Program Assistant

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

The Program Assistant is a core member of the Space Special Programs Business Line leadership team, with a primary mandate to actively enhance the GM's productivity by managing their time, assisting with tasking, and anticipating/solving needs and issues in order to free them to focus on developing and growing the organization's mission and product space.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the General Manager and their leadership team to help facilitate and enhance the team's productivity.
• Actively manage the GM's schedule, and ensure that the priorities of all activities are properly incorporated.
• Handle travel planning, arrangements, and expense reports.
• Organize and track long-term goals.
• Help prepare documents, spreadsheets, etc., including collecting information from resources within the company.
• Facilitate meetings with customers, mission partners, and other external entities and assure that all appropriate documentation, security requirements, etc. are prepared in advance.
• Assure that the engineering staff is able to focus on their technical objectives and able to perform them as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Assist with administrative functions preparing for design reviews, meetings, proposals, etc.
• Partner with the Head of Operations to implement and maintain the office culture and environment.
• Assist the Head of Operations with data collection, document creation, etc. in support of the preparation of data products for the GM and other corporate functions.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of working experience in an administrative role for a senior executive, with significant office management tasking.
• Strong communication skills across a wide dynamic range, both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in all facets of communication, operation, and behavior.
• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems in a way that is both data-driven and people-centric.
• High level of integrity and the ability to operate with and maintain the sanctity of sensitive information.
• High ownership of tasks with the organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple taskings and priorities in parallel, at a rapid pace, and report out on progress regularly.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• Proven ability to understand the pace and lifecycle of spacecraft technical development, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams to help them most effectively meet their goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working at a technology and/or high-growth company.
• Experience working in defense or aerospace.
• Experience working in a broadly-defined support role which requires independent thinking and operation.

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) to ensure you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.