Staff Technical Program Manager, Game Development

The Sand Table team at Anduril develops our revolutionary platform for visualizing future defense scenarios. We transform massive amounts of data into an intuitive interactive 3D command center serving as the visual interface for mission simulations a key business development tool and a powerful demonstration of our advanced capabilities to government and military leaders. We take ambitious ideas from concept to completion building the core with high-performance C and enabling rapid feature expansion through modern scripting and plugin frameworks. The Sand Table team manages the complex logistics for delivering flawless augmented reality demonstrations in headset to critical stakeholders. As a cross-functional group of builders strategists and operators we combine the creative energy of a top game studio with the rigorous discipline of national security to shape how the future of defense is visualized and understood.

Were looking for a Technical Program Manager to own execution for the Sand Table teamsomeone who will maintain our timelines resolve dependencies and keep everything on the rails towards final delivery. This is a high-agency role for someone who moves on things before being asked anticipates problems before they materialize and drives relentlessly toward outcomes. You will be the connective tissue between design engineering product and key stakeholders ensuring that our team ships high-quality consistent releases on cadence while protecting the teams focus and momentum.

Youll manage the full complexity of delivering a real-time 3D platform that spans C engine development XR hardware integration plugin frameworks and live demonstrations to senior government and military leaders. This means coordinating across technical work-streams managing the logistics of high-stakes demos and ensuring that every release meets the bar our audience demands. You should be comfortable navigating ambiguity operating with minimal direction and building the processes and structures that allow a fast-moving team to scale without losing speed.

• Own execution end-to-end. Drive the teams delivery cadence from planning through release. Maintain timelines track milestones and ensure the team consistently hits its commitments. You are the single point of accountability for are we on track
• Resolve dependencies and remove blockers. Proactively identify cross-team dependencies external blockers and resource constraints. Move decisively to resolve themescalating when necessary negotiating when possible and always keeping the team unblocked.
• Protect the teams time and focus. Clearly articulate blockers risks and work in progress to stakeholders so the team can stay heads-down on delivery. Serve as a shield against thrash and scope creep while ensuring legitimate priorities are addressed.
• Drive high-quality consistent releases. Help establish and maintain release processes that ensure every build meets quality standards. Coordinate across engineering QA and integration efforts to deliver polished demo-ready software on a reliable cadence.
• Manage stakeholders and communication. Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across business development product and leadership. Provide clear concise program updatessurfacing risks early setting expectations accurately and translating technical complexity into business-impact language.
• Coordinate demonstration logistics. Partner with the team to manage the complex logistics of delivering flawless XR demonstrations to critical audiences. Track hardware readiness software stability content preparation and venue requirements to ensure every demo is executed without a hitch.
• Build and improve processes. Implement lightweight effective processes for planning tracking and delivery that match the teams pace. Leverage tools like Jira or similar to provide visibility without creating overhead. Continuously iterate on what works.
• Anticipate and mitigate risk. Maintain a living picture of technical schedule and integration risks. Develop mitigation plans proactively and adjust course as conditions changenever letting the team be surprised by something that was foreseeable.

• 8 years of experience as a Technical Program Manager Engineering Program Manager or equivalent role delivering complex software products
• Demonstrated track record of owning execution for cross-functional technical teams and shipping on-time
• Strong technical literacyability to understand system architecture software dependencies build/release pipelines and technical trade-offs without needing to write the code yourself
• High agency and intrinsic motivation; you move on problems before being asked and operate effectively with minimal direction
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel work-streams competing priorities and shifting timelines
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skillsable to build trust set expectations and clearly articulate status risks and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with project management tooling (Jira Confluence Linear or equivalent) and establishing delivery processes for engineering teams
• Willingness to travel as needed for demonstrations and events (up to 25%)
• Must be a U.S. person eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

• Experience in real-time 3D applications game engines XR or graphics-intensive software development environments
• Background in defense aerospace or national securityunderstanding of the stakeholder landscape and demonstration culture
• Experience managing release processes for software with hardware-in-the-loop dependencies (XR headsets specialized display systems etc.)
• Familiarity with C development workflows plugin architectures or game studio production pipelines
• Experience coordinating live demonstrations or events with high-profile audiences with high-profile audiences and very-high stakes
• Track record of building program management processes from scratch in fast-moving early-stage or startup environments
• Experience managing programs with both software delivery and physical logistics components
• Active U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance

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:

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