Corporate Development Integration Lead

About the Role

Anthropic is seeking a Corporate Development Integration Lead to own the critical post-signing phase of our M&A activity — from confirmatory diligence through integration planning to full operational follow-through. As Anthropic's corporate development function matures and transaction volume increases, this role will serve as the connective tissue between deal teams, product and engineering organizations, and the acquired teams themselves, ensuring that acquisitions deliver on their strategic thesis.

This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of M&A execution and operational excellence. You will define and scale the integration playbook, build repeatable processes for technical and organizational integration, and work directly with executive leadership to ensure each deal realizes its intended value. The ideal candidate has deep prior integration experience at high-growth technology companies and brings a structured, hands-on approach to navigating the complexity that arises after a deal signs.

You are energized by turning strategic intent into operational reality. You thrive working across organizational boundaries, are comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-moving environments, and understand that integration is where M&A value is ultimately created or destroyed.

Responsibilities

Confirmatory Diligence

• Lead confirmatory diligence workstreams post-LOI, coordinating with legal, finance, product, engineering, and research teams to validate the strategic and technical thesis before deal close

• Develop and maintain due diligence frameworks tailored to Anthropic's acquisition types (acquihires, technology acquisitions, transformational deals), ensuring consistent and thorough assessment of technical assets, talent quality, IP, and organizational fit

• Own the integration readiness assessment — identify risks, flag cultural or operational gaps, and provide go/no-go input to deal sponsors before signing

• Coordinate technical deep dives with engineering and research leadership to validate product-market fit, code quality, and team capabilities

Integration Planning

• Design and own end-to-end integration plans for each transaction, covering organizational structure, reporting lines, tooling migration, product roadmap alignment, and day-one operational continuity

• Build and maintain a scalable integration playbook, establishing best practices, templates, and decision frameworks that can be reused across future deals

• Develop integration timelines and milestones in close coordination with product, engineering, HR, IT, and legal to ensure cross-functional alignment before and at close

• Facilitate introductions and relationship-building between acquired teams and internal stakeholders during the planning phase to accelerate ramp and reduce post-close friction

• Model financial and operational scenarios to stress-test integration assumptions and identify contingency plans

Integration Execution & Follow-Through

• Drive day-one and day-100 integration execution, tracking milestones against plan and escalating blockers to deal sponsors and executive leadership in real time

• Serve as the primary point of contact for acquired teams during the transition period, ensuring they have the information, access, and organizational support needed to be productive and retained

• Partner with HR and people managers to design onboarding and retention plans for key talent, with particular focus on acquired engineering, research, and product leaders&l