Anthropic Withdraws Offer for Meta, Up to $450,000

Anthropic briefly posted a job titled "Mega Account Executive, Meta," before removing it following inquiries. This episode comes as Meta is reportedly spending hundreds of millions of dollars per month with Anthropic while seeking to limit this dependency, and as the startup prepares for what is described as a massive IPO.

High Spending, Questionable Dependency, and IPO on the Horizon

Meta is reported to still be spending hundreds of millions of dollars per month with Anthropic while trying to reduce its reliance on the latter's tools. An internal projection, reported by the New York Times, indicated that Meta could spend $10 billion a year benefiting Anthropic. Nat Friedman, head of AI products at Meta, informed employees that a reduction in this dependency could impact Anthropic's revenues as its IPO approaches. Meanwhile, Anthropic is strengthening its finances in anticipation of a massive IPO, and Meta is developing its own AI models.

A Job Posting Tailored for Meta, Quickly Taken Down

The title "Mega Account Executive, Meta" explicitly targeted one of Anthropic's largest clients. The listing mentioned an annual salary ranging from $380,000 to $450,000, with no reference to Meta outside of the title, and required securing new contracts and generating revenue within a portfolio of strategic digital accounts. After inquiries, Anthropic removed the posting. Both companies declined to comment.

Broader Recruitment Elsewhere and the Use of Claude Code

This targeted posting contrasts with other account executive positions at Anthropic, which are focused on broader areas or sectors, such as startups in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, or the public sector in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the coding tool Claude Code is reported to be gaining popularity in Silicon Valley this year, including at Meta, as both companies continue their developments in AI.