Head of Business Line Operations - Tactical Effects

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Head of Operations based in Costa Mesa, CA to lead all aspects of business operations and infrastructure. You will partner with engineering, production, and business development to align resources with aggressive growth plans and profitability targets.

You will own governance, planning, and onboarding processes while shaping hiring standards and scalable execution across divisions.

Qualifications

• You have 5-7+ years of operating experience at a high-growth tech company, startup, or in finance/consulting.
• You enjoy solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way.
• You demonstrate high ownership, low ego, and strong outcome orientation.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of business operations and infrastructure to support growth.
• Serve as General Manager’s chief strategist, balancing resources and execution risk.
• Translate growth signals into demand across staffing, real estate, test ranges, and production.

Skills

Cross-functional problem solving

Ownership orientation

Data-driven decision making

Detail-oriented

Fast learner

Tactical execution

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.

About The Team

The Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Bolt, Anvil, and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. The Tactical Effects Team is a cornerstone business line of the TRS group that is going through tremendous growth. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. The TRS Operations team is a small but mighty team of business generalists who ‘solve for scale’ the specific business problems that hamper efficiency or productivity. One project may have you solving staffing inefficiencies across engineering teams, while another project may have you working across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to help address capacity or production challenges. We are looking for the Head of Operations to support our Ghost and Precision Engagement Systems business lines, based in Costa Mesa, CA.

What You'll Do

• Own all aspects of business operations and infrastructure, ensuring business development, engineering, and production teams have what they need when they need it to execute
• Serve as the General Manager’s chief strategist to balance resource and execution risk against our massive growth plans, regularly monitoring financials to help guide us toward our profitability targets
• Translate growth signals into demand across all operational infrastructure including staffing, real estate, test ranges, classified infrastructure, and production and collaborate with cross-functional partners across Anduril to deliver
• Own the business line’s governance structure from business reviews to annual planning and employee onboarding to all hands, developing and evolving information pathways as the organization scales
• Collaborate closely with division leadership to evolve the organizational structure and define and implement strong hiring, onboarding, and execution standards for key functions so we maintain a culture of “doing things differently”
• Execute on special projects, evolve internal processes, spearhead the stand up of new functions, and lead M&A efforts as needed

Required Qualifications

• You have 5-7+ years of varied experience in an operating role at a high-growth technology company, starting a venture, or in finance or consulting
• You love solving complex, ambiguous, cross‑functional problems in a people‑centric way
• You’re both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
• You’re highly detail oriented and data‑driven
• You’re discerning and an incredibly fast learner
• You’re tactical and enjoy getting into the details.

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

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:

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.

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