Product Counsel, Safety
About the position Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. As Product Counsel, Safety, you will provide legal support across Anthropic's safety and security functions. You will serve as the first-line legal contact when security, privacy, product functionality, or AI behavior events arise, and will partner with Safeguards (Trust & Safety) and Security teams on policy development, enforcement frameworks, user safety matters, and regulatory compliance and engagement (in coordination with regulatory legal). This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated attorney to grow as a product lawyer and develop counseling skills in a fast moving environment while contributing directly to responsible AI development. Responsibilities • Serve as first-line legal contact for security, privacy, product functions, and AI behavior events, providing real-time guidance during incident response • Partner with Safeguards on content policy enforcement, user safety, and misuse investigations and response • Assess notification obligations under applicable legal frameworks and contractual commitments • Advise Security on legal requirements for vulnerability handling and threat response • Coordinate with Security, Privacy, Product, Safeguards, and Communications teams during active incidents • Draft customer notifications, regulatory filings, and external communications • Develop and maintain incident response playbooks, templates, and escalation protocols • Advise on evidence preservation, documentation, and investigation procedures • Stay current on and analyze emerging AI governance frameworks and regulatory expectations relevant to safety and security as relevant to our evolving product suite Requirements • A JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred) • At least 3 years of relevant legal experience, including exposure to fast-moving, high-stakes matters (litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, crisis management, or enforcement work) • Working knowledge of breach notification requirements across multiple jurisdictions • Technical fluency sufficient to understand system architecture, data flows, and AI model behavior and ability to learn new concepts quickly • Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder responses to time-sensitive matters • Strong judgment about risk assessment and decision-making under uncertainty • Ability to remain calm and effective during high-pressure situations Nice-to-haves • Experience with content moderation, platform safety, trust & safety, and consumer protection legal work • Background in privacy, data protection, or cybersecurity law • In-house experience at a technology company, or law firm experience advising tech clients on regulatory investigations or enforcement matters • Familiarity with AI systems, machine learning concepts, or experience advising on novel technology products Benefits • competitive compensation and benefits • optional equity donation matching • generous vacation and parental leave • flexible working hours • a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues Apply tot his job