Regional Train and Advise Lead, Middle East

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Programs : Deployments : Training & Adoption

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Regional Train and Advise Lead for the Middle East. This role involves providing technical training, operational advisory support, and building relationships with military stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of their advanced Air Defense and Counter-Intrusion systems. The position requires deep cultural competence in the Middle East, fluency in Arabic, and experience in defense-related train and advise capacities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Deliver comprehensive technical training tailored for Middle East military users at all levels, including Train the Trainer courses, operational playbooks, and localized materials in regional languages to ensure proficiency and accelerated system adoption.
  2. Conduct operational needs assessments to identify training requirements, capability gaps, and opportunities for enhanced system utilization, while tracking adoption metrics and user feedback for continuous improvement.
  3. Build and maintain strategic relationships with military leadership, operational staff, and end-users, serving as a trusted liaison between Anduril and regional partners to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
  4. Provide operational advisory support on mission planning, CONOPs, SOPs, and TTPs, mentoring regional partners to ensure sustained adoption and expert utilization of Anduril systems in line with their organizational structures and workflows.
  5. Serve as the regional subject matter expert, ensuring cultural sensitivity and strategic alignment while identifying emerging opportunities, risks, and evolving requirements that impact program success across the Middle East.

Skills

Required

  • Fluency in Arabic
  • Middle East regional operational experience
  • Defense train and advise experience
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Relationship building with military leadership
  • Training design and delivery

Nice to have

  • Foreign area officer experience
  • CUAS expertise
  • Air Defense technology experience
  • Hands-on technical deployment and troubleshooting
  • Formal education in engineering, security studies, or international relations
  • Military exchange at a national command and staff college

What the JD emphasized

  • Fluency in Arabic required
  • Demonstrable experience operating within the Middle East region
  • Extensive experience navigating complex interagency, international, and cross-cultural environments
  • Demonstrated success in building and maintaining high-level relationships with government, military, and operators in Middle East
  • Experience leading and conducting training for militaries in the region