Global Train and Advise Lead, Japan

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Global Train and Advise Lead, Japan with deep cultural competence in Japan.

Responsibilities

Training & Advising

• Facilitate delivery of comprehensive, multi-leveled technical training, including Train the Trainer courses, specifically tailored for the Japanese military, including end-users, operational staff, and senior leaders.
• Provide insight on user organizational structures, mission requirements, planning processes, CONOPs, and workflows to drive accelerated integration and operational employment of cutting edge technology.
• Conduct operational needs assessments to identify specific training requirements, operational gaps, and opportunities for enhanced and expanded system utilization.
• Guide creation and localization of culturally appropriate technical training materials, operational playbooks, documentation, quick-start guides, and troubleshooting resources in relevant regional languages.
• Deliver engaging and effective training sessions to ensure high levels of comprehension, skill transfer, and operational proficiency.
• Track key adoption metrics, capture and analyze user feedback, and support continuous improvement of training content and delivery methods to maximize impact and user proficiency.

Broad Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Development

• Cultivate relationships with critical stakeholders, including military leadership, staff, and end users.
• Serve as a trusted liaison facilitating effective communication and collaboration between Anduril and regional entities, from senior decision-makers to technical operators.
• Proactively identify opportunities that can enhance user’s successful adoption and deployment of Anduril systems.

Operational Advising

• Provide ongoing advisory support and mentorship to regional users and partners, ensuring sustained adoption, optimization, and expert utilization of systems.
• Advise user leadership and staff on mission planning, CONOP, SOP, and TTP development related to employment of Anduril systems.
• Identify emerging opportunities, potential risks, and evolving operational requirements within the Japan context that could impact program success or require proactive mitigation.
• Act as a subject matter expert for user adoption in Japan, ensuring cultural sensitivity, regional appropriateness, and strategic alignment in all engagements and technical solutions.

Technical Field Operations & System Integration

• Serve as a subject matter expert for users in the field, understanding their operational challenges and requirements.
• Support the rapid deployment of hardware and software systems in austere, remote, and operationally demanding environments across the region.
• Gather detailed user feedback from customers, translating these into clear, actionable specifications for internal engineering and product development teams.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks to ensure successful program execution and maximum uptime in critical operations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with internal teams (e.g., Mission Operations, Technical Operations, Product, Engineering, Growth) to ensure regional requirements, operational feedback, and critical technical insights are accurately incorporated into pre-deployment site surveys, product roadmaps, engineering sprints, and service offerings.
• Champion the voice of the Japanese user internally, advocating for solutions that meet their unique demands and technical constraints.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluency in Japanese and English
• US or Japanese citizenship
• Demonstrable experience operating with and supporting the Japan Self Defense Forces, with a significant portion in a train and advise, liaison, field engineering, and/or system integration capacity
• Extensive experience navigating complex interagency, international, and cross-cultural environments, with an emphasis on defense related train and advise support to foreign militaries
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining high-level relationships with government, military, and operators in Japan including experience briefing GS-15 / O-6 level or above on operational and strategic matters
• Experience leading and conducting training for militaries in the region
• Familiarity with training design, delivery, and dynamic presentation skills for diverse audiences
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the region and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a foreign area officer, military advisory group, or other security cooperation element
• Experience fielding autonomous and unmanned systems
• Experience with technology including autonomous systems, advanced C2 systems, air defense and/or tactical strike
• Experience with hands-on technical deployment, integration, configuration, and troubleshooting of hardware and software systems
• Formal education in engineering, security studies, international relations or other related field
• Completion of military exchange at a national command and staff college in the region

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.