Senior People Program Manager

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health coverage

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior People Program Manager to partner with leadership and teams across the business. You will own major People Programs from definition to implementation, delivering structured projects, analyses, and narratives for senior stakeholders.

The role demands strong project management, data insights, and an executive presence to guide cross-functional teams through ambiguity. You will manage initiatives from talent acquisition to compensation, learning the business

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ yrs experience in management consulting, strategy, internal operations, or program management.
• Ability to navigate cross-functional projects with technical requirements and user-focused workflows.
• Empathy and user perspective in problem solving and process design.
• Willingness to own problems and drive solutions end-to-end.
• Strong communications skills and executive presence for senior audiences.
• Eligible as a U.S. Person due to export control access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive critical People Programs projects for leaders across the business.
• Translate ambiguous problems into structured plans with clear priorities.
• Design analyses to influence operational decisions with analysts collaboration.
• Develop processes, trackers, data mapping, and project briefs for on-time delivery.
• Craft narratives and present requests to senior stakeholders across teams.
• Bridge teams to achieve cross-functional outcomes and execution from Definition to Implementation.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Ownership mindset

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

As our Senior People Program Manager, you will partner with leadership and teams from across the business to unpack ambiguous problems and build lasting, scalable solutions.

About the Job

We are looking for a Sr. People Program Manager to join our rapidly growing team. From talent acquisition to compensation, you\'ll dive deep into our most critical workflows, emerging as the go-to expert for all things People Programs. With your strong foundation in project management, a keen understanding of data analysis, and a commanding executive presence you will drive program initiatives, oversee project execution, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

What You\'ll Do

• You’ll both lead and help on critical projects for leaders in our People org, requiring you to quickly learn new subject matters and create priorities in an ambiguous environment.
• You have an insanely high execution bar and will see projects through from conception to tactical completion to move Anduril forward.
• You\'ll use your qualitative and quantitative skill set to help design key analysis to influence and execute on operational decisions, and partner with analysts to execute.
• You will utilize your project management expertise to develop structured and meticulous processes using project briefs, trackers, and data mapping, ensuring timely and on-schedule project delivery.
• You\'ll continuously use your creativity to craft compelling narratives that convey a clear vision, story, or request.
• You\'ll communicate across teams, bridging different parts of the organization to achieve cross-functional outcomes.
• Own operational projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ yrs experience in management consulting, strategy, internal operations, or program management.
• You are motivated by our mission. We are working to solve the biggest problems in defense.
• You thrive in cross-functional projects that have a heavy combination of technical requirements and user-focused workflows.
• You get energy from being a thought partner for others and it excites you to spend time creating process.
• You are empathetic: you are eager to see the world from your users’ perspective.
• You love solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way. You are a driver of strategic planning.
• You’re both 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.
• You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require communications to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
• Ability to interpret complex datasets and extract actionable insights that support business objectives.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Salary and Benefits

• US Salary Range: $129,000 - $171,000 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.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health coverage and other supporting programs.