Senior Compensation Analyst

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

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 At Anduril, we're not just disrupting defense technology – we're revolutionizing how we value and compensate the brilliant minds behind our innovations. We're seeking a Compensation Analyst who's ready to architect the future of our compensation strategy and propel Anduril to new heights. The Total Rewards team is looking for a Compensation Analyst to support Anduril’s continued hyper growth.

Requirements

4+ years of experience working in Compensation roles.
Experience with job architecture, levelling guides and market analytics to ensure competitive compensation practices.
Experience working with internal stakeholders and executive leadership.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and trends into key insights and recommendations.
Proven ability to track, prioritize and drive to success multiple projects with a strong operational background.
Passionate about educating, mentoring and teaching partners the values and business impact behind compensation strategies.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a high growth, hyper scaling startup building compensation programs from the ground up.
Prior experience leading compensation programs initiatives through various HCMs (WorkDay, PAVE, Rippling) is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Drive Anduril’s success by bringing compensation expertise to the leadership team and helping to scale.
Utilize and combine prior high growth company experience, quantitative rigor, business mindset, and communication skills to serve as a strategic advisor to People Business Partners.
Assist in leading compensation programs and projects, enabling Anduril to scale its People infrastructure.
Provide guidance to People Business Partners and leadership teams throughout annual and mid-year compensation planning cycles.
Design, implement, and manage comprehensive compensation programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, and equity compensation, aligned with organizational strategy and market trends.
Lead job evaluation processes, conduct market pricing analyses, and ensure internal equity and external competitiveness across all job families and levels.
Partner closely with leadership and HR teams to resolve complex compensation issues, support strategic decision-making, and drive the implementation of compensation initiatives across the organization.
Work closely with the People Operations team during annual & midyear compensation cycles including implementation, budgets, UAT testing and spearhead data integrity.
Lead change management and communications of compensation practices with managers, team members, and across the People Team.
Build strong partnerships with the People Operations, People Business Partner, Talent, Payroll, Legal, Stock, Finance and Accounting teams as well as 3rd party vendors.
Be a proactive motivated problem solver; offering to fill skill gaps and offer solutions.
Respond to Slacks in the evening while watching Netflix.

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you (US Roles)
Life and disability insurance
Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
Caregiver & Wellness Leave
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.
Free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.
Work-life services, such as legal and financial support.
Annual reimbursement for professional development
Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance (depending on role eligibility).
Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options (US Roles)
Pension plan with employer match (UK & IE Roles)
Superannuation plan (AUS Roles)