Sara Arnoudse

Talent & Development Leader @ Anthropic

New York, New York, United States

About

I am an experienced leader in the learning and leadership development space, drawn especially to mission-driven work in fast-paced organizations. During my career, I’ve built multiple successful global learning teams from the ground up and am energized by the challenge of scaling the L&D infrastructures of high growth organizations to support successful business evolution and expansion. My areas of focus include Top Talent Programs, Coaching, 360 Assessment, Executive Leadership Development, Learning Design, Facilitation, Design Thinking, Community, Strategy Development, and People Management.

Experience

  • Head of Talent Development and Enablement at Anthropic
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Stripe (Full-time · 4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of People Development, Enablement, and Operations
      Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 · 3 mos

    • Head of People Development
      Nov 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Promoted to build and lead the global People Development function across Stripe, including scaled, all-company learning, manager development, executive coaching, leadership development, team effectiveness, and top talent programs.

    • Head of Talent and Development (Interim)
      Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Stood-up Stripe's Talent & Development function, including People Development, Talent Strategy & Careers, Organizational Effectiveness, and Strategic Engagements.

  • VP, Head of Leadership Development at Chief
    Feb 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Joined following Series A to design, build, and launch Chief's leadership development experience for members, C-level executive women leaders. Chief was founded to drive women forward into positions of power - and keep them there.

  • Global Director of Learning & Development at WeWork
    Mar 2018 - Feb 2020 · 2 yrs

    Responsible for global management and leadership development across WeWork; determined and delivered global strategy and curriculum across all markets in support of hypergrowth. Designed and delivered custom top talent programs.

  • Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) (4 yrs)
    • Vice President & Head of Learning and Development
      Oct 2015 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Launched and led first-ever global learning team (13 team members) dedicated to fostering a culture of learning at GLG in support of fast-paced business growth and evolution. Designed and facilitated hallmark leadership development summits tailored toward participants’ experience level; training content included Coaching, Strategic Leadership, Effective Performance Management, Servant Leadership, and more. Led employee engagement efforts for GLG’s 1800+ employees through wellness initiatives, volunteer opportunities, interest-based clubs, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

    • Senior Learning & Development Manager
      Jul 2015 - Oct 2015 · 4 mos

    • Learning & Development Manager
      Apr 2014 - Jul 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos