Recruiting Lead Advanced Manufacturing and Production

At Anduril our recruiting team is the driving force behind building a world-class defense technology company. We are a high-agency mission-driven team committed to finding the exceptional talent required to solve some of the worlds most critical national security challenges. Partnering directly with leaders across engineering and manufacturing we design and execute hiring strategies that match the speed and urgency of our mission. We thrive in a fast-paced high-ownership environment where we value creativity raw capability and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

We are seeking a Recruiting Lead - Advanced Manufacturing & Production to lead inspire and scale our Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) production recruiting this role you will be a player-coachdirectly managing a team of high-performing recruiters while personally driving search strategies for critical leadership and highly complex technical a key talent leader you will partner directly with VPs Directors and hiring managers to align talent acquisition with Andurils rapid production scale-up. You will design scalable recruiting processes leverage data to optimize team performance and build the recruiting infrastructure needed to support our advanced manufacturing facilities. This is a high-visibility leadership role with significant growth potential ideal for a strategic talent leader who thrives in a fast-paced high-ownership environment.

• Lead & Mentor: Manage coach and develop a team of internal recruiters and contractors driving a culture of high performance accountability and continuous learning.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as the primary talent advisor to Senior Leadership across Manufacturing Production and Operations. Align capacity planning and headcount forecasting with business objectives.
• Player-Coach Execution: Personally own and execute full-cycle recruiting for high-impact leadership roles and highly complex technical hires.
• Optimize Recruiting Operations: Evaluate and improve recruiting processes sourcing strategies and interview pipelines to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining an exceptionally high talent bar.
• Lead with Data & Insights: Build and analyze recruiting metrics (pipeline health pass-through rates capacity modeling) to deliver regular updates market maps and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Champion Andurils Culture: Ensure the team delivers an exceptional mission-aligned candidate experience that reflects Andurils values and brand.

• Experience: 10 years of full-cycle recruiting experience with at least 2 years of direct people management experience leading recruiting teams in a high-growth environment.
• Domain Expertise: Proven track record recruiting for advanced manufacturing aerospace defense automotive or high-tech hardware operations.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to build relationships influence and partner with executive-level stakeholders (VPs Directors).
• Analytical Mindset: Strong data literacy; experience using recruiting metrics to forecast hiring capacity diagnose pipeline bottlenecks and drive team performance.
• High Agency: A self-starter who excels in ambiguous environments possesses strong problem-solving skills and takes complete ownership of outcomes.
• Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance.

• Scaling Experience: Experience scaling manufacturing or production teams from mid-stage growth to high-volume production.
• Agility: Experience managing a hybrid team of full-time employees (FTEs) and contract recruiters.
• Low Ego High Drive: A leader who is willing to roll up their sleeves to help the team cross the finish lineno task is too big or too small.

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:

At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.

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