Division Operations LeadABOUT THE TEAMOmen is Anduril's hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development for future contract opportunities.
ABOUT THE JOBWe're hiring a leader for our Division Operations team in Costa Mesa - the nerve center of Anduril's Air Maneuver group. Sitting inside Maneuver Dominance, one of Anduril's fastest-growing divisions, this team brings together aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineers alongside software, robotics, AI, sensor fusion, and data analysis specialists - all building vehicle-centric hardware and software that doesn't just improve our customers' capabilities, it fundamentally transforms them.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- Support our corporate planning cycle by building and managing the local business operations functions such as monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans so we can hit our aggressive growth targets.
- Work with Product Engineering and Test and Evaluation teams to find and close operations and resource gaps and ensure seamless execution of program schedule.
- Analyze business growth strategy and new business proposals to determine recruiting, staffing, and financial requirements. Determine feasibility against existing operating plans, available resources and provide recommendations to leadership for resource planning and reallocation.
- Work with Anduril's Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of resourcing across our most critical programs.
- Lead various strategic initiatives and projects as directed by General Manager and the Head of Division Operations, ensuring they align with the overall business strategy and objectives.
- Coordinate and prepare for executive leadership meetings with partners and customers, including setting agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-through.
- Develop fundamental knowledge of Anduril product solutions to support growth and capture activities.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS- You have 10+ years of experience in consulting, operations, finance, or general business analysis
- You have a strong background in executing business operations and driving outcomes
- Strong ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, key business and program execution
- Experience working at or with Aerospace & Defense companies, Robotics, Technology, or other modern manufacturing companies, and the logistics infrastructure required
- You love solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way
- You're both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
- You get energy from being a thought partner for others and it excites you to spend time translating operational problems into data problems, and to then going and executing on them
- An incredibly fast learner in engineering topics
- You're tactical and don't only sit at a 30,000 foot level
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Strong fundamentals in operational accounting and finance
- Experience establishing and maintaining agreements with strategic partners and suppliers
- Experience with Unmanned Aerial Systems or adjacent technologies
- Experience working at a startup or ability to establish processes and SOPs from scratch
US Salary Range
$183,000-$243,000 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:
BenefitsAt 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.
