Finance and Strategy, People & Headcount Planning

About This Role

Join Anthropic's Finance team as a Finance and Strategy team member focused on People & Headcount Planning. You will partner with People, Recruiting, and leadership teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to support workforce planning and compensation decisions for a rapidly growing AI company.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance workforce planning models that forecast headcount, compensation costs, and organizational growth scenarios across the company
• Partner with People and Recruiting teams to align hiring plans with budget and long-range financial plans, providing analytical support for headcount allocation decisions
• Develop deep expertise in equity compensation mechanics and partner with the Compensation team to model the financial impact of equity programs, refresh grants, and new hire grants
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise, and insightful reports on workforce metrics, compensation trends, and headcount variance analysis to stakeholders and executives
• Collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, and People teams to ensure accurate forecasting of people-related costs including salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and equity expense
• Support the annual planning and budgeting process for all people-related expenses, working closely with department leaders to understand hiring needs and timing
• Establish and implement reporting dashboards to track key workforce and compensation metrics

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience across strategic finance, FP&A, compensation analytics, or investment banking, with meaningful exposure to workforce planning or people analytics
• Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to synthesize data into compelling insights and develop / maintain complex financial and headcount models
• Strong understanding of equity compensation structures including stock options, RSUs, and refresh programs
• Comfort working cross-functionally and are adept at communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences
• Excitement about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt well to change
• Possess a bias towards action, strong work ethic, and have experience driving operational outcomes under tight timelines
• Strong relationship building, business judgment, process management, and communication skills
• Passion about Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience across strategic finance, FP&A, compensation analytics, or investment banking, with meaningful exposure to workforce planning or people analytics

Nice to Have

• Experience with workforce planning tools such as Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar platforms
• Background in total rewards, compensation or HR analytics
• Experience scaling people finance functions in high-growth, technology-driven organizations
• Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)
• Knowledge of HR systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, or similar platforms

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits