Business Operations Manager, Intelligence Systems

WHAT IS AIS
Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements shape their concepts of operation and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers most pressing national security requirements.

WHAT YOULL DO
As a Business Operations Manager you will work directly with the Head of Operations and run business operations for one of our our Portfolios in the Intelligence Business this role you will partner with leadership and teams from across the business from our software and hardware teams to our Finance and G&A teams to our core internal operations teams to unpack ambiguous problems and build lasting scalable solutions. Your work will vary from quick-turn operational fire-fighting building and redesigning processes to leading high-impact and specialized projects all in the mission of growing one of our newest Business Units at Anduril. The Operations team for Intelligence Systems at Anduril has three primary responsibilities:

1. Standing up the operational processes for our Program Execution team. We work with the Program Execution team to ensure we are enabling world-class program managers to execute against contracts with ease - whether its unlocking headcount running analysis on our IRAD spend to working with finance to ensure were running profitable programs.
2. Were expanding our footprint in Reston and the Operations team is the glue across cross-functional teams (Business Development Program Execution Network Engineering/IT Security Facility Operations) at Anduril to execute the expansion flawlessly and with speed. Once the site is up and running we need to ensure our internal operations are humming.
3. Special projects. We are frequently pulled into high priority problems that must be solved but do not fall neatly into the purview of an existing persons job description. Our team is one of the first to get tapped when a complex or unexpected challenge requires a creative solution.

Much of the time these core responsibilities go hand-in-hand.

As a Business Operations Manager you will be critical to supporting all of these responsibilities. While the Intelligence Systems team will be your team you will often be working across the business working cross-functionally with leaders and teams throughout the organization to solve messy problems set up new processes capture data action upon it and enable others to do the same.

• Own operational projects end-to-end from Definition Solution to Implementation. You will often be handed ambiguous problems with little prescription on how to solve them.
• Execute analyses on short-timelines to get answers quickly while also owning more scalable solutions that will make Intelligence Systems successful in the long term.
• Project manage across many stakeholders. If you dont like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large comms channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution this may not be the role for you.
• Work across functions and learn Andurils business top-to-bottom. You will interact with Supply Chain Manufacturing Finance Engineering HR Recruiting Growth and more. The Operations team is one of the most cross-functional teams at Anduril.
• Set up structures and processes that enable the Division to scale our people and physical footprint while ensuring mature programs are operating at peak efficiency and impact.
• Design implement and maintain effective procurement and inventory controls.
• Plan organize and execute all-hands meetings team-building activities and other internal events.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.
• 8 years of experience in management consulting internal operations or business operations role.
• You lean into acknowledging your weaknesses and take the idea of feedback and growth seriously.
• You get energy from being a thought partner for others and it excites you to spend time translating problems into proposed solutions and to then going and executing on them.
• You are self-driven and relentlessly proactive. You dont need someone to tell you to move. You just move. Wed rather have to tell you to slow down than to speed up.
• You dont wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself.
• You have an appetite to build clear frameworks to structure problems.
• You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!

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 Andurils 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.

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