Division Operations Lead — Autonomy & Defense Tech

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Division Operations leader to guide staffing, facilities, and resource allocation as the organization scales within the Maneuver Dominance Division. You will work with aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software, and analytics teams to support autonomous vehicle programs and a growing portfolio.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, strong operations and finance fundamentals, and the ability to translate operational problems into

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in consulting, operations, finance, or general business analysis.
• Strong background in executing business operations and driving outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication of business and program execution.
• Strong fundamentals in operational accounting and finance.
• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous cross-functional problems with a people-centric approach.
• High ownership with low ego and a strong outcome orientation.
• Enjoy translating operational problems into data problems and executing on them.
• Discernment and fast learning.
• Tactical, not just high-level.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Build out and run the staffing machine for the organization, enabling efficient in-country recruiting, facility and infrastructure standup, and allocation of resources as the organization scales.
• Support our corporate planning cycle by building and managing local business operations functions such as monitoring performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans to hit growth targets.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Test and Evaluation teams to find and close operations gaps and ensure seamless execution of program schedule.
• Serve as liaison to Anduril UK for international trade and export compliance matters.
• Regularly monitor and analyze recruiting, staffing, and financial progress against plans and provide recommendations to leadership for resource planning and reallocation.
• Work with Anduril’s Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of resourcing across programs.
• Lead various strategic initiatives and projects aligned with the overall business strategy and objectives.
• Coordinate and prepare for executive leadership meetings with partners and customers, including setting agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-through.
• Develop fundamental knowledge of Anduril product solutions to support regional growth and capture activities.

Skills

Operations management

Finance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Division Operations leader to guide staffing, facilities, and resource allocation as the organization scales within the Maneuver Dominance Division. You will work with aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software, and analytics teams to support autonomous vehicle programs and a growing portfolio.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, strong operations and finance fundamentals, and the ability to translate operational problems into