People Programs Manager: Strategy & Operations

Front Door Defense; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a People Program Manager to own and drive key People Programs from concept to delivery in Costa Mesa, CA. You will manage end-to-end program lifecycles, partnering with leaders across the business to translate people data into actionable project plans.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in program management, a data-driven mindset, and exceptional communication skills to align stakeholders and drive impactful results in defense technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in program management, internal operations, human resources, or management consulting.
• Proven experience managing the end-to-end execution of moderately complex programs, including risk mitigation, task tracking, and stakeholder management.
• Motivated by our mission. We are working to solve the biggest problems in defense.
• Thrieve in cross-functional projects that have a combination of technical requirements and user-focused workflows.
• Get energy from being a thought partner to others, using sound judgment to determine next steps with minimal direction.
• Empathetic: you are eager to see the world from your users' perspective.
• Love solving complex, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way.
• High ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility.
• You don't wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to present complex project details, trade-offs, and metrics clearly and concisely.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute critical projects within the People organization, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives.
• See projects through from conception to tactical completion to move Anduril forward.
• Develop, own, and maintain comprehensive program schedules, project briefs, trackers, and risk/opportunity registers to ensure on-schedule delivery.
• Use qualitative and quantitative skill set to tackle complex problems with strong analytical thinking to design key analyses that influence operational decisions.
• Build trust and credibility with senior partners, acting as the primary interface and translating complex people data into clear, actionable project plans.
• Communicate across teams, bridging different parts of the organization, crafting compelling narratives and project updates that align stakeholders and drive positive program outcomes and alignment.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a People Program Manager to own and drive key People Programs from concept to delivery in Costa Mesa, CA. You will manage end-to-end program lifecycles, partnering with leaders across the business to translate people data into actionable project plans.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in program management, a data-driven mindset, and exceptional communication skills to align stakeholders and drive impactful results in defense technology.