Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Mission Readiness

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity grants for full-time offers

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Recruiting Manager in Costa Mesa, CA to lead talent acquisition. The role involves managing a team of recruiters, influencing hiring processes, and building talent pipelines to support the company’s growth.

Applicants should have over 10 years of experience in high-volume recruiting, especially in Hardware or Manufacturing Engineering, and possess excellent communication skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of $166,000 - $220,000 USD and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of high-volume talent acquisition experience evaluating and hiring top tier talent.
• Experience recruiting for Hardware, Production, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Highly autonomous and adaptable with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of recruiters to support scaling deployment needs.
• Drive hiring strategy full-cycle with clear communication.
• Conduct a high volume of interviews with successful conversion ratios.

Skills

High-volume talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Process automation

Candidate engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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 key member of Anduril’s Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for the company’s talent management as we continue to rapidly scale and grow. Your work will be hands‑on and involve collaborating with Production leaders to define the hiring needs, influence process improvements and efficiencies, and set a high bar of talent and performance. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute, build, and develop Anduril’s world‑class team. We are looking for someone who can handle every aspect of recruiting and talent mapping, excited to be part of a lean and nimble team on one mission together, where no task is too big or too small.

This is a full‑time position. As a Senior Recruiting Manager, Deployments Mission Readiness you will manage a team of direct reports, partner with stakeholders across the business, while building pipelines and strategy to scale a department that is aligned with our company culture and mission.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage a team of recruiters to support scaling deployment needs
• Own and drive hiring strategy full‑cycle, providing effective, clear communication and reporting
• Act as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools used for information retrieval, data extraction, web-scraping, continuous process improvement, process automation, and candidate management
• Conduct a high volume of interviews, demonstrating ability to anticipate and influence hiring manager preferences through successful interview‑to‑offer conversion ratios
• Engage and source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals and SOBO campaigns
• Build talent maps to generate market insights to inform your engagement strategy
• Drive diverse talent into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint
• Represent the company’s brand and recruiting team internally and externally at the highest caliber
• Leverage internal resources, teammates, and cross‑functional partners to build strategy around selling our value proposition and impacting hiring practices

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of high‑volume talent acquisition experience evaluating and hiring top tier talent
• 8+ years of experience working with senior level leaders and stakeholders, reporting on progress, creating and advising on talent strategies
• 5+ years of experience mentoring or managing a small team of recruiters focused on delivery of time‑sensitive pipelines
• Experience recruiting at an agency and fast‑paced startup, hiring exempt roles for Hardware, Production, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to be onsite/hybrid at Costa Mesa, CA office

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience building talent acquisition function from the ground up for a greenfield location
• Knowledge of ITAR policies around hiring practices
• Experience acting in a consultative manner where your guidance has led to improved outcomes and positive candidate experiences
• Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and fit within the organization
• Experience managing various high‑volume pipelines of candidates and keeping track of their progress throughout the recruitment process
• Highly autonomous, collaborative, and adaptable

US Salary Range

$166,000 - $220,000 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 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:

Benefits

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.

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