Recruiting Lead - Advanced Manufacturing and Production

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

We are seeking a Recruiting Lead - Advanced Manufacturing & Production to lead, inspire, and scale our Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) production recruiting team.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Mentor: Manage, coach, and develop a team of internal recruiters and contractors, driving a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as the primary talent advisor to Senior Leadership across Manufacturing, Production, and Operations.
• Player-Coach Execution: Personally own and execute full-cycle recruiting for high-impact leadership roles and highly complex technical hires.
• Optimize Recruiting Operations: Evaluate and improve recruiting processes, sourcing strategies, and interview pipelines to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining an exceptionally high talent bar.
• Lead with Data & Insights: Build and analyze recruiting metrics to deliver regular updates, market maps, and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Champion Anduril's Culture: Ensure the team delivers an exceptional, mission-aligned candidate experience that reflects Anduril’s values and brand.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2+ years of direct people management experience leading recruiting teams in a high-growth environment.
• Domain Expertise: Proven track record recruiting for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, or high-tech hardware operations.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to build relationships, influence, and partner with executive-level stakeholders (VPs, Directors).
• Analytical Mindset: Strong data literacy; experience using recruiting metrics to forecast hiring capacity, diagnose pipeline bottlenecks, and drive team performance.
• High Agency: A self-starter who excels in ambiguous environments, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and takes complete ownership of outcomes.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scaling Experience: Experience scaling manufacturing or production teams from mid-stage growth to high-volume production.
• Agility: Experience managing a hybrid team of full-time employees (FTEs) and contract recruiters.
• Low Ego, High Drive: A leader who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help the team cross the finish line,no task is too big or too small.

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits packages available at little to no cost to employees.