Senior Program Manager, Product Operations

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Product Operations to serve as a high-impact leader within the Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) division.

The successful candidate will be a strategic problem-solver, deployed to tackle critical business challenges, mature products for high-rate production, and lead transformative internal initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Execute with Precision: Dive deep into ambiguous and complex operational challenges, diagnose root causes, and drive solutions to completion.
• Optimize and Mature: Lead the transition of products from development to production readiness, focusing on process optimization, operational excellence, continuous improvement, design for manufacturability (DFM), and supply chain stability.
• Lead Transformation: Build and manage strategic initiatives, internal transformation efforts, or emergent opportunities that require dedicated, agile leadership to achieve specific, time-sensitive outcomes.

Key tasks include:

• Strategic Problem Solving: Act as an internal strike team leader to identify, analyze, and resolve the most complex operational, manufacturing, and business process issues that impede product maturity and scalability.
• Product Maturation Leadership: Own the operational strategy for transitioning products from development to stable production.
• Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement: Implement and champion a culture of continuous improvement using methodologies like Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC.
• Cross-Functional Initiative Management: Lead high-priority, cross-functional projects that span engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and finance.
• Data-Driven Operations: Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor process health, identify risks, and provide transparent status updates to executive leadership on project status, risks, and milestones.
• Risk Identification & Mitigation: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate systemic risks,technical, operational, or logistical,that could impact the ability to scale production and meet customer demands.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in program management, operations, or manufacturing, preferably in defense, aerospace, automotive, or other complex hardware industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in process excellence and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proven track record of leading products through the maturation lifecycle, from low-rate initial production to full-rate, scalable manufacturing.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to drive decision-making in ambiguous and fast-paced environments.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects and delivering them on-time and on-budget.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain management, quality systems, and production workflows.
• Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, with a proven ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a technical or business field.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Experience in a role focused on internal consulting, business transformation, or strategic operations.
• Experience launching new factories or production lines.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Income protection: life and disability insurance.
• Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
• Family planning and parenting support.
• Mental health resources.
• Professional development: annual reimbursement for professional development.
• Commuter benefits.
• Relocation assistance.
• Retirement savings plan.