Head of Resilience Operations, Global Safety, Intelligence & Security at Anthropic

We're looking for a senior operational leader to own the day-to-day resilience of every Anthropic location worldwide. Reporting to the Head of GSIS, you'll lead three tightly connected functions , physical security operations, environmental health and safety, and event security , across a global office portfolio that includes specialized environments such as research labs.

This is an unapologetically operational role. You'll set the standards, run the programs, manage the vendors, own the metrics, and answer for outcomes when something goes wrong at 2am in a different time zone. You'll partner closely with Real Estate and Workplace, People, Legal, IT, and the rest of the GSIS leadership team , and you'll work alongside the Head of Protective Services on high-profile events where the threat picture and the operational footprint converge.

Responsibilities:

• Lead global physical security operations – Own physical security strategy, standards, and execution across all Anthropic offices globally , including access control, intrusion detection, visitor management, guard force operations, and after-hours response
• Manage the contract guard force vendors end-to-end: selection, SLAs, performance management, and renewal , holding partners to a standard worthy of the company they’re protecting
• Build and maintain global physical security standards that scale with new office openings, ensuring consistency without ignoring the realities of local jurisdictions, building stock, and threat environments
• Partner with Real Estate and Workplace on new site selection, build-outs, and retrofits to ensure security and life-safety requirements are designed in, not bolted on
• Own incident response for physical security events and lead after-action reviews that drive concrete program improvements

• Run a true Environmental Health and Safety program – Lead Anthropic’s global EHS program, ensuring compliance with OSHA and equivalent international workplace safety regulations across all locations
• Oversee EHS for specialized environments including research labs , covering hazard assessment, chemical hygiene where applicable, ergonomics, emergency action plans, and incident reporting and investigation
• Manage and develop the existing EHS program, and grow the function as the company’s footprint expands
• Own workplace safety training, recordkeeping, and the evidence base needed for audits, insurance renewals, and regulatory inquiries

• Own event security globally – Lead security planning and execution for major Anthropic events , both internal (all-hands, offsites, milestone gatherings) and external-facing (launches, recruiting events, public-facing convenings)
• Partner closely with the Protective Services team on events involving senior leadership or elevated threat profiles, ensuring clean handoffs and unified command
• Build a repeatable event security operating model , site surveys, threat assessments, staffing plans, communications protocols, run-of-show integration , so every event clears the same bar without reinventing the playbook
• Manage event security vendors and contracted staff across regions

• Lead and grow the team – Manage a growing team of physical security, EHS, and event security professionals , hiring, developing, and retaining practitioners who can operate independently across regions and time zones
• Set performance expectations, run a real operating cadence, and create the kind of team where people want to build careers
• Sit on the GSIS leadership team alongside peers leading Intelligence/Investigations/Insider Risk, Protective Services, Public Sector Security, and other pillars , contributing to overall function strategy and cross-pillar initiatives

You may be a good fit if you

• Have 15 years of relevant experience
• Have substantial leadership experience running physical security operations at a multi-site or global organization, with direct accountability for outcomes , not just oversight
• Have owned or directly managed an OSHA-regulated EHS program, including for specialized environments such as labs, R&D facilities, or similar
• Have led security planning and execution for major events, including external-facing events with elevated visibility or threat profiles
• Have managed contract guard forces at scale and know how to get real performance out of a vendor relationship
• Are an experienced people manager who has built and developed teams of security and safety practitioners
• Bring strong judgment under pressure , you can make the right call when information is incomplete and the clock is running
• Write and communicate clearly across audiences, from frontline officers to executive leadership
• Care about Anthropic’s mission and the unique resilience considerations that come with building frontier AI systems

Strong candidates may also

• Hold relevant credentials such as CSP, ASP, CHMM, CPP, PSP, or equivalent
• Have worked at a high-growth technology company, frontier research organisation, or similarly high-scrutiny environment
• Have stood up physical security or EHS programs in new offices or new countries from the ground up
• Have direct experience with lab safety, chemical hygiene plans, or research environment EHS
• Have led security operations during a significant incident, crisis, or sustained threat event
• Have managed third-party security and EHS providers across multiple regions and regulatory regimes

Logistics

• This is a hybrid role and can be based near any Anthropic office
• Approximately 25% travel expected to support global operations, site assessments, and major events

This role is for operators who take pride in the unglamorous work of keeping people safe and operations running , if you want ownership, scope, and a team worth building, we’d like to meet you.

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