Supply Chain Security – Assurance Lead

Anthropic

Lead Anthropic's data center supply chain security function, ensuring hardware is trustworthy and managing risks. Develop and implement security systems with minimal supervision.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $320,000 - $405,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own supply chain risk management and media protection end to end
Partner with Legal Security on contract terms and risk acceptance
Design and build the supplier-risk and hardware approval systems in our data platform
Lead partner security engagement across the compute portfolio
Drive industry participation that compounds
Coordinate across security, compliance, legal, and infrastructure teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in data center hardware operations, supply chain security, or hardware security at hyperscaler scale
Built and run a data-bearing-device, media protection, or component traceability program from inception
Deep command of supply chain risk management frameworks (NIST 800-161, NIST 800-53)
Track record of authoring security requirements that landed in vendor and partner contracts
Experience representing an operator in standards bodies or industry working groups
Engineering depth to design data models and evidence pipelines
Outstanding written and verbal communication across engineering, operations, legal, and executive audiences
Low ego and high empathy; this role succeeds by making other teams faster

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and benefits
Optional equity donation matching
Generous vacation and parental leave
Flexible working hours
Lovely office space

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain risk managementdata center hardware operationsmedia protectioncomponent traceabilitysecurity requirements authoringdata models designevidence pipelines

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationcollaborationempathyleadership

Certifications

NIST 800-161NIST 800-53