Strategic Real Estate, Portfolio Planning & Strategy Lead

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Portfolio Planning & Strategy Lead to own the planning process for space, type, location, and timing across the real estate portfolio.

You will turn headcount plans and program schedules into forecasts of demand and supply, report to the Director of Strategic Real Estate, and present to C-suite with clear math and scenarios. Requires building models and using Palantir Foundry and LLMs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years in strategic real estate planning, portfolio strategy, FP&A, or related areas.
• Strong financial and analytical modeling; proven ability to defend numbers.

Responsibilities

• Own the Real Estate Planning Cycle: quarterly portfolio forecast end to end.
• Forecast seat, office, R&D, and production space demand vs. current supply.
• Define metrics: SF per head, seat ratios, utilization, cost per seat; benchmark against peers.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

Python/SQL

LLMs / AI tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Data/Info Science, Urban Planning, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

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.

Position Summary
Anduril’s real estate portfolio covers 10M sq ft of R&D labs, manufacturing hubs, and offices worldwide. As Portfolio Planning & Strategy Lead , you will own the planning process that decides how much space Anduril needs, of what type, where, and when.

You’ll report to the Director of Strategic Real Estate. You’ll turn headcount plans, program schedules, and portfolio data into forecasts of demand and supply. You’ll measure how well we use what we already have, and make the case for what to do next to division leaders and the C-suite.

This is a hands-on senior role. It suits someone who builds their own models and can work from incomplete, inconsistent data. You should already use LLMs and modern data platforms (Palantir Foundry or similar) in your work. The ideal candidate combines real estate and financial judgment with a builder’s instinct and a creative, tech-forward approach to problems that have no playbook.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Real Estate Planning Cycle. Run the quarterly portfolio forecast end to end:

  • Gather headcount and program plans from Finance, Corporate Operations, and the business divisions;
  • Reconcile competing plans into one view of demand by division, workforce type, and region;
  • Publish the 5-10 year outlook that portfolio decisions rest on;
  • Track plan vs. actual across forecast versions, and explain why the numbers moved.

• Portfolio Demand & Supply Forecasting. Forecast seat, office, R&D, and production space demand against current and committed supply. Quantify the gaps by market and year. Model scenarios (growth cases, program wins and losses, M&A, relocations, divestitures) and their OpEx and CapEx impact.

• Efficiency & Utilization Measurement. Define and track the metrics that show whether the portfolio is working: SF per head, seat ratios, utilization, cost per seat, and production space relative to output. Benchmark them against peers. Turn the findings into recommendations to consolidate, densify, restructure leases, or expand.

• Workforce Strategy. Work with Talent, People, and division leaders to understand how Anduril grows: hiring velocity, workforce mix (engineering, production, G&A), in-office patterns, and talent markets. Translate that into location strategy, market selection, and site timing.

• Executive Communications. Build and present the decision materials that get C-suite and division-leader decisions made: quarterly business reviews, expansion option analyses, and leadership briefings. Lead with the answer, show the math, and stand behind the numbers.

• Build the Planning System, Not Just the Plan. Maintain and extend our planning data pipeline and models (Palantir Foundry, Python/SQL, version-controlled datasets with automated validation), so forecasts are repeatable, auditable, and refreshable in hours. Use LLM-based agents to automate data extraction, reconciliation, analysis, and presentation production, and set the standard for how the team uses them.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Data / Information Science, Urban Planning, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic real estate planning, corporate portfolio strategy, FP&A, capacity or workforce planning, real estate investing (equity or credit), development, or corporate development, including experience leading or mentoring analysts/associates.
• Strong financial and analytical modeling. You build your own models in Excel and Python or SQL, and can defend every number in them.
• Hands-on use of LLMs and modern data platforms (Palantir Foundry or similar, such as Databricks, Snowflake, or dbt) in your current work.
• Excellent communication, with a demonstrated capacity to influence cross-functional teams and senior executives.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for site visits, stakeholder meetings, and industry events.
• U.S. citizenship required; eligibility for security clearance preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience forecasting space for manufacturing, R&D, or other capital-intensive operations, not only office.
• A track record of building forecasts from incomplete or conflicting plan data, and explaining to leadership why they changed.
• Experience planning around M&A integration, relocations, or consolidations.
• Background in defense, aerospace, or another fast-growing hardware company.

US Salary Range

$185,000—$240,000 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.

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