Account Director, AD&S

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.

As an Air Dominance and Strike Program Manager, you would be responsible for collaborating with growth, engineering, and proposal teams to keep a strategic Group 5 UAS program on track. From DV visits, to larger USG interaction, to schedule and delivery tracking, you are a critical member to the enduring success of the program.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Program Execution:

• Own overall program execution, meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets and exceeding customer expectations.
• Acquire an intimate understanding of program requirements and maintain open dialogue with the customer to ensure engineering efforts remain aligned to mission objectives.
• Develop and implement effective processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and overall program execution.
• Foster a “Team of Teams” culture amongst Anduril, external customers, and industry partners to align objectives, optimize processes, gather insight, and drive on-time execution.
• Lead the scoping and responding to relevant Requests for Information and Proposal involving the proposal team and relevant engineering.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Build an outcome-oriented, high-performance culture within the program team that values development velocity, high-trust collaboration, rigorous execution, and continuous improvement.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, test and evaluation, operations, business development, and other Anduril teams.
• Proactively assess team skills and resource requirements, identifying training needs or recruitment opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Strategic Planning:

• Collaborate with senior management to situate this program amongst the larger AD&S portfolio
• Analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer requirements to identify growth opportunities and develop business strategies.
• Identify areas for process improvement, technology adoption, and innovation across functions to enhance overall performance and efficiency.

 

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (major in engineering, computer science, or related technical field preferred)
• Proven program management experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
• Proven experience leading a team of peers as well as cross-domain expertise
• Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow
• Bias towards action: comfortable with setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Background in UAS and/or manned aviation
• Familiarity with DOD tactical operations and/or acquisitions efforts
• Familiarity with government acquisition and reporting processes
• Able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance to TS/SCI
• Current Top Secret clearance preferred

US Salary Range$168,000—$252,000 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by An