Chief Operating Officer – Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries' Intelligence Systems team invites applications for a Head of Operations. You will own all internal operations for the business line, partnering with the GM across planning, budgeting, talent, governance, and go-to-market activities, while shaping the division's narrative.

You will lead the BizOps function, manage the P&L, and drive efficiency. Candidates should have 10–15+ years of ops experience, strong executive communication, and a technical mindset.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of professional experience in operations.
• Strong communication skills; trusted by executives and colleagues alike.
• Technically minded with ability to understand technical designs and work with engineering teams.
• Bridges operational and analytical teams with data-driven, people-centric problem solving.
• High ownership to manage multiple large projects in parallel and report progress.
• Finance literate, comfortable with P&L, budgets, and margins.

Responsibilities

• Partner to the GM and serve as the right hand to the General Manager of Intelligence Systems, responsible for internal operations of the business line.
• Drive day-to-day business operations, including planning, organization design, budgeting, talent planning, staffing, governance, go-to-market, real estate, security, legal support, and external narrative.
• Lead the BizOps team, including Business Execution/Services and Business Analytics, with potential for Production Operations/Analytics.
• Own the bottom line by tracking P&L and burn rate, partnering with FP&A to manage margins and expenses.
• Define growth strategy for Intelligence Systems in partnership with leadership, leading strategic initiatives.
• Enable engineering through operational support and scale the organization to run efficiently.
• Represent the business externally and build partnerships across industry, including considering M&A opportunities.

Skills

Operations leadership

Executive communication

Technical mindset

Finance literacy

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

MBA or similar degree

Job description

Anduril Industries' Intelligence Systems team invites applications for a Head of Operations. You will own all internal operations for the business line, partnering with the GM across planning, budgeting, talent, governance, and go-to-market activities, while shaping the division's narrative.

You will lead the BizOps function, manage the P&L, and drive efficiency. Candidates should have 10–15+ years of ops experience, strong executive communication, and a technical mindset.