Director of Program Management - Electromagnetic Warfare

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Head of Program Management to own cost, schedule, and contractual performance for the Electromagnetic Warfare portfolio. You will build and lead a high-performing PM organization, standardize tools and rhythms, and ensure delivery excellence across active programs.

You will mentor PMs, manage risks and dependencies, collaborate with growth and cross-functional teams, and provide clear portfolio-level insights to leadership and customers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in program management, mission operations, or related leadership roles in defense or aerospace, with at least 5 leading a multi-program PM organization
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to distill cost, schedule, and contractual performance into clear, actionable insights for both internal leadership and external customers
• Experience building and scaling PM organizations: hiring, structuring, and developing teams of program professionals

Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and lead a team of Program Managers responsible for cost, schedule, and contractual performance across the EW portfolio
• Centralize and standardize the tools, processes, and operating rhythms that allow PMs to execute across their programs
• Ensure milestone delivery, CDRLs, reviews, and status reporting meet or exceed customer, and Anduril, expectations across all active programs
• Establish standards and teach, coach, mentor a team of PMs what "good" looks like.
• Orchestrate risks, dependencies, governance, and delivery planning across concurrent initiatives
• Collaborate with growth and cross-functional leadership to drive program outcomes and expand program scope
• Communication. You are an excellent executive communicator and provide business line leadership with clear and concise portfolio-level observations and insights

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Head of Program Management to own cost, schedule, and contractual performance for the Electromagnetic Warfare portfolio. You will build and lead a high-performing PM organization, standardize tools and rhythms, and ensure delivery excellence across active programs.

You will mentor PMs, manage risks and dependencies, collaborate with growth and cross-functional teams, and provide clear portfolio-level insights to leadership and customers.