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Associate Director, Corporate Planning & Operations

Anduril· Corporate Operations : Corporate Operations : Revenue Operations & Corporate Planning
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Costa Mesa, CA$170k - $215kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

The Associate Director, Corporate Planning & Operations leads long-range and annual planning, headcount planning, and cross-functional reporting to executives. Based in Costa Mesa, CA, the role focuses on solving operational challenges, driving strategic planning, and mentoring a team within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and improve long-range, and annual planning processes. Scope the work, define work streams, and serve as the overall project quarterback.
  • Lead headcount planning and operationalization — building on existing workflows to drive greater efficiency and accuracy, enhance tooling and develop more scalable solutions, and present monthly insights to Executives.
  • Drive the monthly and quarterly reporting cadence with cross-functional teams. Ensure processes are sequenced appropriately, drive better content, and support with key analyses on consolidated data.
  • Tackle hard, ambiguous ad-hoc questions with rigor and independence, owning projects from problem definition to execution
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic decisions by framing a problem space, evaluating potential paths, surfacing key tradeoffs, and operationalizing
  • Craft and develop high-quality executive presentations and materials
  • Lead and mentor a team, providing direction in a fast-paced environment with high-stakes deliverables that impact overall company rhythm

Qualifications

  • 7+ years experience in a strategy and/or operating role at a high-growth technology company, with previous experience owning financial modeling and analyses, and executive reporting.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, and the ability to build simple but impactful presentations for executive audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate and articulate thoughts clearly and simply across a wide range of roles (finance partners, engineering, cross functional leadership, and executives).
  • History of successfully leading/managing a team including hiring, ramping, and developing talent and employing a culture of strong feedback
  • Consistent track record of cross functional leadership amongst diverse individuals with different goals
  • Strong proficiency in data analytics, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and extract actionable insights that support business objectives.
  • Ownership mentality with a natural bias to assume responsibility. We empower our team to quickly assume high levels of responsibility and entrust them to actively own projects and shape their success.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Strategic planningFinancial modelingExecutive communication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.
  • Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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