Portfolio Operations Associate

Anduril Industries•Irvine, CA

4h•$86,000 - $114,000

About The Position

The Sentry team is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Portfolio Operations Associate to join our dynamic core operating team. In this role, you will be a key player in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Sentry product portfolio. You will serve as a critical conduit, bridging the gap between product development, engineering, manufacturing, and deployment, and our core operations functions. Your work will involve analyzing product performance, streamlining processes, and providing data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making.

Requirements

You have 1+ years of experience in management consulting. internal strategy & operations, or business analyst role. Experience operating in a high-growth technology company, or starting a venture, are heavily considered
You get energy from being a thought partner for others - it excites you to spend time translating operational problems into data problems, and to then going and executing on them
You’re both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
You are self-driven and relentlessly proactive. You don’t need someone to tell you to “move”. You just move. We’d rather have to tell you to slow down than to speed up
You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!
You have an appetite to build clear frameworks to structure problems
Aptitude for rapid learning and assimilating new information to swiftly become proficient in unfamiliar subject areas and technologies
You have strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers and data-models, and you are able to quickly execute analyses in Excel or SQL
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Responsibilities

Development & Delivery Orchestration: Partner with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Deployment teams to support the streamlining of how Sentry products are planned, built, sold, and delivered. Assist in driving alignment across these key functions
Portfolio Management Assistance: Support efforts to reduce variant sprawl by assisting with discipline around Bill of Materials (BOM) planning, SKU structures, naming conventions, and release communications to ensure consistency across teams
Operational Process Support: Assist in defining and documenting repeatable processes for Sentry product deployments, upgrades, and release readiness, contributing to the move from ad hoc execution to scalable practices
Business System Optimization: Support the adoption and effective utilization of business systems like Jira and Confluence to improve planning, tracking, and execution across the Sentry product lifecycle
Stakeholder Alignment Support: Identify operational pain points and assist in proposing solutions to leadership, contributing to stakeholder alignment for implementation
Documentation & Knowledge Management: Contribute to architecting and maintaining documentation systems that enable internal users (Engineering, Business Development, Operations, etc.) to quickly access Sentry product information
Sales & Marketing Enablement Support: Collaborate with Product Marketing and Proposal teams to gather product information that helps showcase Sentry's value and capabilities
Operational Project Support: Assist in end-to-end operational initiatives from definition through implementation, requiring structured approaches to solve problems
Cross-Functional Process Improvement: Work across Anduril's functions (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, etc.) to help establish processes that enable Sentry to scale while ensuring programs operate at peak efficiency
Operational Analytics: Execute analyses on short timelines and contribute to building more scalable solutions for the Sentry product portfolio

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.