Senior People Program Manager, Site Expansions

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior People Program Manager to lead organizational architecture for production facility launches. You will partner with leadership and cross-functional teams in production, facilities, construction, tech, and operations.

Your project management and change management expertise will drive end-to-end execution and ensure on-schedule expansion. You will design analysis to influence operational decisions, work with analysts, and develop structured processes for

Qualifications

• 6+ years in management consulting, change management, internal operations or program management.
• Ability to partner with production, facilities, construction, tech and operations teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
• Empathy and user-centric approach to processes and workflows.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguous, cross-functional programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead site launches with People and Production org leadership.
• Define and drive Day-1 readiness across IT, facilities, HR, and Operations.
• Coordinate workforce implementation and communications activation for launches.
• Resolve bottlenecks by building trust across cross-functional teams.
• Drive projects end-to-end from definition to implementation.
• Design and map structured processes using briefs, trackers and data.
• Craft narratives to convey clear vision and requests.
• Communicate across teams to achieve cross-functional outcomes.

Skills

Management consulting

Change management

Internal operations

Program management

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Tools

Data interpretation

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

At Anduril, we’re not just changing the game – we’re redefining it. 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 for our new production site launches.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Sr. People Program Manager to join our rapidly growing team. Partnering with leadership and cross-functional production, facilities, construction, tech and operations teams, you’ll dive deep into our most critical workflows, emerging as the go-to expert for the organizational architecture of our production facility launches within the People Team. With your strong foundation in project management, a keen understanding of change management, and a commanding executive presence you will oversee project execution to ensure successful business expansion on schedule.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• You’ll both lead and help on critical site launches for leaders in our People and Production org, requiring you to quickly learn new subject matters and create priorities in an ambiguous environment.
• Define and drive the Day-1 readiness checklist across IT, facilities, HR, and Operations, coordinating workforce implementation, and communications activation for launch.
• You’ll build trust across a diverse range cross functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and achieve seamless site expansions and building launches.
• You have an insanely high execution bar and will see projects through from conception to tactical completion to move Anduril forward and remain on schedule.
• 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 all while keeping the end-user in mind.
• 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, change management, internal operations, or program management.
• You are motivated by our mission. We are working to solve the biggest problems in defense. You have a keen interest to partner with key production partners to accomplish manufacturing at scale.
• 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

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:

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.