Mission Operations Manager

We are looking for a Mission Operations Manager to lead and establish Middle East regionally-based deployments across multiple disciplines of Anduril's portfolio. The first 9-12 month scope of this role is to support end-to-end operations and reporting of a multi-site program and sustained regional presence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Division and Anduril leadership to build out the staffing machine for our organization, enabling efficient in-country recruiting, facility and infrastructure standup, and allocation of resources as the organization scales.
• Support our corporate planning cycle by building and managing the local business operations functions such as monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans so we can hit our aggressive growth targets.
• Work with Product Engineering and Test and Evaluation teams to find and close operations gaps and ensure seamless execution of program schedule.
• Serve as liaison to Anduril US for international trade and export compliance matters.
• Regularly monitor and analyze recruiting, staffing, and financial progress against plans and provide recommendations to leadership for resource planning and reallocation.
• Work with Anduril's Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of resourcing across our most critical programs.
• Lead various strategic initiatives and projects as directed by leadership and the Head of Division Operations, ensuring they align with the overall business strategy and objectives.
• Coordinate and prepare for executive leadership meetings with partners and customers, including setting agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-through.
• Develop fundamental knowledge of Anduril product solutions to support regional growth and capture activities.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in project management, consulting, operations, or finance.
• Strong background in executing business operations and driving outcomes.
• Strong ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, key business and program execution.
• Strong fundamentals in operational accounting and finance.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working at or with Aerospace & Defense companies, Robotics, Technology, or other manufacturing heavy companies directly or in an advisory capacity.
• Experience working at a startup or ability to establish processes and SOPs from scratch.
• Experience working in the Middle East.
• Arabic Language Proficiency.