About the Role & Sponsorship Details
About Anthropic
Anthropicās 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.
About the role
As Anthropic's Public Sector Sales Lead for France, you will be the face of Anthropic to the French State. This is a founding, zero-to-one role: there is no public sector team in France today, and you will build our strategy, our routes to market and our first strategic relationships from the ground up. Reporting to our EMEA South leadership, you will lead the adoption of safe, frontier AI across central government, starting with the largest ministries. You will work hand in hand with our Public Policy lead in Paris, because in few companies is policy as central to the mission as it is at Anthropic, and with Partnerships, Legal, Security and Product to put in place the commercial and compliance frameworks the State needs in order to work with us at scale.
This is a senior individual contributor role. We expect you to have run a public sector business and led teams, and to be energised by stepping back into a hands-on seat where you build it yourself and where the size of your team says nothing about the size of your scope. In the first year, success is measured less by a large number and more by putting Anthropic on the map with the French State: a clear strategy, the right foundations and our first strategic agreements.
Responsibilities
Define and own Anthropic's public sector go-to-market strategy for France: where we play first, how we win, and what we need to build to get there
Be the senior face of Anthropic to the French State, building trusted relationships with ministerial cabinets, senior officials and digital and technology leaders across the largest ministries, including defence, finance and justice
Own the full sales cycle on our first strategic public sector opportunities, from first engagement through procurement route, close, deployment and expansion
Work with Partnerships, Legal and Finance to put in place the routes to market the State needs, including resale and partner channels, framework agreements and central purchasing bodies such as UGAP
Partner day to day with our Public Policy lead in France so that commercial and policy engagement reinforce each other, and stay aligned with French and European AI strategy and regulation
Lead the conversation with customers on data sovereignty, security and compliance (for example SecNumCloud and the State's cloud doctrine), and work with Security, Legal and Product on how we meet those requirements
Prove value with customers alongside a shared Applied AI architect, cloud providers and systems integrators, doing much of the groundwork yourself in the early stages
Learn from and contribute to our UK and US public sector teams, bringing what works to France and sharing what you learn
Create the playbooks, references and operating rhythm that will let us scale a public sector team in France over time
You may be a good fit if you have
15+ years in enterprise technology sales, including significant time running a public sector business unit or leading sales teams that sell to French central government
The appetite to move from a leadership role into a hands-on senior individual contributor role with no team at the outset
Evidence that you thrive building from zero: a new market, a new business line or an early-stage company, where systems, processes and support were not yet in place
A track record of landing large, complex and genuinely transformative agreements with major ministries, as the person leading the deal
A deep, senior network across central government, and the credibility to engage at director and cabinet level as well as with technical teams
Practical command of French public procurement, including tenders, framework agreements, central purchasing bodies and partner or resale routes
Real expertise in data sovereignty, security and compliance requirements in the French State, and experience leading those conversations with customers
Experience of, or a clear aptitude for, working closely with public policy or government affairs colleagues
Ownership and resilience: you treat what is missing as something to build, and you bring colleagues with you to build it
The technical curiosity to learn our products in depth and hold credible conversations with both engineering leaders and senior officials
Fluent French and English, with excellent written and spoken communication in both
Willingness to go through French security clearance (habilitation) should specific accounts require it
A genuine commitment to safe and beneficial AI, and the ability to articulate why it matters for public institutions
AĢ propos du poste
En tant que Responsable des ventes secteur public d'Anthropic pour la France, vous incarnerez Anthropic aupreĢs de l'EĢtat français. Il s'agit d'un poste fondateur, aĢ construire de zeĢro : il n'existe aujourd'hui aucune eĢquipe secteur public en France, et vous baĢtirez notre strateĢgie, nos voies d'acceĢs au marcheĢ et nos premieĢres relations strateĢgiques en partant d'une page blanche. Ce poste est rattacheĢ aĢ la direction EMEA Sud. Vous piloterez l'adoption d'une IA de pointe et suĢre au sein de l'administration centrale, en commençant par les plus grands ministeĢres. Vous travaillerez main dans la main avec notre responsable des affaires publiques aĢ Paris ā dans peu d'entreprises les politiques publiques sont aussi centrales aĢ la mission que chez Anthropic ā ainsi qu'avec les eĢquipes Partenariats, Juridique, SeĢcuriteĢ et Produit, afin de mettre en place les cadres commerciaux et de conformiteĢ dont l'EĢtat a besoin pour travailler avec nous aĢ grande eĢchelle.
Il s'agit d'un poste senior de contribution individuelle. Nous attendons de vous que vous ayez dirigeĢ une activiteĢ secteur public et encadreĢ des eĢquipes, et que la perspective de revenir aĢ un poste pleinement opeĢrationnel vous enthousiasme : un poste ouĢ vous construisez vous-meĢme, et ouĢ la taille de votre eĢquipe ne dit rien de l'eĢtendue de votre peĢrimeĢtre. La premieĢre anneĢe, la reĢussite se mesurera moins aĢ un grand chiffre qu'aĢ votre capaciteĢ aĢ installer Anthropic aupreĢs de l'EĢtat français : une strateĢgie claire, les bonnes fondations et nos premiers accords strateĢgiques.
ResponsabiliteĢs
DeĢfinir et porter la strateĢgie de mise sur le marcheĢ d'Anthropic pour le secteur public en France : nos premiers terrains d'action, nos leviers de succeĢs et ce qu'il nous faut construire pour y parvenir
Incarner Anthropic au plus haut niveau aupreĢs de l'EĢtat français, en nouant des relations de confiance avec les cabinets ministeĢriels, les cadres dirigeants de l'administration et les responsables du numeĢrique et de la technologie des plus grands ministeĢres, dont la deĢfense, les finances et la justice
Piloter l'inteĢgraliteĢ du cycle de vente sur nos premieĢres opportuniteĢs strateĢgiques dans le secteur public, du premier contact au choix de la voie de passation, jusqu'aĢ la signature, au deĢploiement et aĢ l'extension
Travailler avec les eĢquipes Partenariats, Juridique et Finance pour mettre en place les voies d'acceĢs au marcheĢ dont l'EĢtat a besoin : canaux de revente et de partenariat, accords-cadres et centrales d'achat telles que l'UGAP
Collaborer au quotidien avec notre responsable des affaires publiques en France, pour que les deĢmarches commerciales et politiques se renforcent mutuellement, en coheĢrence avec la strateĢgie et la reĢglementation française et europeĢenne en matieĢre d'IA
Mener les eĢchanges clients sur la souveraineteĢ des donneĢes, la seĢcuriteĢ et la conformiteĢ (par exemple SecNumCloud et la doctrine Ā« cloud au centre Ā»), et travailler avec les eĢquipes SeĢcuriteĢ, Juridique et Produit sur la façon dont nous reĢpondons aĢ ces exigences
DeĢmontrer la valeur aupreĢs des clients en vous appuyant sur une expertise d'architecture Applied AI mutualiseĢe, sur les fournisseurs cloud et sur les inteĢgrateurs, en reĢalisant vous-meĢme une grande part du travail de terrain dans les premiers temps
Apprendre de nos eĢquipes secteur public au Royaume-Uni et aux EĢtats-Unis et contribuer aĢ leur travail, en important en France ce qui fonctionne et en partageant vos enseignements
CreĢer les playbooks, les reĢfeĢrences clients et le rythme opeĢrationnel qui nous permettront de faire grandir une eĢquipe secteur public en France
Ce poste peut vous correspondre si vous reĢunissez
Plus de 15 ans dans la vente de technologies aux grandes organisations, dont une peĢriode significative aĢ la teĢte d'une activiteĢ secteur public ou aĢ l'encadrement d'eĢquipes commerciales aĢ destination de l'administration centrale française
L'envie de passer d'un poste d'encadrement aĢ un poste senior pleinement opeĢrationnel, en contribution individuelle et sans eĢquipe au deĢpart
Un parcours qui montre que vous vous eĢpanouissez en construisant aĢ partir de zeĢro : un nouveau marcheĢ, une nouvelle ligne d'activiteĢ ou une entreprise aĢ ses deĢbuts, laĢ ouĢ les systeĢmes, les processus et les soutiens n'existaient pas encore
Des accords majeurs, complexes et reĢellement transformateurs conclus avec de grands ministeĢres aĢ votre actif, en eĢtant la personne aĢ la teĢte de la neĢgociation
Un reĢseau dense et de haut niveau au sein de l'administration centrale, et la creĢdibiliteĢ neĢcessaire pour eĢchanger au niveau des directions et des cabinets comme avec les eĢquipes techniques
Une maiĢtrise concreĢte de la commande publique française : appels d'offres, accords-cadres, centrales d'achat et voies de partenariat ou de revente
Une veĢritable expertise des exigences de souveraineteĢ des donneĢes, de seĢcuriteĢ et de conformiteĢ au sein de l'EĢtat français, et l'expeĢrience de ces eĢchanges avec les clients
L'expeĢrience ā ou une aptitude manifeste ā du travail en eĢtroite collaboration avec les eĢquipes affaires publiques ou relations institutionnelles
Le sens de la responsabiliteĢ et la teĢnaciteĢ : ce qui manque est pour vous quelque chose aĢ construire, et vous embarquez vos colleĢgues dans cette construction
La curiositeĢ technique neĢcessaire pour apprendre nos produits en profondeur et tenir des eĢchanges creĢdibles aussi bien avec les responsables d'ingeĢnierie qu'avec les responsables publics de haut niveau
Un français et un anglais courants, avec une excellente expression eĢcrite et orale dans les deux langues
La disponibiliteĢ pour engager une proceĢdure d'habilitation de seĢcuriteĢ si certains comptes l'exigent
Un engagement sinceĢre en faveur d'une IA suĢre et beĢneĢfique, et la capaciteĢ d'expliquer pourquoi cela compte pour les institutions publiques
Logistics
Minimum education: Bachelorās degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.
Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any linksāvisit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.
How we're different
We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact ā advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI ā rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.
The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.
Come work with us!
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates' AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process.