Head of Business Line Operations - Tactical Effects

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Head of Business Line Operations for Tactical Effects. You will own all aspects of business operations, aligning engineering, production, and business teams to execute growth plans.

In this high-growth role, expect to balance resources, monitor financials, govern planning and onboarding, and drive scalable processes across the Ghost and Precision Engagement Systems lines. Equity grants are offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in an operating role at a high-growth tech company, startup, finance or consulting.
• Ability to solve complex, ambiguous cross-functional problems with a people-centric approach.
• High ownership with low ego and strong outcome orientation.
• Detail-oriented and data-driven.
• Fast learner with tactical mindset and willingness to dive into details.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of business operations and infrastructure across teams to support execution.
• Serve as GM's chief strategist balancing resources and risk toward growth targets.
• Translate growth signals into staffing, real estate, test ranges, and production needs; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Govern the business line from reviews to planning and onboarding, shaping information pathways.
• Collaborate with leadership to evolve org structure and set hiring and execution standards.
• Lead special projects, improve processes, stand up new functions, and drive M&A as needed.

Skills

Operating experience

Cross-functional problems

Ownership mindset

Data-driven

Job description

Head of Business Line Operations - Tactical Effects

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

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

EXPORT CONTROLS

EXPORT CONTROLS - This position requires access to information and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Your responses to the questions below will be used solely to determine your eligibility under U.S. law to receive information and materials subject to U.S. export controls.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.