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Senior People Program Manager, Site Expansions

Anduril· People : People Business Partners : People Partners Programs
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Costa Mesa, CA$147k - $196kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior People Program Manager to lead and execute site expansion initiatives, partnering with leadership across production, facilities, construction, tech, and operations to manage end-to-end site launch programs and organizational architecture for new production facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and contribute to critical site launches for leaders in the People and Production org, learning new subject matters quickly and prioritizing in ambiguous environments.
  • Define and drive the Day-1 readiness checklist across IT, facilities, HR, and Operations, coordinating workforce implementation and communications activation for launch.
  • Build trust across cross-functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and achieve seamless site expansions and building launches.
  • Maintain a high execution bar, driving projects from conception to tactical completion to keep initiatives on schedule.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative analyses to influence and execute operational decisions, partnering with analysts.
  • Develop structured processes using project briefs, trackers, and data mapping to ensure timely delivery with end-user focus.
  • Craft narratives to convey clear vision, story, or requests to stakeholders.
  • Communicate across teams to achieve cross-functional outcomes.
  • Own operational projects end-to-end from Definition to Implementation, solving ambiguous problems with minimal prescription.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 6+ years experience in management consulting, change management, internal operations, or program management.
  • Interest in defense and partnering with production partners to achieve manufacturing at scale.
  • Enjoys being a thought partner and creating processes.
  • Empathetic and user-centric mindset.
  • Ability to solve complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems with a people-centric approach; driven for strategic planning.
  • High ownership and low ego with outcome orientation and humility.
  • Proactive in solving problems and stepping into gaps.
  • Comfortable with broad communication beyond small groups; capable of addressing large audiences and senior leadership.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
  • Ability to interpret complex datasets and extract actionable insights to support business objectives.
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Skills

Required:Program managementChange managementData analysis

Benefits

  • Benefits package including health, recovery, and other comprehensive offerings (information available via the Anduril benefits page).
  • Highly competitive equity grants often included in full-time offers as part of total compensation.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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