Senior Operations Lead

In the Space Special Programs team webuildspacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time whenspacesuperiority can no longer be taken for grantedand with space systemsproliferating at an incredible rate theSpace Special Programsteamprovidesadvancedmission critical capabilities toour customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment withlimitedpersonnel. Working across product engineering saleslogistics operations and mission success theSpace Special Programsteam develops tests deploys andoperatesnew unique space capabilities to drivemissionsuccessin challenging operational environments.

The Senior Operations Lead is a core member of the Space Special Programs Business Line leadership team with a mandate to develop and scale the organizations people and processes to maintain and grow our advantage as a technology-led outcome-oriented systems integrator for the full spectrum of space missions.
In this role you willbe responsible forall internal business operations. Your work will vary from quick-turn operationalfire-fighting to building and redesigning processes to leading high-impact strategic projects. This role requires you to be a trusted partner to each part of the business and to work with and support the General Manager to achieve our strategicobjectives.

• Organizational planning and development. Partner with the General Manager and their leadership team to develop and execute strategy for organizational planning and development.
  • Implement tools and processes for generating data that can drive decisions
  • Define and track metrics for organizational health and performance
  • Design and implement governance structures accountability mechanisms and continuous improvement processes
  • Drive quarterly and annual planning cycles forSpace Special Programsand prepare content for regular business reviews with the executive team and cross-functional partners

• Cross-functional leadership. Coordinate action align incentives and drive accountability with supporting Divisions/Business Lines Corporate/G&A/Functional orgs and external Partners/Suppliers.
  • Design and implement theSpace Special Programsorganizational API a set of tools and processes that define the cross-functional operating model
  • Partner with FP&A to track financial health against business line goalstake actions to maintainoperating expenses within budget and recommend strategies to achieve margin targets
  • Partner with Corporate Technology to build the underlying data and system infrastructure for organizational operations and knowledge management
  • Partner with Growth Revenue Operations and Production tomonitorpipeline healthidentifymaterial changes to forecast and ensure production schedules are aligned with customer demand
  • Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition to build out and oversee headcount planning hiring staffing onboarding professional development and performance management infrastructure and processes
  • Partner with Growth Communications Design and Marketing to ensure successful announcements (internal and external) customer events trade shows and new product launches

• Project execution. Drive day-to-day operations and develop internal processes/frameworks for efficient execution across the business line.
  • Build your own independent portfolio as one ofSpace Special Programs key leaders deeply diving into a set of organizational priorities that you drive as your own.
  • Bootstrap new capabilities and lead cross-functional projects owning their end-to-end execution frominitialdiscovery to successful resolution. Examples include pricing strategy organizational design competitor/market analysis etc.
  • Generate and collect data conduct analysis and make recommendations to inform strategic investment decisions (e.g. at-risk hardware buys and hiring test range/development hardware allocation real estate/facilities classified infrastructure M&A etc.)

• 8 years of working experience in a consulting operations finance technical program management product management or business operations role. Experience working with engineers and bringing hardware/software products to market strongly preferred.
• Strong communicationskills across a wide dynamic range both written and verbal. Experience interfacing with company leadership and executives isa must with a demonstrated ability to cultivate trust andfacilitatemeetings for and engage with executives. Demonstrated ability to translate and articulate thoughts clearly and simply across a wide range of roles (software engineers finance partners recruiters cross functional leadership and executives).
• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to solve operational problems in a way that is both data-driven and people-centric.
• High ownership with the horsepower to effectively manage multiple (3-5) large projects and priorities in parallel at a rapid pace and report out on progress regularly.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen andable to obtain andmaintaina U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Proven ability to understandthe pace and lifecycle of spacecrafttechnical developmentchallengesand risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teamsto help them most effectively meet their goals.

• Experience working at a technology and/or high growth company.
• Experience working in defense or aerospace.
• Experience working effectively in a matrix organization structure.

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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