Senior Recruiter, Business Development

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

The Business Development Recruiting team is responsible for attracting and hiring the talent that builds Anduril's growth engine.

We are looking for a Senior Recruiter for Business Development to join our rapidly growing team in Washington, DC (preferred), Costa Mesa, CA, Seattle, WA, or Boston, MA office.

In this role, you will own full-cycle recruiting across Business Development, Government Relations, and Program Management, while providing flex support to adjacent Growth searches as needed.

Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Recruiting Execution: Own end-to-end recruiting across Business Development, Government Relations, and Program Management, with flex capacity into adjacent Growth hiring during peak periods
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies tailored to each sub-function
• Conduct screens that assess functional depth, customer knowledge, and organizational fit
• Manage the interview process from intake through close
• Strategic Partnership: Partner with BD and Growth leaders to understand current and upcoming hiring needs, team composition, and the specific profiles that will succeed in each sub-function and division
• Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and candidate availability across BD disciplines
• Provide transparent pipeline updates and market intelligence
• Influence role design and leveling by bringing external market perspective to internal conversations about scope, customer alignment, and requirements
• Process and Craft: Own the candidate experience from first outreach through close
• Maintain data integrity in the ATS/CRM to support accurate reporting, capacity planning, and pipeline analytics
• Identify and implement improvements to recruiting processes, tools, and interview practices within your portfolio

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Direct experience recruiting within business development, capture, proposals, government relations, program management, or adjacent growth functions , ideally in defense, aerospace, or national security
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent searches across different functional areas while maintaining quality and candidate experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise, calibrate, and build trust with hiring managers across levels
• Data-informed mindset: you track pipeline metrics, use conversion data to diagnose search health, and present market intelligence to influence decisions
• Clear, effective communication with candidates and hiring teams
• Ability to move fast and prioritize without letting quality or candidate experience slip
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in defense, aerospace, or a related industry where cleared talent, customer relationships, and program knowledge are central to candidate evaluation
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition ecosystem
• Experience recruiting across multiple BD sub-functions rather than a single specialty
• Track record of improving recruiting processes, interview design, or assessment frameworks
• Working knowledge of security clearance processes and how clearance status affects pipeline timelines and offer strategy
• Established network or sourcing muscle in the defense BD talent market