Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, RMS with Security Clearance

Anduril Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for the RMS team to lead a high-volume recruiting function across production, manufacturing engineering, quality, and supply chain. You will translate workforce plans into hiring strategies, coach a recruiters team, and partner with engineering leaders to raise hiring standards.

The role demands 10+ years in high-volume talent acquisition, strong data analytics, and influential leadership across diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of high-volume talent acquisition experience.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to travel between sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of recruiters supporting RMS hiring across production, manufacturing engineering, quality, and supply chain.
• Own end-to-end hiring strategy for RMS: forecast demand, build pipelines, and report progress with data-backed communication.
• Drive recruiting analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve processes, using data to influence hiring decisions.

Skills

Talent acquisition

High-volume recruiting

Leadership

Data-driven recruiting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related field

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 JOB The Rocket Motor Systems (RMS) team is scaling rapidly, and the talent we bring in will define how fast and how well we deliver. As Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for RMS, you will own the recruiting engine that fuels that growth. This is not a passive support function-you will sit at the table with production and engineering leaders, translate workforce plans into hiring strategies, and hold your team to a consistently high bar across process discipline and performance outcomes. We need a leader who is solution-oriented by default: someone who digs into the data, identifies what's broken or underperforming, and initiates change once the evidence supports it-not after consensus emerges on its own. You will build and refine recruiting processes that are measurable and repeatable, coach your team to execute at a high level, and ensure every hire raises the caliber of the organization. You will manage a team of recruiters, partner with hiring managers across the RMS organization, and drive full-cycle strategy from talent mapping through offer close. The right person for this role combines operational rigor with the creativity and urgency of a startup recruiter-no task too big, no detail too small. WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Manage and develop 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-acting on what the data shows rather than waiting for direction
• 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-including Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, referral programs, and SOBO campaigns-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 (propulsion, energetics, pyrotechnics, production operations) 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-internally with senior stakeholders and externally with candidates and partners
• 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-not just reporting metrics but acting on them
• 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 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience standing up a talent acquisition function for a greenfield or rapidly scaling manufacturing site
• Knowledge of ITAR policies and their impact on hiring practices
• Background recruiting for solid rocket motors, propulsion, energetics, pyrotechnics, or adjacent defense/aerospace disciplines
• Track record of operating in a consultative capacity where data-informed guidance led to measurably improved hiring outcomes and candidate experience
• Experience managi