Support Vendor Operations Manager

About Anthropic Anthropic’s 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 Anthropic's Product Support organization is scaling rapidly to meet the needs of a fast-growing global customer base. As we build out tiered, 24/7 enterprise support offerings, our vendor and contractor partners are a critical lever for delivering consistent, high-quality support across time zones and channels. As the Support Vendor Operations Manager, you'll be the program management engine behind Anthropic's vendor and contractor operations — driving day-to-day performance, SLA attainment, quality, and knowledge transfer across our partner sites. You'll work closely with vendor site leads and internal stakeholders to make sure our partners have what they need to perform, stay current on Claude's products, and deliver an excellent customer experience. You will focus on turning strategy and contracts into reliable, measurable on-the-ground performance. What You'll Do Performance & SLA Management Monitor day-to-day vendor and contractor performance against SLAs and KPIs across all partner sites; surface risks early and drive corrective action Run weekly and monthly performance reviews with vendor site leads; track trends and follow through on action items Partner with Support Operations and WFM on capacity, scheduling, and shrinkage issues that affect SLA attainment Escalate persistent performance issues to the Vendor Management Lead with clear data and recommended next steps Quality Program Run the quality program for vendor and contractor agents: calibration sessions, audits, and scorecards aligned to Anthropic's standards for accuracy, safety, and brand voice Close the loop between QA findings and coaching, partnering with vendor site leads on agent-level performance Track CSAT and quality trends and translate them into concrete improvement plans Knowledge Transfer & Enablement Own the knowledge transfer process for new product launches, feature releases, and policy changes — making sure vendor and contractor teams are ready on day one Maintain vendor- and contractor-facing resources (runbooks, macros, knowledge base articles, training materials) and keep them current as products evolve Partner with Support Operations and Learning & Enablement to deliver ongoing enablement and refresher training Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for vendor and contractor questions on product, process, and tooling What We're Looking For 3–6 years of experience in support operations, vendor/BPO program management, or a related operational role Track record of driving performance against SLAs and quality metrics in a customer support environment Strong program management skills — you can run a recurring operating cadence, track action items, and follow through without being chased Experience building and maintaining enablement content (runbooks, KB articles, training materials) Comfortable working with data to spot trends and tell a clear story about performance Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills — you'll work closely with vendor site leads, Support Ops, L&D, and product teams Genuine curiosity about AI and enthusiasm for helping Anthropic's customers succeed Nice to Have Experience with tiered or paid enterprise support models Familiarity with AI-augmented support workflows Background working with follow-the-sun vendor operations across AMER, EMEA, and APAC Experience with Intercom or similar support tooling The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.  For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Annual Salary: $165,000 — $210,000 USD Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s 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