Sourcing Lead, Corporate Development

About the role

Anthropic is looking for a Sourcing Lead to drive the front‑end of its strategic transactions practice. You will identify, source, and evaluate acquisition targets, strategic investments, and partnership opportunities that align with Anthropic’s mission to build safe and beneficial AI.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain a structured pipeline of potential acquisition targets, strategic investments, and partnership opportunities across Anthropic’s business areas.
• Partner with product, engineering, research, and go‑to‑market teams to translate strategic priorities into sourcing criteria and target profiles.
• Conduct deep‑dive strategic evaluations of target companies, including competitive positioning, technical differentiation, team assessment, and fit with Anthropic’s roadmap.
• Prepare concise investment memos and strategic briefings that synthesize market context, opportunity rationale, and preliminary valuation perspectives for senior review.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with founders, investors, and operators across the AI ecosystem to stay close to emerging opportunities.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and track emerging companies, technologies, and market trends relevant to Anthropic’s strategic priorities.
• Support due diligence and transaction execution by coordinating with legal, finance, and internal subject matter experts.
• Develop financial models, benchmarking analyses, and valuation frameworks to support deal assessment.

Required profile

• Strong analytical abilities and intellectual curiosity.
• Passion for the AI landscape and Anthropic’s mission.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and synthesizing complex information.
• Excellent communication skills to convey strategic insights to senior leadership.
• Ability to build relationships across founders, investors, and operators in the AI ecosystem.

Required skills