Anthropic Targets EU Data Center Market With A Six-Figure Recruitment Drive: Report

Anthropic is reportedly on a hiring spree to secure European data center deals.

The Dario Amodei-led company has posted a job advertisement for a principal role based in London.

A source disclosed to CNBC that Anthropic is evaluating deals to directly acquire data center capacity from developers globally. The ‘Transaction Principal’ role, with a salary range of £225,000 ($303,806) to £270,000 ($364427), will be instrumental in securing the infrastructure that powers Anthropic's advanced AI systems in Europe.

The role involves sourcing European data center deals, engaging developers, and negotiating commercial term sheets, the report said. The ideal candidate is reportedly expected to have experience in data center markets across major European hubs (FLAP-D cities) as well as the Nordics and Southern Europe.

The AI startup is also seeking to hire for a comparable position in Australia, it added.

Anthropic did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comments.

Anthropic’s AI Push

Anthropic’s recruitment drive comes on the heels of several recent AI infrastructure deals completed by the company.

Earlier this week, it committed to invest over $100 billion in Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ:AMZN), which includes the use of Amazon’s Trainium chips and Graviton cores to support the training and deployment of Anthropic’s AI models.

Before that, Anthropic signed a major deal with Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to secure multi-gigawatt TPU capacity starting in 2027, expanding compute infrastructure to support its Claude AI models and rising global demand.

Meanwhile, the Nordic region is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure in Europe, driven by low energy costs. In March, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched its Denmark East datacenter region to provide secure, locally hosted cloud services within the EU, improving access to Azure and Microsoft 365 while keeping data under strict regional protections. The company and its partners plan to invest about $4.5 billion in Denmark over four years.

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