Program Manager - SkillBridge

Anduril Industries; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Retirement and savings plans

Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave

Resources for mental and physical health support

Continued learning and professional development opportunities

Job summary

Anduril Industries is looking for a Program Manager to lead cross-functional projects in Seattle, Washington. This role focuses on optimizing processes, controlling budgets, and improving project deliverables with various stakeholders.

Ideal candidates are organized, inclusive, and adaptable to change. The position offers competitive equity grants and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extremely organized and detail‑oriented.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using both qualitative and quantitative data to perform analysis and support operational decisions.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Monitor project budgets and ensure focus on solving large problems.
• Provide regular updates to internal teams and leadership on project status.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of materials, labor and equipment.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks and roadblocks.
• Coordinate between various teams to align efforts with business objectives.

Skills

Organizational skills

Collaborative culture commitment

Stakeholder relationship building

Data analysis proficiency

Strong communication

Leadership abilities

Adaptability to dynamic environment

Security clearance eligibility

Willingness to travel

Relocation ability

Job description

About The Team

We are expanding and seeking Program Managers to focus on development projects in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing threat landscape. This role can support any of our divisions and be located in one of our several locations.

About The Job

• Lead cross‑functional efforts, building project roadmaps, getting alignment from different parties, and working through roadblocks as they come up, owning end‑to‑end implementation of a given program.
• Work closely with various stakeholders to identify problems, conceive solutions, and implement processes to improve your program.
• Work closely with partner teams to scope requirements and deliver solutions to help aid in solving core scale problems.
• Fill in critical gaps to ensure the business can run smoothly; this is a critical aspect of this role, we do what needs to be done regardless of experience.

What You’ll Do

• Process Optimization – Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Budget & Cost Control – Monitor project budgets, track progress and ensure we are continually focused on solving the largest problems to improve the bottom line.
• Stakeholder Communication – Provide regular updates to internal teams and leadership, ensuring transparency on project status, risks, and solutions.
• Resource Management – Ensure appropriate allocation of materials, labor and equipment to meet goals.
• Risk Management – Identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks and roadblocks.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration – Coordinate between commercial, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality and leadership teams to align efforts with business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Extremely organized and detail‑oriented.
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using both qualitative and quantitative data to perform analysis and support operational decisions.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities to influence and align cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Ability to travel on an as‑needed basis.
• Ability to relocate as needed.
• Eligible for DoW SkillBridge Program.

Preferred Qualifications

• A track record of proactively identifying future cross‑functional issues or needs and proposing solutions.
• Familiarity with the technical writing process.

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:

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Retirement and savings plans.
• Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave.
• Resources for mental and physical health support.
• Continued learning and professional development opportunities.