Staff Technical Program Manager, Game Development

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

The Sand Table team at Anduril develops a revolutionary platform for visualizing future defense scenarios, transforming massive amounts of data into an intuitive, interactive 3D command center.

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to own execution for the Sand Table team,someone who will maintain our timelines, resolve dependencies, and keep everything on the rails towards final delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own execution end-to-end. Drive the team's delivery cadence from planning through release. Maintain timelines, track milestones, and ensure the team consistently hits its commitments.
• Resolve dependencies and remove blockers. Proactively identify cross-team dependencies, external blockers, and resource constraints.
• Protect the team's time and focus. Clearly articulate blockers, risks, and work in progress to stakeholders so the team can stay heads-down on delivery.
• Drive high-quality, consistent releases. Help establish and maintain release processes that ensure every build meets quality standards.
• Manage stakeholders and communication. Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across business development, product, and leadership.
• Coordinate demonstration logistics. Partner with the team to manage the complex logistics of delivering flawless XR demonstrations to critical audiences.
• Build and improve processes. Implement lightweight, effective processes for planning, tracking, and delivery that match the team's pace.
• Anticipate and mitigate risk. Maintain a living picture of technical, schedule, and integration risks.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Engineering Program Manager, or equivalent role delivering complex software products
• Demonstrated track record of owning execution for cross-functional technical teams and shipping on-time
• Strong technical literacy,ability to understand system architecture, software dependencies, build/release pipelines, and technical trade-offs without needing to write the code yourself
• High agency and intrinsic motivation; you move on problems before being asked and operate effectively with minimal direction
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel work-streams, competing priorities, and shifting timelines
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills,able to build trust, set expectations, and clearly articulate status, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with project management tooling (Jira, Confluence, Linear, or equivalent) and establishing delivery processes for engineering teams
• Willingness to travel as needed for demonstrations and events (up to 25%)
• Must be a U.S. person eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in real-time 3D applications, game engines, XR, or graphics-intensive software development environments
• Background in defense, aerospace, or national security,understanding of the stakeholder landscape and demonstration culture
• Experience managing release processes for software with hardware-in-the-loop dependencies (XR headsets, specialized display systems, etc.)
• Familiarity with C++ development workflows, plugin architectures, or game studio production pipelines
• Experience coordinating live demonstrations or events with high-profile audiences with high-profile audiences and very-high stakes
• Track record of building program management processes from scratch in fast-moving, early-stage, or startup environments
• Experience managing programs with both software delivery and physical logistics components
• Active U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance