Geopolitics Analyst, Policy

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC

About Anthropic

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.

About the Role

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 landscapeincluding 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 competitioncompute, energy, model capabilities, corporate strategies, capital flows, talent pipelines,adoption patterns,and government policyand 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 products1 ranging from quick-turn updates to in-depth assessments for internal leadershipand external stakeholders
• Developand brief government officials,congressional staff,and national security community members on international AI competitive dynamics
• Monitorand 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

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous,independent,and clear analysis on complex,ambiguous topics with limited supervision
• Bring experience synthesizing large volumes of information into clear,decision-relevant products for senior audiences
• Can context-switch between deep technical researchand polished executive communication
• Have a track record of producing high-quality written analysis under time pressure
• Are comfortable operating across sectors—engaging credibly with investors,technologists,and policymakers
• Care deeply about AI's impact on societyand find Anthropic's mission compelling
• Have strong proficiency in Mandarin language industryand 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

Strong candidates may also:

• Have professional experience in investment banking,

management consulting, hedge funds, or equity research—particularly covering technologyand/or Asia

• Have policy experience in government,

think tanks, or policy-focused roles in the private sector

• Possess familiarity with semiconductor supply chains,

cloud infrastructure economics, or LLM technical fundamentals

• Have existing relationships in the US national security or foreign policy community
• Have experience with open-source intelligence methods or competitive intelligence

Annual Salary:

$265000 - $295000 USD per year (approximate)