Description
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 strategic, hands-on leader to stand up and scale our Mission Operations function within AIS.
As Head of Mission Operations, you will own the end-to-end operational success of our deployments , building and leading a team of Mission Operations Engineers while establishing the processes, standards, and playbooks that enable repeatable, high-quality delivery across a rapidly growing portfolio of IC programs.
Responsibilities:
- Build & Lead the Team: Recruit, develop, and manage a team of Mission Operations Engineers.
- Define the Mission Ops Playbook: Establish scalable frameworks for system deployment, integration, operator training, and ongoing field support.
- Own Deployment & Operational Readiness: Oversee the technical configuration, deployment, and integration of systems across multiple programs.
- Drive Operator Adoption & Training Strategy: Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators.
- Serve as the Voice of the Field: Aggregate operational feedback, deployment lessons learned, and real-world user requirements.
- Build Strategic Customer Relationships: Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior military officers, IC stakeholders, and program leadership.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Program Management, Engineering, Legal, and Business Development.
- Establish Metrics & Reporting: Define and track KPIs for deployment success, operator readiness, system uptime, and customer satisfaction.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience building, scaling, and managing technical operations or field engineering teams.
- Mission-First Mindset: You put the needs of the customer and the mission first.
- Operational & Technical Depth: Strong technical aptitude with hands-on experience in system deployments, software configuration, troubleshooting, IP networking, APIs, and data integration.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate organizational goals and customer needs into a clear operational strategy.
- Adaptability: You thrive in unstructured, fast-moving environments.
- Stellar Communication: Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across all levels.
- Collaboration & Low-Ego: You lead by example in a flat, fast-moving organization that values teamwork, action, and execution over hierarchy.
- Must be willing to travel up to 30%.
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior military service (tactical ops, signals, intelligence, or C2) with leadership experience.
- Track record of standing up or significantly scaling a field operations, mission support, or deployment function.
- Experience designing and institutionalizing operator training programs at scale.
- Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits packages.