People Compliance Specialist

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

As a People Compliance Specialist, you will manage, scale, and operationalize Anduril’s people compliance programs. You will serve as a subject matter expert and collaborate with People Operations, Employment Legal, and People Business Partners to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role drives compliance workflows and initiatives for the growing hourly and non-exempt workforce, background check adjudications, and mandatory reporting obligations.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of dedicated experience in HR compliance, people operations, or employment legal operations.
• Hands-on experience administering and managing DOT-regulated drug and alcohol testing programs and clearinghouses.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Ability to independently own and drive programs, with strong analytical and project management skills.
• High discretion and integrity when handling sensitive, confidential employee data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex regulatory requirements to stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve People Team policies, procedures, forms, templates, and process documentation, including communication and acknowledgment tracking.
• Oversee HR reporting, audits, documentation management, and end-to-end background check and adverse action processes.
• Manage and administer the drug and alcohol screening program, ensuring compliance with federal and state testing requirements, including pre-employment and random testing, and mandatory reporting.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert and escalation point for compliance-related inquiries from employees, Onboarding, People Operations, and Talent Acquisition.
• Lead routine and ad-hoc internal compliance audits, identify operational vulnerabilities, and implement proactive corrective actions.
• Prepare, validate, and submit mandatory compliance reporting, including EEO-1, VETS, and state-specific reporting.
• Design, standardize, and maintain standard operating procedures, documentation retention schedules, and workflow materials across people compliance programs.
• Oversee mandatory employee compliance training programs and track completion across exempt and hourly employee populations.
• Partner with external vendors to ensure SLA adherence and operational excellence.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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