Senior Program Manager, People Ops & SOX Compliance

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

Job summary

Anduril is seeking a Sr. Program Manager, People Operations to own payroll, compensation, and compliance systems, ensuring SOX controls and data security for our workforce.

You will partner with Finance, Legal and Security to implement scalable processes across multi-state payroll, equity administration, and audits, while driving operational rigor in a fast-growth defense tech company.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in program management for payroll, compensation, and HR compliance.
• SOX compliance experience including control design, testing, and audit support.
• Security controls in HR/payroll systems including access management and data privacy protocols.
• Knowledge of multi-state payroll processing, tax compliance, wage and hour laws, and compensation regulations.
• Experience with enterprise HCM and payroll systems (Workday, ADP, or similar).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify control weaknesses.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for payroll, compensation, and compliance system implementation.
• Drive operational excellence in payroll processing.
• Oversee payroll processing and compensation administration for multi-state operations.
• Maintain SOX compliance controls and remediation of findings.
• Support SOX audits with internal/external teams.
• Design and implement security controls for sensitive data.
• Develop process documentation and control matrices.
• Act as SME and liaison to Finance, Legal, Security and external partners.
• Lead change management for system upgrades and new controls.

Skills

Payroll operations

Compensation administration

SOX compliance

Security controls

HR compliance

Multi-state payroll

Workday/ADP

Data integrity

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Business Administration

Tools

Workday

ADP

Job description

Anduril is seeking a Sr. Program Manager, People Operations to own payroll, compensation, and compliance systems, ensuring SOX controls and data security for our workforce.

You will partner with Finance, Legal and Security to implement scalable processes across multi-state payroll, equity administration, and audits, while driving operational rigor in a fast-growth defense tech company.