Finance and Strategy Headcount Planning

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.

We are seeking a Strategic Finance team member focused on People & Headcount Planning to join our Finance team  this role, you will be a key partner to our People, Recruiting, and leadership teams, providing financial expertise and guidance to support workforce planning and compensation decisions. As we continue to grow rapidly, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining our headcount models, analyzing workforce data, and delivering insights that inform hiring decisions and resource allocation.

This role will work closely with cross-functional teams and collaborate with other members of the finance organization to align people strategies with broader financial considerations. If you are passionate about building world-class workforce planning capabilities at an innovative AI company, join us on the frontier of making AI safe and impactful.

• 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

• 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

• 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

The annual compensation range for this role is below. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Our total compensation package for full‑time employees includes equity and benefits.

Annual Salary: $190,000 – $235,000 USD

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or…