Production Program Director

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 Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing, most technically complex divisions. We develop and build collaborative combat aircraft , missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. We are looking for a Program Director to be part of the leadership team on one of Anduril’s largest production programs. As a Program Director you will lead a significant portion of the product line and will be directly responsible for all elements of cost and schedule performance in assigned area. ABOUT THE JOB Strategic Thinking and Decomposition: Ability to understand the long term objectives of the business, successfully develop a winning strategy that maximizes business objectives, and decompose into near term and long term plans. Execution focused - digging into the details, charting the path and owning the outcome. You will be expected to utilize your technical aptitude in conjunction with your program management, and leadership skills to deliver the best outcome for Anduril and the customer. Finical and Business Acumen: Understand the fundamentals of the business and develop KPIs and goals for departments and teams that drive real outcomes Collaborative partnership - managing customer relationships and shaping the future of the program with the government. WHAT YOU'LL DO Own the overall financial performance and schedule for the production segment of the business Autonomously execute on broad and/or ambiguous requirements from internal engineering, customers, and third party corporate partners to own successful delivery of outcomes on multiple programs simultaneously Understanding the long term objectives of the business, develop winning strategies that result in meeting Anduril’s business objectives while service the customers needs Develop strong, trusting relationships with Anduril’s DOD customers, ensuring we have tight feedback loops that enable us shape solutions, rapidly iterate, and ultimately field solutions faster Monitor and manage program progress across cost, schedule, and resource allocation, making tradeoffs that enable us to deliver best-in-class solutions to our customers on-time and on-budget at the stated production capacity rates Develop and implement lightweight processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and customer communication to enable Anduril to move rapidly Be high ownership on all pieces of work and become a trusted partner and advisor to senior management Foster a creative, high-performance culture within the team, and proactively assess team skills versus needs, identifying personnel development or recruitment opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities Collaborate with finance and business development teams to develop novel pricing strategies for proposals that set Anduril up for long term financial and operational success Collaborate with senior management to develop and refine the strategic roadmap for Anduril Air Dominance Strike RD investments that underpin the success of our programs REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (tech ... (truncated, view full listing at source)