Senior Compensation Partner

Anduril-1; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Compensation Partner to architect our compensation strategy and support rapid growth. You will advise our leadership team, design programs, and drive equity planning across the organization.

You will collaborate with G&A, HR, and Talent Acquisition, lead calibration sessions, resolve complex issues, and communicate changes to managers and staff as Anduril scales.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in compensation roles.
• Experience with job architecture, leveling guides and market analytics.
• Experience with internal stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Strong analytical skills; translate data into insights and recommendations.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to export controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Guide leaders through compensation planning cycles, calibration sessions, and remedies for the G&A function.
• Design, implement, and manage compensation programs including salary structures and equity plans.
• Lead job evaluation, market pricing analyses, and ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Partner with G&A leadership and HR to resolve compensation issues and support strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition on compensation matters and offers.
• Lead change management and communications of compensation practices across managers and the People Team.
• Spearhead Anduril’s compensation philosophy and growth-related strategy.
• Build partnerships with Finance, Legal, Stock, and external vendors.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Job architecture & leveling

Market analytics

Stakeholder management

US export controls knowledge

Job description

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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 TEAM

At Anduril, we’re not just disrupting defense technology – we’re revolutionizing how we value and compensate the brilliant minds behind our innovations. We're seeking a Compensation Partner who's ready to architect the future of our compensation strategy and propel Anduril to new heights.

The Compensation team is looking for a Compensation Partner to support Anduril’s continued hyper growth.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

You will drive Anduril’s success by bringing your compensation expertise to our leadership team and helping us scale. Utilize and combine your prior high growth company experience, quantitative rigor, business mindset, and communication skills to serve as a strategic advisor to our People Business Partners.

• Guide People Business Partners and leadership teams throughout our compensation planning cycles through calibration sessions and identifying compensation remedies specifically in the G&A function.
• Design, implement, and manage comprehensive compensation programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, and equity compensation, aligned with organizational strategy and market trends
• Lead job evaluation processes, conduct market pricing analyses, and ensure internal equity and external competitiveness across all job families and levels
• Partner closely with G&A leadership and HR teams to resolve complex compensation issues, support strategic decision-making, and drive the implementation of compensation initiatives across the organization
• Work closely with our G&A People Business & Talent Acquisition Partners on how to navigate compensation issues & offers, calibration sessions, analyze compensation data and create materials for managers and employee trainings.
• Lead change management and communications of compensation practices with managers, team members, and across the People Team.
• Spearhead Anduril’s compensation philosophy and strategy as related to the growth of our company.
• Build strong partnerships with the G&A People Business Partner, Talent, Legal, Stock, Finance and Accounting teams as well as our 3rd party vendors.
• You’re a proactive motivated problem solver; offering to fill skill gaps and offer solutions; we'd rather tell you slow down than accelerate

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of experience working in Compensation in roles.
• Experience with job architecture, levelling guides and market analytics to ensure competitive compensation practices.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders and executive leadership
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and trends into key insights and recommendations
• Proven ability to track, prioritize and drive to success multiple projects with a strong operational background.
• Passionate about educating, mentoring and teaching partners the values and business impact behind compensation strategies
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in a high growth, hyper scaling startup building compensation programs from the ground up.
• Prior experience leading compensation programs initiatives in a matrix-led organization
• Prior experience includes mergers & acquisitions, talent acquisition strategy, and equity compensation knowledge is highly desired.
• Include nice-to-have job qualifications with up to 6 bullet points

US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 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 .

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.