Anthropic · 18 hours ago
Engineering Manager, Access Management
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$405K/yr - $485K/yr
4+ years expAnthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Access Management team, responsible for building and operating systems that control access to their infrastructure and AI systems while ensuring security and compliance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyFoundational AIGenerative AIMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security engineers building access management infrastructure; you'll own hiring as the team scales
Own the technical roadmap for our authorization engine, access-request platform, and related access control systems — making strategic decisions about what to build based on security risk and engineering velocity
Drive least-privilege enforcement across public workloads, employees, SaaS applications, and internal tools, systematically identifying and eliminating over-provisioned access
Evolve the RBAC model, automated provisioning, and the access-request platform end-to-end — request workflows, approval chains, HRIS sync, two-party controls, and integrations with downstream systems
Contribute to the company's emerging agent access model — defining how AI agents are granted permissions and how those permissions are reviewed, so agents operate within the same least-privilege framework as human engineers
Ensure access events are well-structured and queryable — building the data foundation that supports audit, access reviews, compliance reporting, and incident response
Ensure the systems you build satisfy audit and regulatory requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA), partnering with GRC so compliance is a byproduct of good engineering rather than a separate workstream
Partner across the organization with IT, GRC, People Operations, Security Engineering, Detection and Response, Research and Engineering teams to ensure access management serves the entire company while maintaining security foundations
Qualification
Required
4+ years managing security, identity, or infrastructure engineering teams with a proven track record of high impact
Experience building or operating enterprise access management systems — identity providers, access request workflows, automated provisioning, or directory services
Understanding of IAM concepts: RBAC, ABAC, least privilege, separation of duties, access certification, and privileged access management
Ability to evaluate security tradeoffs and make risk-based decisions across complex cloud environments
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, balancing security requirements with developer experience and velocity
Clear and persuasive communicator in both writing and verbal settings
Passionate about building diverse, high-performing teams and growing engineers in a fast-paced environment
Low ego and high empathy
Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience delivering compliance-driven engineering projects (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA) at a company undergoing rapid growth or regulatory maturation
Familiarity with HRIS integrations for automated identity lifecycle management
Experience implementing two-party control (dual approval) patterns for sensitive access
Background in OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, or SPIFFE/SPIRE identity protocols
Experience designing access management strategy for a company going through hypergrowth
Understanding of common identity-based attack patterns — credential theft, lateral movement, privilege escalation — and how access controls mitigate them
Experience with Google Workspace administration, GCP organization policies, or AWS IAM at scale
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues
Company
Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI research company that focuses on the safety and alignment of AI systems with human values.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (13)
2023 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.74BKey Investors
Fidelity,ICONIQ Capital,Lightspeed Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersGoogle
2025-09-02Series F· $13B
2025-05-16Debt Financing· $2.5B
2025-03-03Series E· $3.5B
Leadership Team
Dario Amodei
CEO and Co-Founder
Daniela Amodei
President and co-founder
Recent News
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