Operations Manager, Internal Mobility

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

We're looking for an Operations Manager to join our Internal Mobility team and own the day-to-day operations of how people move into new roles at Anduril. This role sits at the intersection of People Ops, Talent Acquisition Ops, and Division Ops , you'll be the person who keeps all three connected: running core processes, improving how they work, and making sure partner teams have what they need to move internal talent into the right seats.

Mobility Operations & Process Infrastructure

• Own the end-to-end processing of internal moves, from eligibility verification through start-date coordination and transition closeout, ensuring a consistent and positive experience for employees, hiring managers, and partner teams.
• Serve as first escalation point and advisor on eligibility checks, compensation partnership, start-date negotiation, and transition oversight for every internal move.
• Assess current workflows, identify bottlenecks and friction points, and implement process improvements that increase speed, quality, and compliance.

Systems, Tooling & Automation

• Own systems infrastructure across Greenhouse, Foundry/Jira, and internal systems so they are operationally seamless, data-integrated, and provide a frictionless experience for employees and managers.
• Design and build automations , intake forms, status tracking, notification triggers, handoff checklists , that reduce churn and eliminate dropped handoffs between teams.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Change Enablement

• Serve as the go-to operational partner for Recruiters, People Business Partners, Compensation, and Division Ops teams navigating internal moves, bridging different parts of the organization to achieve coordinated outcomes.
• Execute rollout and adoption plans for new mobility processes and systems, ensuring stakeholders are informed, prepared, and able to operate against updated workflows.

Policy & Eligibility

• Maintain and operationalize eligibility criteria, internal posting policies, and movement guidelines.

Analytics & Reporting

• Build and maintain the mobility analytics stack: internal hire rates by division, time-to-fill for internal candidates, retention impact, skill-gap closures, cost savings vs. external hires, and overall program health.
• Develop reporting dashboards and analyze operational metrics , including cycle time, resolution quality, and process compliance , to proactively surface bottlenecks and drive improvement.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Operations, Talent Operations, or a related function, ideally in a high-growth technology or defense environment.
• Direct experience building and improving operational workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and context-switch across multiple operational domains simultaneously.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms, applicant tracking systems, and project management tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to pull data, build reports, and use metrics to tell a story about program health and business impact.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.