Director, European Strategic Communications

Anduril; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril is seeking a Director of Communications, Europe, to build and lead its external communications presence across the continent. This senior individual contributor role is based in Amsterdam, reporting to the VP of Global Communications and the European General Manager.

You will stand up a regional program from scratch, forge relationships with media and institutions, and develop narratives defining Anduril's reputation in Europe’s defense markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or media relations.

Responsibilities

• Build Anduril's European communications program from the ground up, developing strategy and executing across markets.
• Drive media relations with defense, technology, business, and policy outlets in Europe.
• Develop market-specific narratives aligning Anduril's mission to each country's defense priorities.
• Collaborate with leadership to support market entry, partnerships, and events.
• Establish agency networks and manage regional contractors as the European operation grows.

Skills

Strategic communications

Media relations

Writing

Autonomy

Job description

Director, European Strategic Communications

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's global communications team is responsible for shaping how the world understands modern defense technology—and why it matters.

We're seeking a Director of Communications, Europe, to build and lead Anduril's external communications presence across the continent.

This is a senior individual contributor role based in Amsterdam, reporting to the VP of Global Communications, with a dotted line to Anduril's European General Manager.

You will be Anduril's first dedicated communications hire in Europe, responsible for standing up a regional program from scratch, building relationships with media and institutions, and developing the narratives that will define Anduril's reputation across the world's most consequential defense markets.

This is a builder role. You'll set strategy and execute it yourself, establish agency and contractor networks as the business grows, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with business development, policy, and senior leadership to earn Anduril a place in Europe's defense conversation.

The ideal candidate has deep roots across multiple European markets, understands how defense, technology, and industrial policy intersect at the national level, and knows how to build presence and credibility in environments where trust is earned slowly and reputation matters enormously.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build Anduril's European communications program from the ground up, developing strategy, establishing infrastructure, and executing across markets with varying levels of maturity and priority.


• Drive media relations across defense, technology, business, and policy outlets in priority European markets, building the relationships and pipelines that will sustain long-term coverage.


• Develop and execute market-specific narrative strategies that connect Anduril's mission and capabilities to each country's defense priorities, industrial ambitions, and security context.


• Work closely with Anduril's European General Manager and business development teams to support market entry, customer engagement, partnerships, and key events.


• Build and manage a network of regional agencies and contractors as European operations expand.


• Partner with global communications, policy, and marketing teams to adapt core messaging for European audiences without losing coherence or accuracy.


• Engage think tanks, research institutions, and policy communities to build credibility and shape the broader discourse around defense innovation and allied cooperation.


• Own metrics and reporting frameworks to track progress and demonstrate impact across markets.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or media relations.


• Fluency in the European defense and political landscape across multiple countries, how decisions get made, who shapes opinion, and where the conversation is heading.


• A track record of building communications programs in new markets, not just inheriting them.


• Experience managing agencies, contractors, and regional communications networks across borders.


• Exceptional writing and strategic thinking, with the ability to develop narratives that land across cultures and audiences.


• Comfortable working autonomously in an early-stage market environment, with the judgment to make calls without a lot of process around you.

You'll excel in this role if you:

• Have built something before, a market presence, a regional program, a communications function, and know what that actually requires.


• Can hold complexity: different countries, different threat perceptions, different industrial interests, all requiring distinct approaches under a coherent strategy.


• Know Europe's defense ecosystem personally, the journalists, the institutions, the officials who shape how these conversations evolve.


• Are energized by the moment Europe is in, and want to help shape how one of the most important defense technology companies in the world shows up in it.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

No Financial Requests:Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

• Please always verify communications:
  
  
  
  • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
  
  
  • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [e-mail] .
  
  

Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach:If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

What to Do If You Suspect Fraud:Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [e-mail] . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk‑intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A \"disabled veteran\" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A \"recently separated veteran\" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An \"active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran\" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An \"Armed forces service medal veteran\" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.