Head of Operations, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Head of Operations for its Intelligence Systems team. This role leads all business operations for the line, from rapid-fire operational firefighting to redesigning processes, and partnering with division leadership to achieve strategic objectives.

The candidate will partner with the GM, drive day-to-day operations, oversee a BizOps and analytics team, and own the P&L and burn rate while supporting growth initiatives and external partnerships.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of professional experience in operations.
• Strong communication skills with executives and colleagues.
• Technically minded with ability to understand technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Partner to the GM – serve as the right hand to General Manager of Intelligence Systems and oversee internal operations.
• Act as COO of the business line – drive day-to-day operations including planning, finance tracking, talent planning, hiring, governance, and facilities.
• Lead the BizOps team – manage Business Operations and Analytics teams with potential expansion.
• Own the bottom line – manage P&L and burn rate, coordinate with FP&A to improve margins.
• Define growth strategy – lead growth initiatives aligned with leadership priorities.
• Enable the engineering mission – support growth, execution, and engineering of the business line.
• Scale the organization – solve problems to enable efficient scaling.
• Represent the business externally – engage senior leaders and external partners.

Skills

Operations leadership

Executive communication

Technical acumen

Cross-functional work

P&L ownership

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

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers' most pressing national security requirements.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Head of Operations to join our rapidly growing Intelligence Systems team. In this role you will be responsible for all business operations for the business line you support. Your work will vary from quick-turn operational fire-fighting, to building and redesigning processes, to leading high-impact strategic projects. This role requires you to be a trusted partner to each part of the business, and to work with and support the Division leadership teams to achieve our strategic objectives.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Partner to the GM - Serve as the right hand to the General Manager of Intelligence Systems, responsible for all internal operations of the business line.
• Act as COO of the business line - Drive day-to-day business operations for Intelligence Systems. This includes business planning & organization design, financial tracking, talent planning & people operations, staffing and hiring, corporate governance, go-to-market, real estate & facility planning, security & infrastructure compliance, proposal & legal support, and sharing the division's narrative - working with cross-functional partners across each of these domains.
• Lead the BizOps team - Lead the Business Operations team within Intelligence Systems, composed of a Business Execution/Services team and Business Analytics, with the potential to include Production Operations/Analytics.
• Own the bottom line - Own the business line P&L and burn rate. Partner with Finance and FP&A to track financial health against division goals, take action to keep operating expenses within budget, and recommend strategies to drive toward margin targets.
• Define growth strategy - Define the growth strategy for Intelligence Systems in partnership with the Intelligence Systems Leadership Team, and lead strategic initiatives in line with business line priorities.
• Enable the engineering mission - Support the growth, execution, and engineering of the business line with operational support.
• Scale the organization - Problem solve to enable the business line to operate as efficiently as possible and scale accordingly.
• Represent the business externally - Build senior leader engagement and external interface strategy (e.g., conferences, press releases, partnerships).
• Build partnerships - Build, negotiate, and execute partnerships across industry.
• Support M&A activity - Identify targets and engage in diligence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10-15+ years of professional experience in operations.
• Strong communication skills; trusted by executives and colleagues alike - Demonstrated ability to translate and articulate thoughts clearly and simply across a wide range of roles (software engineers, finance partners, recruiters, cross-functional leadership, and executives). Communications excellence across a wide dynamic range, both written and verbal. Experience interfacing with company leadership and executives is a must, with a demonstrated ability to cultivate trust, facilitate meetings for, and engage with executives.
• Technically minded - Solid technical aptitude and proven ability to understand technical designs, and the ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
• Bridges operational and analytical teams - Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems in a way that is both data-driven and people-centric.
• High ownership and capacity - Horsepower to effectively manage multiple (6+) large projects and priorities in parallel, at a rapid pace, and report out on progress regularly.
• Finance literate - Comfortable owning a bottom line, reading and acting on P&L, budget, and margin data in partnership with FP&A.
• Ability to work onsite five days a week at either our Reston, VA office or our HQ in Costa Mesa, CA.
• Minimum 25% travel expecte