2027 Early Career Business Operations Associate

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a full-time Data Analytics professional to design repeatable analytics workflows and scalable data pipelines. You will partner with leaders to translate insights into actionable recommendations and build self-service dashboards that empower cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes executive storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and ownership of analytics projects using Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir Foundry, and Databricks.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Operations, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• U.S. Person status may be required due to export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be needed.
• Ability to start full-time in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Build repeatable analytics workflows and data models to track operational, business, and financial metrics.
• Drive business decisions by partnering with leadership and stakeholders using data-driven insights.
• Develop self-service dashboards and visualizations for rapid monitoring of processes.
• Translate analyses into executive-ready presentations and narratives for senior leadership.
• Deep-dive into enterprise data tools and systems to create robust data pipelines.

Skills

Business analytics

Data visualization

Excel

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business Analytics/Operations

Tools

Salesforce

Oracle

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

SQL

Job description

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build Repeatable Analytics Workflows: Design, execute, and automate high-quality, repeatable data models and analytical pipelines to track critical operational, business, and financial metrics.
• Drive Business Decision-Making: Partner closely with leadership and functional stakeholders to deliver actionable insights, evaluate operational trade-offs, and guide strategic decisions through data synthesis.
• Data Visualization & Dashboarding: Develop clear, self-service dashboards and visualization frameworks that equip functional teams with the tools and metrics to monitor and improve their processes.
• Executive Storytelling: Translate complex analyses into clean, executive-ready presentations, reports, and narratives, with results presented directly to senior leadership teams.
• System & Tool Deep-Dives: Work deeply within our data tools and business infrastructure (including Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, and other core enterprise systems) to execute scrappy analyses on short timelines and build robust data pipelines over the long term.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Proactively identify friction and process bottlenecks across the organization, using quantitative analysis to drive sustainable operational solutions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Operations, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.
• Able to start full time in 2027.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Business Analytics and Data Visualization: Ability to structure ambiguous operational problems, manipulate large datasets, and present data visually to influence decisions.
• Enterprise Data Tooling: Exposure to querying and working within modern data and analytics platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Oracle, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, SQL, or equivalent enterprise data environments).
• High Fluency in Excel & PowerPoint: Capability in Excel (modeling, pivot tables, data manipulation) and PowerPoint (building polished narrative decks).
• High Ownership & Bias for Action: You are self-driven, hyper-organized, and detail-oriented; you step into gaps proactively and follow through from insight to execution.

US Salary Range

$78,000—$104,000 USD

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:

Benefits

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.