About the Role
Ode is Anthropic's services venture, focused on bringing frontier AI into practice by tackling complex AI problems for companies. This role provides operational backbone support to the CEO and CTO, requiring judgment, systems thinking, and a proactive approach to executive effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Manage complex, high-volume scheduling for the CEO and CTO, developing a point of view on priorities to make smart calls.
- Track open commitments, surface blockers, and ensure executives are informed, prepared, and ready for upcoming events.
- Design and maintain intake processes, communication rhythms, and workflows to keep the executive team organized and aligned.
- Draft, triage, and coordinate communications on behalf of the CEO and CTO, synthesizing inbound information into recommended actions.
- Plan and execute complex travel, meetings, team gatherings, and offsites with a high standard for detail and experience.
- Act as a steady, positive, and trusted point of contact for internal teams, external clients, partners, and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Executive support experience in a high-growth environment, typically 5-8 years, with a focus on prior roles and impact.
- Demonstrated ability to keep busy leaders organized, informed, and accountable.
- Excellent written communication skills, capable of writing clearly and naturally in another person's voice.
- A proactive approach to identifying and implementing systems, processes, and tooling for operational efficiency.
- Sharp prioritization instincts, ability to anticipate conflicts, make independent tradeoffs, and surface critical issues.
- Ability to manage significant context simultaneously and maintain operational rhythm without creating overhead.
- Enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools to enhance personal workflow.
- Presence, composure, and discretion, establishing trust through a calm demeanor under pressure and consistent engagement.
Skills
- Calendar management
- Scheduling
- Systems building
- Workflow design
- Communication
- Coordination
- Travel planning
- Meeting planning
- Event planning
- Executive support
- Upward management
- Written communication
- Prioritization
- AI tools
- Discretion
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Hybrid (4 days in-person, Fridays remote)
Experience Level
- 5-8 years
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Compensation Package
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation Package
- 401k with Matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Exceptional Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Health FSA
- Commuter Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Team Events and Activities
About the Company
- Anthropic is defining frontier AI, with the Ode team bringing this technology into practice.
- Ode tackles challenging AI problems for companies, working with their Applied AI and Product teams to achieve real-world impact.
- The company is backed by prominent investors including Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, Leonard Green & Partners, Apollo Global Management, GIC, and Sequoia Capital.
- Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City, Raleigh-Durham, and Dubai.
- Company values include Overdeliver, Overuse AI, and Overengineer the Culture.
