Defense Program Operations Lead (PMO & Reporting)

Anduril; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Project Management Specialist to run the program office operating rhythm and support multi‑discipline programs in the defense sector from our Santa Ana area team. You will own cadence, reviews, and metrics to ensure leadership sees the full program and can act decisively.

You will coordinate across engineering, program management, and customer teams, maintain schedules, and prepare executive‑level materials. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in program or project coordination.
• 5+ years in project management, program operations, PMO, or business operations.
• Demonstrated ownership of a reporting or meeting cadence for a multi‑team organization.
• Strong written communication and the ability to produce executive‑ready materials.
• Fluency with scheduling, tracking, and reporting tools.
• High organizational rigor and follow-through on actions without being chased.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the program operating rhythm — recurring reviews, reporting cycles, and leadership meeting cadence.
• Maintain program data and metrics, and produce the reporting leadership and the customer rely on.
• Track actions, decisions, and commitments across the program and drive them to closure.
• Manage contract deliverables (CDRLs), document control, and submission schedules.
• Coordinate across branch leads to assemble an integrated view of program status.
• Maintain the program risk and issue register in partnership with SEIT and the branch TPMs.
• Prepare materials for program reviews, customer briefings, and leadership decision forums.
• Maintaining schedule (major developmental milestones and tracking to build milestones as we move through CDR and PDR).
• Coordinating lab space

Skills

Project management

Program operations

Scheduling & reporting

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Scheduling tools

Tracking tools

Reporting tools

PMP/CAPM

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Project Management Specialist to run the program office operating rhythm and support multi‑discipline programs in the defense sector from our Santa Ana area team. You will own cadence, reviews, and metrics to ensure leadership sees the full program and can act decisively.

You will coordinate across engineering, program management, and customer teams, maintain schedules, and prepare executive‑level materials. A U.S.