# Head of Payroll & Equity at Anthropic

- Company: Anthropic
- What the company does: Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Backed by Accel, Bessemer and General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.anthropic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5442051008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/anthropic-head-of-payroll-and-equity/

## About the role

We are seeking an experienced leader to oversee Anthropic's global equity administration and payroll operations. In this role, you will lead the teams responsible for our equity compensation administration programs and global payroll operations, ensuring both functions scale accurately, compliantly, and efficiently as we grow — including through listing readiness and public-company operations. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Lead and develop the equity administration and payroll teams, setting strategy, priorities, and operating cadence across both functions
- Own the control environment for equity and payroll: design and document to public-company standards
- Oversee scaling to public-company standards across both functions
- Drive systems strategy across the compensation platforms, from equity to payroll, and surrounding integrations, ensuring a coherent architecture as we scale
- Serve as the primary escalation point and executive interface for equity and payroll matters with Legal, Tax, HR, and external providers
- Oversee international expansion of both functions, including new-country payroll setup, cross-border equity compliance, and mobility programs

Tags: Finance

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