[London] Manager, Technical Deployment

Job Overview

We're seeking a Manager of Technical Deployment for Financial Services at Anthropic, a company focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. You'll lead a team of Technical Deployment Leads (TDLs) and Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) in embedding with strategic customers to deploy production AI applications.

As a player-coach role, you'll be credible in architecture conversations with customers' engineering leads and comfortable in sales conversations with executive sponsors. You'll lead complex engagements, set delivery quality standards, and build playbooks and evaluation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and retain a team of TDLs in Financial Services engagements, setting a high bar for delivery judgment, technical fluency, and customer presence.
• Manage TDLs directly, providing regular 1:1s, clear expectations, direct feedback, and growth plans.
• Own portfolio health across the vertical, tracking engagement progress and intervening early when delivery drifts.
• Hold executive relationships with customer sponsors, run steering committees, and represent Anthropic's credibility with senior leaders.
• Make staffing calls for each engagement, working with FDE managers to match TDLs and engineers.
• Lead complex engagements, taking the TDL seat when necessary.
• Set delivery excellence standards, ensuring every engagement has a defensible impact story.
• Codify reusable solution patterns, evaluation frameworks, and technical playbooks.
• Partner with Sales to qualify engagements and shape scope.
• Run the team's operating rhythm, including engagement reviews and knowledge-sharing.

Requirements

• 8+ years leading enterprise AI/ML delivery, with 3+ years managing people who owned delivery outcomes.
• Experience building and leading technical delivery teams in enterprise environments.
• Delivered AI, ML, or LLM-based agentic solutions into production.
• Depth in Financial Services, with experience delivering technology programs in banks, insurers, or asset managers.
• Ability to navigate architecture discussions and evaluate technical trade-offs.
• Experience with value-based scoping and post-deployment impact measurement.

Benefits

• Annual salary: £255,000-£325,000 GBP
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours

Logistics

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Required field of study: Relevant to the role
• Location-based hybrid policy: 25% office time expected
• Visa sponsorship: Available