Head of Business Line Operations, Air Dominance & Strike
Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Business Operations
Costa Mesa, CA$220k - $345kfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Head of Business Line Operations responsible for the full operational scope of the Air Dominance & Strike business line, from business operations to production and sustainment infrastructure, driving scale, IPO readiness, and organizational evolution.
Responsibilities
- Own all aspects of business line business operations and infrastructure, ensuring business development, engineering, and production teams have what they need when they need it to execute
- Serve as the business line General Manager’s chief strategist to balance resource and execution risk against growth plans and monitor financials to guide profitability targets
- Translate growth signals into demand across operational infrastructure including staffing, real estate, test ranges, classified infrastructure, and production; collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver
- Own the business line’s governance structure from business reviews to annual planning and onboarding, developing information pathways as the organization scales
- Collaborate with division leadership to evolve organizational structure and implement hiring, onboarding, and execution standards to maintain a culture of innovation
- Execute on special projects, evolve internal processes, stand up new functions, and lead M&A efforts as needed
Qualifications
- Systems thinker with ability to solve complex, ambiguous cross-functional problems
- High ownership with low ego, outcome-oriented and humble
- Experience building flexible operational infrastructure at high-growth companies; know when to rebuild
- Experience with hardware production scaling through fielding, including metrics monitoring, problem identification, and resolution
- Deep financial acumen including unit economics, manufacturing finance, and P&L management
- Operationally rigorous with discipline, efficiency, and metrics-driven management
- Proven ability to evolve organizations, coach senior leaders, and make hard talent decisions
- Ability to operate from 30,000 ft to tactical detail
- Eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance
Skills
Required:Cross-functional operations leadershipFinancial planning and analysis
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees; highly competitive equity grants; compensation includes base salary and equity as part of total package
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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