Senior Manager, Workplace

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Workplace Manager to lead and optimize multi-site operations across our Southern California footprint, including corporate offices, R&D labs, and production spaces.

You will partner with EHS, Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, and HR to forecast space needs, manage budgets, and deliver scalable SOPs, while coaching a high-performing team and driving a customer-first service culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of multi-site operational experience in facilities, workplace, or campus management.
• Analytical & financial rigor with the ability to forecast OPEX and CAPEX budgets and use data to drive decisions.
• Tech fluency and comfort with real-time collaboration platforms (e.g., Slack).
• Experience hiring, coaching, and scaling high-performing workplace teams.
• Track record of sourcing and managing external vendors and contractors to SLAs.
• Ability to influence cross-functionally with executives, researchers, engineers, and manufacturing staff.
• Bias for action and ability to navigate ambiguity while driving service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily multi-site operations across the Southern California footprint.
• Scale SOPs to keep pace with rapid campus growth and complexity.
• Lead cross-functional partnerships with EHS, Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, and HR.
• Apply analytics to track OPEX/CAPEX and optimize space utilization.
• Plan and execute facility upgrades with internal teams and external contractors.
• Drive clear, proactive communication via Slack and other tools.
• Coach and develop a high-ownership, low-ego workplace team.

Skills

Multi-site operations

Financial rigor

Slack proficiency

Team leadership

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Bias for action

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Slack

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 TEAM

Anduril’s Workplace Operations team is seeking a Senior Workplace Manager to join us. As part of the Real Estate & Facilities division, we are responsible for overseeing and maintaining the operational aspects of a work environment to ensure efficiency, productivity, and a positive work experience. As a Senior Workplace Manager, you are the dependable backbone supporting the development and management or workplace execution across our Southern California footprint. You will support a diverse, high-performance environment that includes corporate offices, R&D labs, and production/manufacturing spaces, ensuring that our spaces are safe, highly functional, and inspiring. The right candidate will have a ‘high-ownership and low-ego’ approach, strong analytical skills, exceptional communication skills, the ability to build business partnerships with adjacent functions and external partners, and be able to resolve challenging problems with minimal guidance at scale.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage Complex, Multi-Site Operations: Direct daily operations across our Southern California footprint, ensuring high-uptime, functional, and safe environments across corporate offices, sensitive R&D labs, and active production/manufacturing facilities.
• Scale Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Design, implement, and continuously refine scalable operational standards and workplace playbooks that keep pace with rapid campus growth.
• Lead Cross-Functional Business Partnerships: Serve as the strategic operational partner to business units—collaborating closely with EHS, Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, and HR to forecast space needs, remove friction, and support operational velocity.
• Apply Analytical Rigor to Costs & Space: Utilize quantitative data and workplace analytics to track OPEX/CAPEX budgets, forecast expenditures, evaluate vendor performance, and optimize space utilization across diverse facility types.
• Drive Facility Projects & Expansions: Plan and execute facility upgrades in coordination with internal project teams and external contractors.
• Foster High-Velocity Communication: Lead clear, rapid, and transparent operational communication—skillfully utilizing platforms like Slack to triage campus issues, coordinate incident response, and keep cross-functional stakeholders aligned.
• Lead with High Ownership & Low Ego: Coach, mentor, and build a high-performing workplace team, setting the standard for humility, accountability, and a customer-first approach to service delivery.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of multi-site operational experience with a proven track record in facilities, workplace, or campus management across a distributed footprint, with direct experience supporting mixed-use environments.
• Analytical & financial rigor with a highly quantitative approach to operations; proven capability to manage and forecast complex OPEX and CAPEX budgets, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and use workplace utilization data to drive decisions.
• Tech fluency and exceptional comfort with fast-paced, real-time collaboration platforms (e.g., Slack).
• Experience hiring, coaching, and scaling high-performing workplace teams, establishing a culture of high standards, agility, and accountability.
• Track record of sourcing, negotiating, and holding external vendors, service providers, and general contractors accountable to strict SLAs and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence cross-functionally with diverse partners—ranging from corporate executives to research scientists, hardware engineers, and manufacturing technicians.
• Relentless bias for action and ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex campus challenges independently, and lead through service and humility.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field is preferred, along with 5 years of work experience, or an equivalent combination of experience in Workplace, Design, Construction, or Project Management.
• Adept at swiftly adapting to changes in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

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 (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 .

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