Contracts Manager, Anthropic
EMEA
£140-180k
More information about location
AI safety and research company
Posted today
AI safety and research company
1001+ employees
Posted today
£140-180k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Role
Who you are
- Substantive knowledge of software and SaaS agreements, reseller agreements, services agreements, strategic partnerships, and general commercial contract terms
- Ability to independently draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and procurement contracts
- Experience managing the full contract lifecycle for technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships
- We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification
Desirable
- 8+ years of related contract management experience, with at least 5 years supporting technology transactions, sales organizations, and/or partnerships
- Experience operating in a fast-paced technology startup where priorities shift rapidly and schedules "move to the left"
- Prior experience as part of a global or distributed legal team, including partnering with colleagues across regions and navigating the nuances of aligning local needs with centralized priorities
- A track record of operating with a high degree of autonomy while keeping global stakeholders appropriately informed — comfortable setting your own cadence and exercising sound judgment about when to escalate versus when to decide
- Strong habits around async communication, proactive status updates, and operating effectively with a remote manager across time zones
- An understanding of what's important in the context of a contract and the organization's mission, including when to be flexible and when to draw a hard line
- A knack for identifying and implementing efficient processes and policies
- A preference for straightforward, concise explanations over legalese and overwrought drafting
- Comfort operating outside your areas of expertise and in uncharted legal territory
- The ability to thrive as a member of cross-functional teams building frontier technologies, with a desire to develop a deep understanding of our technical teams and what we are building
- Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Authentic integrity and a deep understanding of the importance of ethics in business
What the job involves
- Anthropic is seeking a Contracts Manager to join our team in London
- Embedded within our in-region commercial and legal operations, you'll work closely with local in-region counsel and lead counsel to support commercial and technology transactions across the region
- We'll rely on you to help review, draft, and negotiate commercial and procurement contracts that support our cutting-edge AI systems
- You'll also serve as a key partner in translating global legal strategy into regional execution — including supporting the triage of regional matters, rolling out process improvements and initiatives driven from global headquarters, and running local enablement sessions to keep business teams informed and aligned
- You'll build scalable contracting processes and collaborate across Product, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams
- Draft, analyze, negotiate, and complete complex commercial transactions with our enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including IP licensing agreements
- Propose and develop scalable solutions to improve contracting efficiency
- Collaborate with business units and legal team members to streamline contract management processes, identify potential risks, and drive continuous improvement in contract handling efficiency
- Collaborate with the Product, Sales, Business Operations, Research, and Procurement teams to achieve key business objectives and deliver strategic, business-minded, and solutions-focused counsel
- Partner closely with in-region counsel and lead counsel on day-to-day triage of regional legal matters, ensuring workload is prioritized effectively and seamlessly coordinated between regional and global teams
- Drive the regional rollout of process improvements, policy updates, and programs initiated from global headquarters, including planning and facilitating local enablement sessions to keep commercial and cross-functional stakeholders informed and ready to execute
- Pitch in across other areas of the legal function — as a small team supporting big things, each of us practices across multiple areas, and we'd love to hear where else your experience or interests could contribute
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Funded by Google and founded by ex-OpenAI employees, Anthropic has emerged as one of the leading companies in AI, focused on building reliable and safe AI systems. Since its launch, the company has rapidly grown into a major player in the industry, with its AI assistant Claude now widely recognized as a strong competitor to ChatGPT.
Like other chatbots, Claude is accessible through a conversational interface and supports a wide range of text-generation and reasoning tasks. A key point of differentiation remains its emphasis on safety, with Anthropic's "Constitutional AI" approach aiming to produce more aligned and less harmful outputs than earlier generations of AI systems.
While Claude has received significant praise for its performance and alignment, some users have notes areas for improvement, particularly in technical domains such as complex mathematics and precision in grammar. However, with substantial backing freom major tech players and multi-billion-dollar funding rounds, Anthropic has firmly established itself as a long-term competitor in the AI space.
Now the company is continuing to refine Claude's capabilities while expanding globally, including growing its presence in Europe. And its ongoing commitment to responsible AI development put it in a position to be not just a competitor, but a key influence on the direction of the industry as a whole.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
190% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 16 rounds)
May 2026
$65bn
SERIES H
Apr 2026
$15bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $139.3bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
- 22 weeks of paid parental leave
- Flexible paid time off and absence policies
- Mental health support for you and your dependents
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
- Retirement plans with competitive matching
- Life and income protection plans
- $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
- Commuter benefits
- Annual education stipend
- Home office stipends
- Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
- Daily meals and snacks in the office
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Dario Amodei
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Anthropic in 2021, Dario spent almost 5 years at OpenAI as a Team Lead for AI safety and as the Vice President of Research. They also worked as a Research Scientist at Google.
Jared Kaplan
(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)Jared hs been a Professor at John Hopkins University since 2012. They are also an experienced Researcher having worked previously at OpenAI and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Jack Clark
(Co-Founder)Jack is an experienced Reporter having worked previously at the Register and Bloomberg. They also worked for OpenAI in Strategy and Communications and as a Policy Director.
Sam McCandlish
(Co-Founder & CTO)Sam graduated from Stanford University with a PhD in Theoretical Physics. They previously worked as a Research Lead at OpenAI.
Tom Brown
(Co-Founder)Tom previously worked as a Member of the Technical Staff for both OpenAI and Google Brain.
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