Legal Recruiter (Contract)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Contract Legal Recruiter to scale our legal, regulatory, and defense-related talent. You will manage the full recruiting lifecycle, collaborating with Legal leadership to build high-impact pipelines in a fast-paced environment.

This 6-month contract offers equity grants and comprehensive benefits. You will be part of a small, high-impact recruiting team that supports critical business growth and global deployment efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct, full-cycle recruiting experience focused on legal/regulatory roles.
• Experience evaluating legal capabilities (contract drafting, regulatory risk, GovCon procurement) against requirements.
• Experience managing strategic stakeholder relationships, esp. with general counsel and proposal/capture teams.
• Consultative guidance on market conditions, talent availability and expectations in the defense-legal space.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth interviews and competency assessments of potential legal talent.
• Target passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals and networks.
• Partner with Legal Leadership to define role requirements and craft compelling value propositions.
• Drive a diverse talent pipeline with a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint.
• Represent Anduril's brand and recruiting team internally and externally, articulating our business model and scale.
• Leverage market insights to articulate value proposition to top-tier legal talent.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Legal/regulatory hiring

Stakeholder management

Consultative guidance

US Person

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Greenhouse

Boolean strings

Job description

About The Job

As a key member of Anduril's recruiting team, you will be a specialized Contract Legal Recruiter embedded at the front lines of our mission to scale the teams that safeguard our technology and clear the path for global deployment. Responsible for attracting and hiring world-class legal, regulatory, compliance, and federal proposal talent, you will play a critical role in our continued rapid growth, bringing a strategic and hands-on approach to building our legal organization. In this role, you will hold the keys to our highest-priority legal and commercial expansions, collaborating directly with Legal and Business Affairs Leadership to deliver on ambitious hiring needs. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute on our strategy to build and develop Anduril's world-class team. We are looking for someone who can masterfully handle every aspect of the legal recruiting lifecycle and is excited to be part of a small, impactful team where no task is too big or too small.

• This position is open to 6-month Contract employment.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct in-depth interviews and competency assessments of potential legal counsel, contracts managers, trade compliance leaders, legal operations, and federal proposal/capture analyst candidates, demonstrating the ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios.
• Target and engage passive legal talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals, SOBO campaigns, and specialized legal networks, professional associations, and industry events.
• Partner closely with Legal Leadership (General Counsel) to understand specialized team needs, define role requirements, and craft compelling value propositions specifically for legal talent.
• Drive a diverse talent pipeline into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint, from initial outreach to offer acceptance.
• Represent Anduril's brand and recruiting team internally and externally, articulating our unique business model, scale, and financial impact.
• Leverage internal resources and market insights to build strategies around selling our value proposition to top-tier legal talent.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct, full-cycle recruiting experience specifically focused on legal and regulatory roles, including corporate counsel, trade compliance (ITAR/EAR), commercial real estate, cybersecurity law, and government/defense contract management roles.
• Proven experience conducting thorough competency assessments and evaluating legal capabilities (e.g., contract drafting, regulatory risk mitigation, intellectual property, GovCon procurement regulations) against technical and cultural requirements.
• Experience managing strategic stakeholder relationships, particularly with general counsel, proposal and capture teams, driving strategic recruiting efforts based on business needs, profile calibration, and providing transparent pipeline progress via reporting.
• Experience acting in a consultative manner, where your guidance on market conditions, talent availability, and candidate expectations has led to improved outcomes and a positive candidate experience within the defense-legal space.
• Clear and effective communication with legal candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and cultural fit within a fast-paced, high-impact organization.
• Experience managing various funnels of legal candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process using an ATS (e.g., Greenhouse).
• Highly autonomous but highly collaborative, thriving in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within the defense technology, aerospace, or federal government contracting (GovCon) sectors, including a familiarity with federal proposal/capture lifecycles or defense contract management.
• Familiarity with the national security arena, including an understanding of federal security clearance lifecycles (Secret, TS/SCI) and how they impact candidate timelines.
• Experience recruiting for senior to leadership-level legal roles (e.g., corporate counsel or senior attorneys from top tier law firms, specialized boutique firms, or sophisticated corporate legal departments).
• A strong network within the defense‑contracting (NCMA), legal (ACC/ABA), or federal proposal (APMP) communities.
• Multiple years of experience working at an agency or fast‑paced startup environment, particularly one with a strong product or engineering culture.

US Salary Range

$50—$75 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.

For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To Ensure Your Safety And Help You Navigate Your Job Search With Confidence, Please Keep The Following Critical Points In Mind

• No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
• Please always verify communications:
• Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
• Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [e-mail].
• Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
• What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [e-mail]. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.

By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third‑party service provider to conduct pre‑employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third‑party service provider provides risk‑intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public‑record information, and other lawful open‑source or commercial data sources. This third‑party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.