Chief AI Officer
Head of Applied AI (Regional)
Anthropic · AI Research & Enterprise AI · 500-1000 employees · 📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Anthropic's first dedicated ANZ market leader, tasked with driving enterprise adoption of Claude and Applied AI products across Australia and New Zealand as Anthropic aggressively expands its commercial footprint outside the US.
AI Maturity
advanced
Why Role Exists
New position
Company Stage
scale-up
Source
linkedin
Key Responsibilities
- Own and execute go-to-market strategy for Anthropic's Applied AI products across Australia and New Zealand
- Build and manage enterprise relationships with key ANZ customers and partners
- Drive revenue growth and market penetration for Claude-based solutions in the region
- Represent Anthropic externally with government, enterprise, and ecosystem stakeholders in ANZ
- Recruit and scale a regional team as business grows
Requirements
- Proven enterprise sales or business development leadership experience in the ANZ market
- Deep understanding of AI/ML solutions and ability to engage technically with enterprise buyers
- Track record of building regional operations for a high-growth technology company
- Executive-level relationship management and influencing skills
Signals
- ⚠ No salary range posted — may create friction for senior candidates
- ⚠ No job description detail provided — scope ambiguity for applicants
- ⚠ First ANZ hire at this level — limited internal support structure initially
- ✓ Anthropic is one of the most well-funded and credible frontier AI labs globally
- ✓ ANZ enterprise AI spending is accelerating — first-mover advantage for the right hire
- ✓ Applied AI focus signals commercial traction and real customer deployments, not just research
- ✓ Equity at Anthropic's current valuation trajectory is a significant upside signal