Division Operations Lead, Group 3

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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. Division Operations Lead 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 Omen is Anduril’s hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that packs the endurance, payload, and mission flexibility of much larger airplanes into a novel runway-independent Group 3 platform. Omen can operate from ship decks, beaches, or remote island clearings, providing true runway independence and freedom of maneuver across defense and civilian domains. Omen is the first tail-sitter aircraft with a mass-production contract, with an order of 50 systems representing a decisive investment that anchors production and accelerates the development for future contract opportunities. ABOUT THE JOB We're hiring a leader for our Division Operations team in Costa Mesa — the nerve center of Anduril's Air Maneuver group. Sitting inside Maneuver Dominance, one of Anduril's fastest-growing divisions, this team brings together aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineers alongside software, robotics, AI, sensor fusion, and data analysis specialists — all building vehicle-centric hardware and software that doesn't just improve our customers' capabilities, it fundamentally transforms them. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Support our corporate planning cycle by building and managing the local business operations functions such as monitor performance against goals, financial plans, and headcount plans so we can hit our aggressive growth targets. • Work with Product Engineering and Test and Evaluation teams to find and close operations and resource gaps and ensure seamless execution of program schedule. • Analyze business growth strategy and new business proposals to determine recruiting, staffing, and financial requirements. Determine feasibility against existing operating plans, available resources and provide recommendations to leadership for resource planning and reallocation. • Work with Anduril’s Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance teams to build out infrastructure to enable the Division to monitor and optimize the demand vs supply of resourcing across our most critical programs. • Lead various strategic initiatives and projects as directed by General Manager and the Head of Division Operations, ensuring they align with the overall business strategy and objectives. • Coordinate and prepare for executive leadership meetings with partners and customers, including setting agendas, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-through. • Develop fundamental knowledge of Anduril product solutions to support growth and capture activities. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • You have 10+ years of experience in consulting, operations, finance, or general business analysis • You have a strong background in executing business operations and driving outcomes • Strong ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, key business and program execution • Experience working at or with Aerospace & Defense companies, Robotics, Technology, or other modern manufacturing companies, and the lo