Comfortable with ambiguity and can own a project end to end
Nice to have
- Excited about standards work
- Direct experience in an AI governance or safety research organization
- Experience working with standards bodies
- Experience developing technical legislation
- Published novel policy thinking on AI governance
Practical constraints
- Expected to be in the office at least 25% of the time
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the policy analyst will focus on developing and refining technical safety practices and governance policies for frontier AI, collaborating closely with various teams to ensure alignment between technical insights and legislative frameworks. Key skills include a strong understanding of AI safety, the ability to interpret legislative texts, and experience in technical governance. This position is well-suited for individuals with a background in AI governance or safety research, particularly those comfortable navigating complex policy landscapes. Anthropic emphasizes collaboration and aims to create impactful AI systems, making this a critical role in their mission.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Anthropic's careers page October 14, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$130,000).
- Starts above 79% of 52 comparable mid other roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $144,500 across 25 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 3.4% of 3011 comparable mid other roles in United States; Safety appears in 0.1% of 3011 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Policy Development, Technical AI Governance role remote?
- It's hybrid — Anthropic expects some on-site time in New York City, NY, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Anthropic lists $265,000–$295,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Anthropic is hiring for this position in New York City, NY, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Governance, Policy, Safety, legislation.
- Does Anthropic sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Anthropic targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Policy Development, Technical AI Governance role at Anthropic.
From the original posting
About Anthropic
About the role
Anthropic believes AI capabilities are improving rapidly, and that AI safety policy needs to keep pace. Our Policy Development team translates technical insights into workable new policy ideas for governing frontier AI. As a policy analyst, you will drive our work on technical and cross-lab safety practices, deepen our work on frontier AI legislation, and develop new technical governance ideas that you pressure-test with researchers and carry into policy proposals. You will work closely with policy colleagues and with research, alignment, safety, and legal teams, and you’ll move easily between technical detail and how policy actually gets made.
Key responsibilities
- Help develop technical safety best practices and standards for frontier development, working closely with policy, research, and safeguards teams
- Support cross-lab discussions and initiatives and serve as the Anthropic representative in key standards initiatives and groups
- Review and give substantive input on federal, state, and global frontier AI safety bills, including on risk reporting, independent evaluation, and incident reporting, helping shape AI safety legislation development
- Work with our external affairs policy teams to strengthen our frontier AI legislative framework
- Contribute research and analysis across the policy team’s pacing workstreams, including developing novel policy proposals that address challenges related to the acceleration of AI R&D
- Engage with the external AI safety and governance community to track new thinking and feed it into our own
- Write clear memos and briefings that help leadership align on decisions
Minimum qualifications
- Are fluent in frontier AI safety and technical AI governance: the main players, proposals, and debates
- Can read legislative text and comment usefully on it
- Have expertise in any of the following domains: loss-of-control, alignment, compute governance, independent evaluation, model weight security, risk reporting
- Write clearly for researchers, leadership, and policymakers
- Can pick up new technical topics quickly and translate them to the broader policy landscape
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and can own a project end to end
Preferred qualifications
- Are excited about standards work, and also want to contribute across the wider technical governance agenda
- Have direct experience in an AI governance or safety research organization or frontier lab
- Have experience working closely with standards bodies or industry consortia
- Have experience developing and shaping technical legislation
- Have published novel policy thinking on AI governance
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
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