Senior Manager, Logistics Operations

Anduril Industries • Costa Mesa, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Deployments Team orchestrates the global fielding of Anduril’s products, managing forward logistics, installations, maintenance, field inventory, and reverse logistics. This role is pivotal in defining and executing the strategic vision for deploying Anduril’s people and technology across a global operational footprint within a specific division. The Senior Manager will build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team, fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. This role requires strategic planning, navigating complex challenges, and scaling operations to meet the demands of expanding product lines and global missions. The position serves as a critical bridge between strategic objectives and field execution, ensuring precise resource deployment for mission success. It's an opportunity for a transformational leader in a high-growth, high-stakes environment, directly impacting mission effectiveness, operational efficiency, and global strategic expansion.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in operations, global logistics, supply chain management, or complex program management, with demonstrated success in international operations and at least 3+ years in a people leadership role developing managers and high-performing teams.
• Proven track record of strategic leadership in balancing and successfully executing concurrent, complex, and high-stakes projects, preferably in a manufacturing, hardware, or defense environment with significant experience scaling global operations.
• Requires a relentless and proactive mindset to identify, pursue, and strategically engage the right stakeholders, adeptly cutting through ambiguity and organizational silos to ensure critical mission objectives are achieved.
• Exceptional leadership skills, including the ability to strategically organize, plan, schedule, and balance personnel workloads across multiple functions to meet rigorous deadlines and critical milestones.
• Superior communication, strategic influence, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other departments, all levels of management, customers, and government representatives, navigating complex or sensitive conversations with a focus on influencing outcomes.
• Proven ability to problem-solve and strategically remove obstacles for your teams, demonstrating a willingness to roll up your sleeves to tackle any challenge and drive change management for new processes and tools.
• Demonstrated customer-focused mindset with a track record of delivering high-quality, impactful results in ambiguous, fast-paced, and high-pressure environments.
• Deep understanding and experience with deploying and integrating enterprise systems and tools (e.g., ERP systems like Oracle, project management platforms, data analytics tools) to drive digital transformation in operational processes.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Deployment Operations across the assigned division and multiple Business Lines, establishing long-term operational frameworks that scale proactively with Anduril’s growth trajectory and align with company-wide strategic objectives.
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of direct and indirect reports within Deployment Operations, providing mentorship, setting rigorous performance standards, and building organizational capability to ensure excellence and succession planning across all deployment activities.
• Foster a collaborative, mission-focused culture that supports professional growth, employee engagement, and accountability for delivering impact.
• Oversee global deployment strategy and execution for the division, ensuring proper staffing and resource allocation with senior leadership across Logistics, Hardware, and Technical Operations teams to meet critical mission requirements.
• Build and maintain robust strategic relationships with senior leadership of internal partners (Growth, Technical Operations, Supply and Demand Planning, Production, Accounting, Legal, Warehousing) and key external customers, positioning Deployment Operations as a strategic partner through unwavering alignment on requirements, milestones, and deliverables.
• Serve as the primary liaison for all deployment status, critical issues, and escalations, orchestrating high-level communication and translating operational complexity into strategic insights for stakeholders at all levels.
• Champion the development and adoption of new tools, techniques, and methodologies that streamline logistics, field operations, and installation processes, embracing digital transformation in deployment and sustainment operations.
• Evaluate deployment processes and performance metrics rigorously, driving continuous improvement initiatives that reduce costs, eliminate inefficiencies, enhance reliability, and improve data quality and forecast accuracy.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

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