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Anduril Industries · 2 weeks ago

Operations Lead, Small Drones

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$113K/yr - $149K/yr

1+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on enhancing military capabilities through advanced technology. The Operations Lead for Small Drones will manage staffing and resource allocation, support corporate planning, and collaborate with leadership to optimize employee performance and project management within the Tactical Recon and Strike team.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Partner with Division and Anduril leadership to manage staffing for our organization, enabling efficient recruiting and allocation of resources as the organization scales from 100s to 1000s

Support our corporate planning cycle by helping to build out and monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans so we can hit our aggressive growth targets

Enable the Division to recruit at scale by collaborating closely with Anduril’s Recruiting team to ensure the correct types and quantities of new employees are coming in the door and reprioritizing recruiting resources as needed

Work with Functional leadership to understand employee performance and career development plans so that we can staff the right employees to the right projects at the right time

Collaborate with Account and Product Managers to enhance Anduril's forecasting of engineering labor requirements for development projects, ensuring accurate and efficient resource allocation

Work deeply within data and systems, becoming intimately familiar with how our business systems (ERP, MRP, HRIS, etc.) function, and how to leverage data from them to create insights and analytics (leveraging tools like Excel, Palantir Foundry, etc.), equipping functional teams with these insights and tools to measure and improve their processes

Regularly monitor and analyze recruiting, staffing, and financial progress against plans and provide recommendations to Division leadership for resource reallocation

Work with Anduril’s Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of employees

Execute scrappy analyses on short-timelines to get answers quickly, while also owning more scalable solutions that will make Anduril successful in the long term

Own operational projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. These could be across staffing, finance, real estate, or other business infrastructure needs. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them. If this does not excite you, this is not the role for you

Project manage across many stakeholders. If you don’t like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution, this may not be the role for you

Qualification

Analytical skillsData-driven decision makingProject managementOperational experienceProblem-solvingLow egoFast learnerCollaborationDetail-orientedHigh ownership

Required

You're highly analytical and love solving complex, cross-functional problems in a people centric way

You're both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility

You don't wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself

You're highly detail oriented and data-driven

You're discerning and an incredibly fast learner

You're tactical and don't hesitate to get into the weeds of a problem

You have 1-4 years of varied experience in an operating role at a high-growth technology company, starting a venture, or in finance or consulting

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan