External Affairs, Germany

About the Role

We are looking for an External Affairs lead to guide and execute our strategic engagements primarily in Germany, but also supporting the work of the wider EMEA team, particularly in central and eastern Europe. Working as part of the International Policy Team, based in the US, and the EMEA policy team, this role will help to shape Anthropic's approach to policy and regulatory developments in Germany and central Europe during a critical period in AI development and governance. You will be the day to day point of contact for the German government and its partners, ensuring that Anthropic’s leadership understands their priorities, and translating technology and policy developments within Anthropic for government and public sector policy partners. You will also work closely with our EMEA public sector sales team to support public sector deployment of Claude in high-leverage use cases that strengthen our mission, enhance government efficiency, and improve situational awareness of AI and emergent capabilities. This role is based in Berlin/Munich.

Responsibilities

• Lead policy engagement with the German and local governments and public sector partners on issues related to government policy and regulatory implications for frontier labs.
• Engage key policy stakeholders (e.g., via briefings, consultations, demos, roundtables), in coordination with the wider EMEA policy team.
• Partner with the EMEA GTM team to support commercial efforts as appropriate.
• Support and promote public-private research collaborations.
• Build a coalition of government agencies, nonprofits, safety institutes, and academics in Germany and central Europe to share knowledge around AI policy and regulation.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate Anthropic research into concrete policy proposals, stakeholder education, and thought leadership opportunities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working in public policy, corporate affairs, or a combination of government and related private sector experience.
• High-agency, able to develop and execute strategy independently, taking account of dependencies with other cross-functional teams within Anthropic (including but not limited to policy, go-to-market, trust and safety, legal, product, research, comms, and marketing).
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly when briefing policymakers and government officials.
• Demonstrated interest and experience in AI and the associated policy and regulatory questions that it poses (cybersecurity, copyright, skills, data protection, etc.).
• Experience of working in or with the German governmental system.
• Willing/able to engage with national governments across central Europe as Anthropic grows its presence in EMEA.
• At least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

None explicitly listed as "preferred" or "nice-to-have".