Anthropic builds Singapore footprint with hiring push

Claude-maker Anthropic is expanding its footprint in Singapore, with several job postings indicating plans to build out regional teams across accounting, product support and economic research.

Among the roles, the company is hiring an APAC accounting lead based in Singapore to head its regional corporate accounting function. Reporting to the head of international accounting in Dublin, the role will oversee end-to-end finance operations across Asia Pacific, including statutory reporting, payroll, procure-to-pay, intercompany processes and regional finance systems.

The position will also be responsible for building and leading the regional accounting team, managing outsourced providers, and strengthening internal controls as Anthropic scales its presence in the region.

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The firm is also recruiting a regional economic research lead focused on studying AI’s impact on economies. The role will involve working with governments, academia and industry partners to develop the Anthropic Economic Index, while building methodologies to measure AI’s effects on labour markets, productivity, inequality and broader economic outcomes.

Separately, Anthropic is hiring product support specialists in Singapore, marking its first locally based support team in the market. The team will handle user issues, strengthen technical support processes and support enterprise customers as the company scales its AI offerings globally.

MARKETING-INTERACTIVE has reached out to Anthropic for more information.

The hiring push comes as OpenAI ramps up its presence in Singapore through a more than SG$300 million investment to establish its first Applied AI Lab outside the US, in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information.

The OpenAI Singapore Applied AI Lab will house more than 200 engineers and specialists over the coming years to support organisations across sectors including public services, finance, healthcare and digital infrastructure. The company will also roll out training programmes, including a bootcamp for mid-career software engineers, as well as workshops and capability-building initiatives with government agencies, education institutions and SMEs.

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