Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Age-Appropriate Design

Role Overview An Anthropic Safeguards Enforcement Analyst on the user well‑being team is responsible for building and executing enforcement workflows that keep our products safe, with a focus on detecting and mitigating potential harm. The initial responsibility is age‑related enforcement: ensuring that our consumer products reach the appropriate audiences and preventing underage users from accessing content not designed for them. The role may expand over time to other areas of user well‑being enforcement. Important Context In this position you may be exposed to and engage with explicit content spanning a range of topics, including sexual, violent, or psychologically disturbing material. There is also an on‑call responsibility across the Policy and Enforcement teams. Key Responsibilities Design and architect automated enforcement systems and review workflows that scale effectively while maintaining high accuracy. Partner with Engineering and Data Science teams to optimize detection models for policy violations and automated enforcement systems. Review flagged content to drive enforcement and policy improvements. Enforce usage policies with a focus on detecting and mitigating harmful use of AI systems. Work with Legal, Public Policy, and Privacy stakeholders to keep our age assurance approach proportionate, privacy‑preserving, and responsive to an evolving regulatory landscape. Support the Safeguards policy design team by providing detailed feedback on policy gaps based on real enforcement scenarios. Keep up to date with emerging AI policy enforcement best practices, and use these to inform decision‑making and workflows. Be responsible for Anthropic’s layered age assurance approach—self‑declaration, behavioral signals, verification, and ban appeals—to keep first‑party consumer products safe. Adjacent user well‑being enforcement where age is a key factor in how policy is applied, such as sexual content and illicit substances. Minimum Qualifications Experience in trust and safety, online child safety, age assurance, privacy, product policy, or a related field. Subject‑matter expertise in one or more of: age assurance or age verification systems, age‑appropriate design, child online safety, privacy‑preserving verification methods, or content classification for young people. Experience driving cross‑functional initiatives with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Policy partners—especially where safety, privacy, and usability tradeoffs need to be navigated together. Experience navigating evolving regulatory landscapes and enforcement best practices with regards to age assurance (including frameworks like the UK AADC, COPPA, and the DSA), CSAM/CSEM, NCII, and digital well‑being. A thoughtful perspective on the privacy/safety tradeoffs inherent in age verification—including when less invasive approaches are the right call. Strong written communication skills, with experience producing clear briefs and recommendations for technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Comfort using data (SQL or similar tools) to measure what’s working and inform decisions. Excellent judgment and the ability to collaborate with team members while navigating rapidly evolving priorities and workstreams. Preferred Qualifications Experience building or operating age‑gating flows, age estimation signals, underage account detection, or appeals workflows. Experience advising or partnering with third‑party platforms on deploying safely to younger users. Experience working with or evaluating third‑party age verification providers. A deep interest in AI safety and responsible technology development. Experience writing effective prompts for generative AI systems in a content review or enforcement context. Benefits & Compensation Annual Salary: $245,000–$285,000USD. Hybrid work policy: all staff are expected to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more onsite presence. Visa sponsorship available. Competitive benefits including generous vacation, parental leave, flexible working hours, and office space. Optional equity donation matching. Diversity & Inclusion We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. We strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team, supporting people from underrepresented groups and recognizing the higher likelihood of imposter syndrome among them. #J-18808-Ljbffr Doist