People Compliance Specialist

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a People Compliance Specialist to drive and operationalize compliance programs across federal, state, and local regulations. You will partner with People Operations, Employment Legal, and People Business Partners to scale processes for our hourly and non-exempt workforce.

You will oversee background checks, drug testing, and mandatory reporting while serving as a subject matter expert for compliance inquiries.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in HR compliance, people operations, or employment legal operations.
• Hands-on experience administering and managing DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing programs and clearinghouses.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Proven ability to own and drive programs independently, with strong analytical and project management skills.
• High level of discretion and integrity when handling sensitive, confidential employee data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory requirements to stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve People Team policies, procedures, forms, templates, and process documentation.
• Oversee HR reporting, audits, documentation management and background check processes.
• Manage drug and alcohol screening programs and reporting.
• Serve as SME and escalation point for compliance inquiries.
• Lead internal compliance audits and corrective actions.
• Prepare and submit mandatory compliance reporting (EEO-1, VETS, state reports).
• Design SOPs, retention schedules, and workflow materials for compliance programs.
• Oversee compliance training programs and ensure high completion rates.
• Coordinate with external vendors to ensure SLA adherence.

Skills

HR compliance

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Integrity/discretion

Tools

DOT drug testing program

Background check systems

Compliance reporting tooling

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 JOB

As a People Compliance Specialist, you will play a critical role in managing, scaling, and operationalizing Anduril’s people compliance programs. Serving as a subject matter expert, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including People Operations, Employment Legal, and People Business Partners —to ensure compliance across federal, state, and local regulations. In this role, you will drive key compliance workflows, compliance initiatives for our growing hourly and non-exempt workforce, background check adjudications, and mandatory reporting obligations.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of People Team policies, procedures, forms, templates, and process documentation, including communication and acknowledgment tracking.
• Oversee HR reporting, audits, documentation management and end-to-end background check and adverse action processes.
• Manage and administer Anduril’s drug and alcohol screening program, ensuring full compliance with federal and state testing requirements (pre-employment, random) and mandatory reporting.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert and escalation point for compliance-related inquiries from employees, Onboarding, People Operations, and Talent Acquisition.
• Lead routine and ad-hoc internal compliance audits, identifying operational vulnerabilities and implementing proactive corrective actions.
• Lead the preparation, validation, and submission of mandatory compliance reporting (e.g., EEO-1, VETS, and state-specific reporting).
• Design, standardize, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), documentation retention schedules, and workflow materials across all people compliance programs.
• Oversee mandatory employee compliance training programs, ensuring tracking and high completion rates across both exempt and hourly employee populations.
• Partner with external vendors to ensure SLA adherence and operational excellence.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in HR compliance, people operations, or employment legal operations.
• Hands‑on experience administering and managing DOT‑regulated drug and alcohol testing programs and clearinghouses.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Proven ability to own and drive programs independently, with strong analytical and project management skills.
• High level of discretion and integrity when handling sensitive, confidential employee data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory requirements to stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities

US Salary Range

$117,000 — $154,000 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 .

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.