PMs for Hire

Strategic Deals Lead, Compute, Networking & Memory

San Francisco, CA

H1B sponsorship available$325k-$425kDetected 28 days ago

Machine LearningNLPBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationFinancial ModelingM&ASupply ChainLogisticsProcurementResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

Anthropic's AI models depend on large-scale, tightly coordinated infrastructure spanning accelerator clusters, high-speed interconnects, and memory subsystems.
Ensuring we can access and deploy that infrastructure at scale requires sophisticated deal-making with some of the world's largest technology companies.
You will work closely with engineering, finance, and legal teams to structure transactions, negotiate terms, and close agreements with hyperscalers, semiconductor manufacturers, networking vendors, and memory suppliers.

Lead the full deal lifecycle for complex infrastructure transactions - from opportunity identification and term sheet development through negotiation, execution, and close
Develop and drive financial models, term analyses, and commercial frameworks to support deal structuring and inform executive decision-making
Build and maintain senior-level relationships with strategic counterparties to identify and advance deal opportunities
Partner with Legal, Finance, and Engineering to align deal terms with Anthropic's technical, financial, and risk requirements
Evaluate vendor and partner proposals, identify risks and trade-offs, and drive toward optimal deal outcomes

Demonstrated track record of leading and closing complex, high-value technology transactions or strategic agreements
Experience structuring and negotiating deals within the technology space (hyperscalers, AI infrastructure, semiconductors, networking, telecom, or data center infrastructure)
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including experience with deal economics, vendor financing structures, and investment analysis
Experience working at or negotiating with hyperscalers, telecom providers, or AI infrastructure companies
Strong communication and executive presence, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

8-10 years of experience in strategic deals, corporate development, investment banking, or business development roles at technology companies, hyperscalers, telecom companies, or AI infrastructure firms
Background in corporate development, including experience with M&A or strategic investments in networking, storage, memory, or adjacent infrastructure domains
Experience with vendor financing, equipment leasing, or capital markets structures applied to infrastructure procurement
Understanding of supply chain dynamics for high-demand infrastructure components (CPUs, network ASICs, HBM)
Background in technical due diligence or technology mergers and acquisitions
A passion for Anthropic's mission and ensuring safe AI development
familiarity with compute or silicon development a plus
Technical fluency in high-speed networking (InfiniBand, Ethernet, optical interconnects) or memory technologies (DRAM, HBM, or related)

$325,000 - $425,000 USD
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

We are seeking a Strategic Deals Lead to originate, structure, and close complex infrastructure deals critical to Anthropic's compute, networking, and memory strategy.

However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
We do sponsor visas!

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