Senior Talent Acquisition Leader: RMS Hiring, Data-Driven

Anduril Industries; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for RMS to lead end-to-end hiring and build scalable recruiting processes. You will partner with production and engineering leaders to translate workforce plans into hiring strategies and drive performance across your team.

You will coach recruiters, manage talent maps, and ensure a superior candidate experience while aligning with headcount plans and compensation strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of high-volume talent acquisition experience evaluating and hiring top-tier technical talent.
• 8+ years partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders—reporting on progress, advising on strategy, and using data to influence hiring decisions.
• 5+ years managing or mentoring a team of recruiters with accountability for time-sensitive, high-volume pipelines.
• Demonstrated track record of using recruiting analytics to initiate and sustain process improvements.
• Experience recruiting in an agency and/or fast-paced startup environment, hiring for hardware, production, manufacturing engineering, or related technical roles.
• Ability to travel between sites as needed.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of recruiters supporting RMS hiring across production, manufacturing engineering, quality, and supply chain functions.
• Own end-to-end hiring strategy for RMS: forecast demand with production leaders, build pipelines, and report progress with clear, data-backed communication.
• Use recruiting data and funnel metrics to identify bottlenecks, diagnose root causes, and drive process improvements.
• Set and maintain a high performance bar for the recruiting team: define clear expectations around sourcing activity, pipeline velocity, interview quality, and offer-acceptance rates.
• Act as a subject matter expert in sourcing techniques and tools—and coach your team to use them effectively.
• Conduct interviews and calibrate hiring manager expectations, demonstrating strong interview-to-offer conversion through disciplined candidate evaluation.
• Build talent maps and market intelligence specific to the RMS talent landscape to inform proactive engagement strategies.
• Drive diverse talent into the organization while ensuring a consistently excellent candidate experience at every touchpoint.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, compensation, and workforce planning to align recruiting efforts with headcount plans, offer competitiveness, and retention goals.
• Represent Anduril’s brand and recruiting function with the highest level of professionalism.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Boolean search

LinkedIn Recruiter

Referral programs

SOBO campaigns

Job description

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for RMS to lead end-to-end hiring and build scalable recruiting processes. You will partner with production and engineering leaders to translate workforce plans into hiring strategies and drive performance across your team.

You will coach recruiters, manage talent maps, and ensure a superior candidate experience while aligning with headcount plans and compensation strategies.