We are seeking a visionary and strategic Head of AI & Innovation to lead the transformation of Anthropic's Finance function through pioneering Claude AI deployment. As Head of Finance AI & Innovation, you will set the strategic vision, build and coach a high-performing team, and partner with Finance, Engineering, and Anthropic's own product and research teams to create a Claude-powered Finance ecosystem that serves as an industry-defining model for AI-enabled operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Vision & Strategic Leadership
- Define and own the multi-year vision for a Claude-enabled Finance ecosystem, translating Anthropic's AI capabilities into measurable operational impact across all finance and accounting business processes and systems
- Establish Finance Systems as the internal gold standard for AI-powered enterprise operations, positioning the team as a model for AI adoption across the broader organization
- Partner closely with Anthropic's internal product and research teams to surface Finance use cases, influence model capabilities, and bring cutting-edge AI research into production finance workflows
- Represent Finance AI priorities in cross-functional forums and with executive leadership, communicating progress, risks, and strategic direction with clarity and conviction
- Serve as Anthropic's external voice on Finance AI , engaging with various advisory networks, industry working groups, and peer communities to shape how the profession approaches AI-enabled Finance transformation
Team Leadership & Development
- Hire, mentor, and develop a small but high-impact team of Finance AI Product Managers and Engineers, building a culture of experimentation, ownership, and continuous learning
- Establish clear roles, career paths, and operating rhythms for the AI & Innovation pod, ensuring team members grow into industry-leading Finance AI practitioners
- Partner across the finance department and Head of SOX/IT Controls to ensure AI initiatives are sequenced, governed, and delivered in alignment with the broader transformation portfolio
Product Development & Roadmap
- Own the Finance AI product roadmap , prioritizing use cases, managing the backlog, and driving features from ideation through production deployment
- Lead intake, triage, and routing of bug reports, defect tracking, and enhancement requests across the Finance AI platform, maintaining clear visibility into product health and velocity
- Oversee UX and design quality of Claude-powered Finance tools, ensuring solutions are intuitive, delightful, and trusted by Finance end-users
- Build and own a Finance AI Agent Registry , a centralized portfolio strategy for all deployed agents across Finance and Enterprise systems, defining how agents are discovered, evaluated, scaled, and retired as the agent landscape matures
- Lead evaluation and selection of Finance-specific AI SaaS tools, partnering with internal technology and data infrastructure teams on architecture and integration decisions
Data Foundation & Infrastructure
- Partner closely with data infrastructure and the finance analytics & BI team to define the structured data layer powering AI-driven reporting, anomaly detection, and decision support , ensuring Finance AI is built on a reliable, well-governed data foundation
- Ensure AI agents are built on reliable, audit-ready data foundations (SQL/deterministic retrieval layer) before applying AI synthesis and interpretation on top
- Collaborate with Finance Systems Engineers to design and maintain data pipelines, data lake environments, and integration architectures that support safe AI experimentation and production deployment
Enablement, Governance & Community
- Design and lead Finance AI onboarding and employee journey programs , building the training curriculum, certification pathways, and ongoing education cadence that drives adoption across the Finance organization
- Partner with the Internal Audit and Governance team to develop Finance-specific AI usage policies, responsible AI frameworks, and audit-ready documentation for deployed agents
- Enforce SOX-compliant AI governance frameworks in close partnership with the Head of SOX/IT Controls, ensuring AI deployments meet ITGC requirements and external audit standards
- Organize internal innovation events, creating space for experimentation, cross-functional collaboration, and identification of the next generation of AI use cases
- Build a Finance AI peer community , hosting internal and external events, publishing learnings, and deepening Anthropic's relationships with firm advisory networks and Finance AI industry forums to advance the field and strengthen Anthropic's brand as an AI-first organization
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