Business Operations Lead
Anduril· Corporate Technology : Business Operations
Costa Mesa, California$146k - $180kFull-timePosted 10mo ago
About the role
Anduril Industries is seeking a Business Operations Lead to support cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end operational projects, and drive data-driven improvements across production, real estate, and mission-support functions. The role involves standing up new processes, solving high-priority, ambiguous problems, and coordinating with senior stakeholders including C-suite across multiple functions and locations.
Responsibilities
- Own operational projects end-to-end, from definition, to solutioning, to implementation, to clean transition of ownership.
- Solve problems at the intersection of people, hardware, and software systems, including inventory management, staffing & recruiting operations, asset-tracking in the field, and manufacturing data on quality issues.
- Forward-deploy to new locations to stand up facilities and engage with customers, partners, contractors, government stakeholders, and prospective hires.
- Partner with Strategic Real Estate, Global Defense, and Corporate Development on site selection, lease execution, facility buildout, tenders and proposals, localization planning, M&A diligence, and post-acquisition operational integration.
- Work on strategic problems with structure, ambiguity, and cross-functional alignment to inform decisions.
- Leverage ERP, MRP, HRIS, and other systems to perform scrappy analyses and uplift process measurement and improvements.
- Project manage across large, distributed groups including C-suite executives to drive solutions.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in a management consulting, investment banking, internal strategy & operations, or business analyst role.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
- Strong agency and judgment to operate independently
- Builds trust and relationships across functions, cultures, and seniority levels
- Comfortable moving between big-picture strategy, details, and execution
- Strong communication across engineers, finance, external partners, and executives across time zones
- Self-aware and coachable
- High ownership with the ability to juggle multiple (2-3+) projects in parallel
Skills
Required:Cross-functional program managementData-driven analysisStakeholder management
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related supports)
- Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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