About the Role
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. Anthropic's national security policy team builds partnerships and programs with national security stakeholders in the U.S. and abroad that augment and support Anthropic’s mission, including efforts to ensure the U.S. and other democracies survive and thrive through the transition to transformative AI. As AI capabilities advance rapidly, policymakers and national security stakeholders need clear-eyed analysis of the global AI landscape—including the trajectories of major strategic competitors. The Geopolitics Analyst will build and maintain Anthropic's understanding of international AI developments. You'll track the full stack of AI competition—compute, energy, model capabilities, corporate strategies, capital flows, talent pipelines, adoption patterns, and government policy—and translate that analysis into actionable analysis for both internal strategy and external engagement. This role sits at the intersection of technology, business, and policy. You'll produce high-quality briefings for government stakeholders, inform Anthropic's policy positions, and help all internal and external stakeholders grasp how the international competitive landscape affects our mission. If you're energized by the idea of bringing rigorous analytical methods to one of the most consequential chapters of technology and human history, this role offers unique impact.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain systematic tracking of AI development in strategically significant regions, covering compute capacity, model releases, corporate funding, and policy developments
- Produce clear, well-sourced analytical products—ranging from quick-turn updates to in-depth assessments—for internal leadership and external stakeholders
- Develop and brief government officials, congressional staff, and national security community members on international AI competitive dynamics
- Monitor and analyze primary sources, including foreign-language technical publications, financial disclosures, and policy documents
- Identify emerging trends, capability shifts, and strategic inflection points that may affect US competitiveness or Anthropic's operating environment
- Collaborate with Anthropic's policy, communications, commercial, and technical teams to ensure our external engagement reflects accurate understanding of the global landscape
- Build relationships with external analysts, researchers, and government counterparts working on related issues
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous, independent, and clear analysis on complex, ambiguous topics with limited supervision
- Experience synthesizing large volumes of information into clear, decision-relevant products for senior audiences
- Can context-switch between deep technical research and polished executive communication
- Track record of producing high-quality written analysis under time pressure
- Comfortable operating across sectors—engaging credibly with investors, technologists, and policymakers
- Care deeply about AI's impact on society and find Anthropic's mission compelling
- Strong proficiency in Mandarin language industry and policy research methods, tools, and resources. Proficiency in Mandarin reading a strong plus
- 7+ years of experience in roles that demonstrate the capabilities above on exceptional, high-performing teams
- Hold at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Qualifications
- Professional experience in investment banking, management consulting, hedge funds, or equity research—particularly covering technology and/or Asia
- Policy experience in government, think tanks, or policy-focused roles in the private sector
- Familiarity with semiconductor supply chains, cloud infrastructure economics, or LLM technical fundamentals
- Existing relationships in the US national security or foreign policy community
- Experience with open-source intelligence methods or competitive intelligence
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.