Treasury Director, Investments & Liquidity

About the role

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society. The team comprises researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

This is a foundational Director, Investments & Liquidity role on a quickly growing Treasury team. As Anthropic experiences exponential growth, you will be instrumental in ensuring optimal capital allocation, protecting financial assets, and establishing the policies and infrastructure needed to support expanding global operations. The work spans strategy and execution: owning the capital planning framework and investment policy, standing up in-house trading infrastructure, and overseeing external managers. Reporting to the Head of Investments & Markets, you will partner closely with teams across Finance, Legal, and Accounting.

You will build AI-native investment workflows: apply AI tools to portfolio analytics, manager and counterparty monitoring, IPS compliance, interest income forecasting, and executive reporting, partnering with Finance, Engineering, Data, and FinSys, with controls, documentation, and auditability built in.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize Anthropic's external investment program, including money market funds, bank deposits, and separately managed accounts
• Monitor external manager performance and maintain a manager bench with clear performance reporting
• Design and build an in-house investment program, including direct fixed income trading capability, trade infrastructure, and custodian connectivity
• Develop and operationalize a capital planning framework across operating and strategic liquidity tiers
• Design and maintain the investment policy statement, Treasury policies, and SOX-ready investment controls
• Build CFO-ready management reporting covering portfolio performance, policy compliance, and risk exposures

Requirements

• Deep expertise in corporate cash investment strategy, developed in Treasury, corporate finance, or fixed income portfolio management
• Experience with an in-house investment program, including direct fixed income trading
• Hands-on experience with SMAs, investment policy design, capital allocation frameworks, and external manager oversight
• Experience developing and implementing Treasury policies and SOX-ready controls
• Demonstrated operational readiness at scale, with comfort being personally accountable for large, time-sensitive cash movements
• Familiarity with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and relevant exemptions
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the role
• Years of experience correlating with internal job level requirements for the position

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Treasury, corporate finance, or fixed income portfolio management
• Experience in a high-growth technology environment
• Experience standing up in-house trading capability and trade infrastructure, including order management systems and custodian connectivity
• Familiarity with integrating cash forecasting into investment laddering
• FX/derivative trading experience to act as back up trader for risk team
• CFA charter

Pay

Annual Salary: $230,000—$300,000 USD

Schedule

Location-based hybrid policy: currently all staff are expected to be in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more time in offices.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space in San Francisco for collaboration

Visa sponsorship is available; Anthropic retains an immigration lawyer to assist, though not every role and candidate can be successfully sponsored.