Senior Compensation Partner

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

We're seeking a Compensation Partner who's ready to architect the future of our compensation strategy and propel Anduril to new heights.

The Total Rewards team is looking for a Compensation Partner to support Anduril’s continued hyper growth.

You will drive Anduril’s success by bringing your compensation expertise to our leadership team and helping us scale.

Responsibilities:

• Lead compensation programs and projects, enabling Anduril to scale its People infrastructure.
• Guide People Business Partners and leadership teams throughout our compensation planning cycles through calibration sessions and identifying compensation remedies.
• Design, implement, and manage comprehensive compensation programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, and equity compensation, aligned with organisational strategy and market trends.
• Lead job evaluation processes, conduct market pricing analyses, and ensure internal equity and external competitiveness across all job families and levels.
• Partner closely with leadership and HR teams to resolve complex compensation issues, support strategic decision-making, and drive the implementation of compensation initiatives across the organisation.
• Work closely with our People Business & Talent Acquisition Partners on how to navigate compensation issues & offers, calibration sessions, analyse compensation data and create materials for managers and employee trainings.
• Lead change management and communications of compensation practices with managers, team members, and across the People Team.
• Spearhead Anduril’s compensation philosophy and strategy as related to the growth of our company.
• Build strong partnerships with the People Business Partner, Talent, Legal, Stock, Finance and Accounting teams as well as our 3rd party vendors.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience working in Compensation in roles.
• Experience with job architecture, levelling guides and market analytics to ensure competitive compensation practices.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and trends into key insights and recommendations.
• Proven ability to track, prioritise and drive to success multiple projects with a strong operational background.
• Passionate about educating, mentoring and teaching partners the values and business impact behind compensation strategies.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a high growth, hyper scaling startup building compensation programs from the ground up.
• Prior experience leading compensation programs initiatives in a matrix-led organisation.
• Prior experience includes mergers & acquisitions, talent acquisition strategy, and executive compensation knowledge is highly desired.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive equity grants.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.