Project Manager, Strategic Ventures

Project Manager, Strategic Ventures

Costa Mesa, California, United States

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.

About The Team

The Strategic Ventures team manages high leverage projects to deliver key capabilities, step-change improvements in system value, and new scalable processes. As part of the Ventures team, we're looking for an individual to help lead project teams working to solve key cross-functional process, analytics, and systems challenges to better help Supply Chain, Deployments, and partner teams across a variety of workflows.

About The Job

• Lead cross-functional efforts, building project roadmaps, getting alignment from different parties, and working through roadblocks as they come up, owning the end-to-end implementation of a given Venture.
• Work closely with the Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Mission Operations, Finance, Product, and Deployments teams to identify problems, conceive solutions, and implement processes to improve our ability to buy, make, and deploy hardware quickly and correctly.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Solutions teams to scope requirements and deliver solutions to help aid in solving core scale problems.
• Pinch hit where necessary, filling in critical gaps to ensure the business can run smoothly and your Ventures are successful. This is a critical aspect of this role, we do what needs to be done regardless of experience.

Required Qualifications

• Effective end to end project management experience spanning concept, planning, implementation, and follow through
• Ability to identify operational pain points, then design and implement new, scalable processes to resolve them.
• Proficiency in using both qualitative and quantitative data to perform analysis and support operational decisions.
• Experience defining and documenting business requirements for internal systems or software workflows.
• Experience working collaboratively across multiple departments (e.g., business and technical teams) to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts, processes, and skills quickly to meet project demands.
• A track record of high ownership and personal accountability for project outcomes.
• U.S. Person Status is required as this position needs to access controlled data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with Finance Stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-growth technology, manufacturing, finance, or defense environment.
• Ability to influence the design and functionality of internal business systems based on user needs
• A track record of proactively identifying future cross-functional issues or needs and proposing solutions.
• Prior ownership of change management process for transitioning new processes or systems to business users.

US Salary Range

$113,000 - $149,000 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:

Healthcare Benefits

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

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