Staff People Program Manager, Production

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

3d • $158,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Anduril is seeking a Staff People Program Manager to define and lead strategic people programs supporting its production and manufacturing operations. The role partners with senior leaders and teams across Production, Legal, Operations, Facilities, Supply Chain, and the People Team to translate production needs into scalable workforce solutions and align people initiatives with production objectives.

The position owns complex, cross-functional programs covering workforce planning, labor strategy and compliance, onboarding, and training readiness across manufacturing sites. It serves as the People Team's production-program subject matter expert and strategic partner to senior leadership, identifying systemic risks, framing trade-offs, and driving hands-on execution against aggressive timelines. The manager also develops data-driven workforce strategies, improves program methodologies and processes, and communicates program vision, progress, and recommendations to executive audiences.

The role requires significant experience in production, manufacturing, or industrial environments, strong executive communication and advisory skills, and the ability to lead through ambiguity and mentor earlier-career program managers. Candidates must be U.S. Persons due to access requirements for U.S. export-controlled information or facilities. The stated U.S. salary range is $158,000–$210,000, base salary only; highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers. Anduril also offers a competitive benefits package to full-time employees.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in program management, operations, management consulting, or a related field, with significant experience in production, manufacturing, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated ability to define and lead strategic program execution across complex, interdependent workstreams with broad cross-functional dependencies.
• Deep expertise in workforce planning, labor strategy, or production operations in a high-growth or manufacturing environment.
• Experience serving as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to senior leadership, navigating ambiguity and driving results without clear direction.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop program managers at earlier career stages.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex information clearly and concisely to executive audiences.
• Ability to interpret complex datasets and extract actionable insights that support business objectives.
• Motivated by Anduril's mission and interested in partnering with production leaders to achieve manufacturing at scale.
• High ownership, humility, outcome orientation, and willingness to proactively identify and solve problems.
• Comfort with high-visibility work and communications to large groups and senior leadership.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting production ramp-ups, facility launches, or site expansions in a manufacturing or defense environment.
• Familiarity with production workforce compliance requirements, such as labor law, shift scheduling, and safety training.
• Experience with change management methodologies and large-scale organizational transitions.
• PMP or equivalent program management certification.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead strategic production-focused people programs, aligning People Team initiatives with Production objectives and business priorities.
• Own end-to-end execution of complex cross-functional programs involving workforce planning, onboarding, training readiness, and labor compliance across manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the primary People Team interface to Production, Facilities, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership, translating production needs into scalable people solutions.
• Identify and address systemic risks across production people programs, manage sensitive relationships, and frame trade-offs for senior decision-makers.
• Build and maintain program schedules, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans to support on-time delivery against production timelines.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Benefits, and Compensation to develop data-driven workforce strategies supporting production growth.
• Implement program methods that simplify and streamline production people processes and operations.
• Prepare executive-level communications that convey program vision, progress, and strategic recommendations.
• Mentor and develop program managers at earlier career stages.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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