Maritime Program Operations Lead

Anduril Industries; Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking a Program Operations lead for the Heavy Metal team. You will be the operational right hand to the Program Manager, aligning Finance, Stakeholder Integration, Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and Facilities while scaling a major new platform.

This hybrid role requires coordinating across divisions and external partners, translating data into actionable plans, and driving a repeatable execution rhythm as the program grows into Anduril's largest

Qualifications

• 3+ years in program operations, consulting, or defense program management.
• You solve complex, ambiguous cross-functional problems with a people-centric approach.
• You take ownership and drive results with low ego and high accountability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as operational backbone for the Product Program Manager across core AoRs to scale the program.
• Translate procurement and vendor data into program-level risk pictures and mitigate delays.
• Partner with Workforce Development to plan hiring and skill scaling for rapid growth.
• Support Facilities with milestones, capital deployment, and production readiness as one schedule.

Skills

Program operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anduril Industries in Santa Ana, CA, is seeking a Program Operations lead for the Heavy Metal team. You will be the operational right hand to the Program Manager, aligning Finance, Stakeholder Integration, Supply Chain, Workforce Development, and Facilities while scaling a major new platform.

This hybrid role requires coordinating across divisions and external partners, translating data into actionable plans, and driving a repeatable execution rhythm as the program grows into Anduril's largest