Director, Business Development - Autonomous Airpower International

Anduril • Columbia, WA

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About The Position

The Director, Autonomous Airpower Growth (APAC) will drive Asia-Pacific sales for Anduril’s autonomous aircraft, including Fury, as part of the Autonomous Airpower international growth team. The role is based in Costa Mesa, California, Washington, DC, or a relevant location in the Asia-Pacific region. The Air Dominance and Strike growth team identifies, shapes, captures, and grows opportunities by working with customers and engineers on solutions to operational challenges.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience leading or supporting aviation program creation, requirements definition, acquisition strategy, or related efforts.
• Prior experience working with U.S. Air Force or U.S. Navy program offices or operational commands.
• Strong understanding of the U.S. customer community, requirements process, and operational needs.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and customers.
• Must be eligible to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%, including frequent travel across the Asia-Pacific region.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience engaging with foreign militaries or ministries of defense, preferably in the Asia-Pacific region.

Responsibilities

• Shape and capture new opportunities to sell autonomous aircraft to allies and partners across the Asia-Pacific region.
• Engage Asia-Pacific customers to understand how current or proposed Anduril solutions address their operational requirements and capability gaps.
• Lead proposal development for Asia-Pacific sales, including white papers, RFI responses, and pricing and availability.
• Support licensing, export compliance, and technical security activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop international product offerings tailored to regional requirements, including maritime and long-range operating environments.
• Support engagement campaigns with stakeholders across the Department of Defense, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its components, and foreign capitals.
• Partner with in-region teams and industry partners on co-production, industrial participation, and sustainment approaches.
• Align Asia-Pacific campaigns with the broader international Autonomous Airpower strategy and share positioning, lessons learned, and best practices across regions.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior military and civilian U.S. Government customer offices, current and prospective customers, industry partners, and suppliers.
• Foster a culture of trust, innovation, collaboration, and mission focus.
• Deliver on financial performance commitments and strategic market growth.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed