About the job
About Anthropic
Anthropic builds trustworthy, interpretable, and controllable AI systems. The team’s mission is to make AI technology safe and beneficial for both users and society. Researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders work together to develop AI solutions with real-world impact.
Role Overview
The Sales Strategy & Operational Excellence Lead will strengthen the operations of Anthropic’s go-to-market team. As the company’s commercial activities expand, operational discipline becomes essential: from structured weekly forecast calls, to a clear planning cycle with transparent timelines, to unified standards recognized by both Sales and Strategy teams.
This position plays a central role in the Chief Commercial Officer’s operational rhythm. The Lead connects Sales leadership, Revenue Operations, Finance, and Systems, ensuring that each group has accurate and timely information. Weekly, the role focuses on maintaining reliable forecast and pipeline reviews. Quarterly, it involves facilitating target setting and quota allocation. Annually, the Lead manages the full planning cycle, aligning territories, capacity, compensation, and targets so that all are delivered on time.
What You Will Do
- Coordinate and improve operational processes for the go-to-market team
- Drive weekly forecast and pipeline review accuracy, providing dependable data to leadership
- Facilitate quarterly target setting and quota distribution across teams
- Oversee annual planning to synchronize territories, capacity, compensation, and targets
- Serve as the key liaison among Sales leadership, Revenue Operations, Finance, and Systems
Who Thrives in This Role
- Organizes complex processes and brings structure to scattered information
- Transforms data from multiple sources into clear, documented standards
- Understands deadlines and accountability, and manages cross-functional partners without direct authority
- Builds strong operational processes in a fast-changing business setting
Location
San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY

