Manager, Business Operations, Air Defense

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

We are looking for a Manager, Business Operations to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine, CA.

In this role, you will be responsible for partnering across the business to design scalable processes, drive operational excellence, and optimize tools and systems that support our growth team.

Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with our business-line Program Managers, Engineering Leaders, Strategic Growth personnel, and others to lead various strategic initiatives and special projects to establish scalable operations and forward progress across a portfolio of initiatives as we scale the Air Defense business line.
• Own the staffing infrastructure for Air Defense , managing headcount planning, recruiting coordination with Talent Acquisition, demand/supply forecasting, and charge code governance.
• Manage Air Defense’s facility strategy and execution, including 5+ US facilities and an rapidly expanding international footprint.
• Define and evolve the Confluence information architecture for Air Defense, driving adoption and content hygiene across stakeholders.
• Solve ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them.
• Act as the connective tissue , supporting design, development, and implementation of new processes, strategy, projects, and execution plans , across complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders and often ‘gray area’ scope.
• Own operational projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5+ years of varied experience in consulting or finance, in an operating role at a high-growth technology company, starting a venture, or other similar experiences.
• Demonstrated experience owning headcount planning, demand/supply forecasting, or workforce modeling in a scaling organization.
• Experience managing multi-site facility operations, space planning, or real estate coordination.
• Highly analytical and love solving complex, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way.
• High ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range: $146,000-$194,000 USD
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees