Anduril Industries

Associate Director, Corporate Planning & Operations

Anduril Industries$170K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in operations, consulting, investment banking, or program management in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally, aligning diverse stakeholders and driving outcomes.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate data into recommendations.
  • Exceptional communication skills for presenting to executives and technical teams.
  • Proven track record of improving processes and driving accountability across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and enhance planning processes for various workstreams while ensuring disciplined execution.
  • Establish and manage governance, timelines, and decision gates for planning cycles.
  • Collaborate with functional leads and finance to define inputs and align assumptions.
  • Analyze data to forecast risks and measure outcomes against plans.
  • Create practical execution tools and reports in partnership with Biz Ops and functions.
  • Facilitate decision-making meetings to provide leadership with relevant context and insights.
  • Refine processes to improve organizational speed and accuracy.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at low or no cost for US roles.
  • Full coverage of medical insurance for dependents in UK & AUS roles.
  • Income protection through life and disability insurance for all employees.
  • Generous PTO with caregiver and wellness leave options.
  • Support for family planning and parenting, including coverage for fertility treatments.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Corporate Planning & Operations team builds and defines how the company plans and makes operational decisions across teams, turning strategy into day-to-day execution.

We sit at the center of the business and take on high-impact, often ambiguous problems that directly affect growth, efficiency, and how the business scales. That means deep-dive analysis, process re-design, and building pragmatic solutions that make the company run better.

We work closely with senior leaders, move quickly, and focus on outcomes. This is a team for people who like solving hard problems, building and iterating, and leaving things better than they found them.

ABOUT THE JOB
The Associate Director, Corporate Planning & Operations will be based out of Costa Mesa, CAand will report directly to our Corporate Planning leader. This role will focus on tackling operational challenges facing the business, including driving our strategic planningGiven our rapid growth and the uniquely challenging problems we tackle, this role will naturally gravitate toward finding solutions and will be adept at navigating organizational hurdles. The ability to build trust quickly in a fast-paced environment and execute with high dependability is also critical to success in this role.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Manage and improve long-range, and annual planning processes. Scope the work, define work streams, and serve as the overall project quarterback.
  • Lead headcount planning and operationalization - building on existing workflows to drive greater efficiency and accuracy, enhance tooling and develop more scalable solutions, and present monthly insights to Executives.
  • Drive the monthly and quarterly reporting cadence with cross-functional teams. Ensure processes are sequenced appropriately, drive better content, and support with key analyses on consolidated data.
  • Tackle hard, ambiguous ad-hoc questions with rigor and independence, owning projects from problem definition to execution
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic decisions by framing a problem space, evaluating potential paths, surfacing key tradeoffs, and operationalizing
  • Craft and develop high-quality executive presentations and materials
  • Lead and mentor a team, providing direction in a fast-paced environment with high-stakes deliverables that impact overall company rhythm


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 7+ years experience in a strategy and/or operating role at a high-growth technology company, with previous experience owning financial modeling and analyses, and executive reporting.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, and the ability to build simple but impactful presentations for executive audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate and articulate thoughts clearly and simply across a wide range of roles (finance partners, engineering, cross functional leadership, and executives).
  • History of successfully leading/managing a team including hiring, ramping, and developing talent and employing a culture of strong feedback
  • Consistent track record of cross functional leadership amongst diverse individuals with different goals
  • Strong proficiency in data analytics, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and extract actionable insights that support business objectives.
  • Ownership mentality with a natural bias to assume responsibility. We empower our team to quickly assume high levels of responsibility and entrust them to actively own projects and shape their success.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance


US Salary Range

$170,000-$215,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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