In this role, Schmidt will lead a team of GTM recruiters focused on hiring for Marketing, Brand, and Communications. He will contribute to Anthropic’s broader talent strategy as the company scales and advances its work in building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Schmidt brings deep expertise across talent acquisition, recruiting innovation, employer branding, HR leadership, and AI-enabled recruiting transformation.
Before joining Anthropic, he served as Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Innovation at Fruitist, where he built a global enterprise-grade talent infrastructure. His work focused on creating recruiting systems designed for speed, precision, and measurable business outcomes.
Earlier, Schmidt founded Amplify Talent, serving as Founder & CEO for over 11 years. Through the firm, he partnered with leading organizations to redefine how they attract, engage, and retain talent.
He has also been a Contributing Writer at Fast Company, writing on talent, brand, recruiting, HR, and innovation. His work explored the evolving nature of work, AI, and modern people practices.
Previously, Schmidt served as Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR, where he led the rebuilding of the talent acquisition function as part of a broader HR transformation. His earlier roles include Head of Recruiting at Magento, Vice President, Human Resources at Ticketmaster / Live Nation Entertainment, and Senior Director, Global Talent at Ticketmaster Entertainment.
He also held recruiting leadership and technical recruiting roles at Intersperse and Pencom Systems, building strong expertise in technical recruiting, account management, and talent acquisition execution.
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