Certification Development Lead

About the Role

Anthropic is seeking a Certification Development Lead to build and scale a best-in-class certification program for our partner ecosystem. We’ve launched our first certification, the Claude Certified Architect, Foundations (CCA-F), and now we need someone to turn that first credential into a comprehensive, multi-tiered program that our systems integrator, consulting, and technology partners rely on to demonstrate real competence with Claude.

This is a 0-to-1 build. You’ll define the certification strategy, design the credential architecture, and build the program infrastructure from the ground up, all with our partner audience at the center. You’ll work at the intersection of program design and subject matter expertise: identifying what partners need to know, structuring the path to get them there, and collaborating with internal SMEs to ensure the content reflects how Claude actually works and where it’s headed. The systems and tooling that deliver certifications are being built by a separate team; your focus is the program itself, the credentialing framework, the partner experience, and the cross-functional relationships that keep it all connected.

The broader program strategy, including audience planning, partner relationships, and go-to-market alignment, lives within the Partner Enablement team. You’ll sit at the center of that work, collaborating closely with Partnerships, Applied AI, and GTM Productivity to ensure certifications serve both the partners earning them and the Anthropic teams relying on certified partners to extend our reach.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end certification program: define the vision, build the credentialing framework, and establish the multi-tiered certification path that scales with Anthropic’s partner ecosystem
• Design certification architectures, competency frameworks, and assessment methodologies that measure real applied skill, not just content exposure
• Build with the partner audience in mind: understand the needs, workflows, and incentives of SI, consulting, and technology partners, and design credentialing experiences that meet them where they are
• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts across Applied AI, Product, and Engineering to translate Claude’s evolving capabilities into rigorous, current certification content
• Partner with trainers and to ensure alignment between training delivery and credentialing requirements, so the learning journey and credential path reinforce each other
• Work cross-functionally with Partnerships, GTM Productivity, and Revenue Operations to connect certification outcomes to partner performance, pipeline attribution, and ecosystem health metrics
• Define and manage relationships with credentialing vendors and collaborate with the systems owner on platform and delivery infrastructure decisions
• Establish quality standards for assessments including validity, reliability, and fairness, and use assessment data to continuously improve the program
• Build the operational processes around certification lifecycle management: development, launch, renewal, versioning, and retirement of credentials as Claude’s capabilities evolve

You May Be a Good Fit If You Have

• 7+ years in certification program design, credentialing, developer education, or partner enablement, with demonstrated experience building programs from scratch, not just maintaining existing ones
• A track record of 0-to-1 builds: you’ve stood up a certification or credentialing program where one didn’t exist before, defined the strategy, earned stakeholder buy-in, and shipped it
• Deep understanding of partner ecosystems, particularly SI and consulting partner audiences, and the ability to design certification experiences that drive real adoption and competency within those organizations
• Strong educational design instincts: you think in terms of competency frameworks, learning progressions, and what it actually means to demonstrate mastery versus