Senior Manager, Global Operations

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Programs : Global Defense Programs : Mission Operations

Senior Manager, Global Operations at Anduril, a defense technology company. This role focuses on leading the strategic planning, localization, and operational execution of international expansion and product deployments. Responsibilities include orchestrating cross-functional teams, managing industrial cooperation programs, building digital infrastructure for global operations, driving operational readiness, and tracking program performance metrics. Requires experience in industrial cooperations, localization programs, and international partnerships, preferably in defense or technology companies. Familiarity with enterprise AI and autonomous systems is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Orchestrate with cross-functional teams across Anduril’s business lines, finance, corporate development, engineering, legal, and compliance functions to deliver integrated solutions that meet both Anduril’s international ambitions and customer needs and industrial participation commitments
  2. In partnership with Anduril business lines, drive localization operations & execution for Anduril products in international markets, including adaptation of hardware, software, production, and operational procedures to meet country-specific incentives, requirements and regulations in service of Anduril’s international expansion
  3. Develop and manage industrial cooperation programs with international partners, ensuring compliance with local content requirements and identifying strategic domestic partnerships, collaborating closely with Anduril’s centralized and embedded production, supply chain, and operations and sustainment teams.
  4. Build and operate scalable digital infrastructure, spanning tech and process, to drive clarity across the Global Defense portfolio, specifically across people and programs.
  5. Support our international expansion efforts by leveraging the full weight of Anduril. This includes building and running new operational machines, deeply engaging in large company planning and investment efforts on behalf of international teams, and supporting international teams and Anduril business lines with new market and new region entry of our products and services

Skills

Required

  • Demonstrated experience with establishing and working as a part of industrial cooperations, localization programs and/or international partnerships
  • High ownership, autonomy and horsepower to manage multiple large programs and priorities across an international portfolio, anchored in experience at a defense or technology company
  • Highly effective with data analytics and business intelligence platforms
  • Ability to travel internationally up to 50%
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience with complex systems involving hardware and software
  • Experience with M&A, government contract structures, government proposal processes
  • Familiarity with enterprise AI and autonomous systems
  • Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in a rapid-paced, complex environment
  • MBA or STEM degree

What the JD emphasized

  • international expansion
  • product deployments
  • localization
  • operational execution
  • international regulations
  • international ambitions
  • customer needs
  • industrial participation commitments
  • country-specific incentives
  • requirements and regulations
  • international expansion
  • industrial cooperation programs
  • local content requirements
  • domestic partnerships
  • production
  • supply chain
  • operations and sustainment
  • digital infrastructure
  • Global Defense portfolio
  • people and programs
  • international expansion efforts
  • operational machines
  • large company planning
  • investment efforts
  • international teams
  • new market
  • new region entry
  • products and services
  • operational readiness
  • international deployments
  • training programs
  • maintenance frameworks
  • local technical support capabilities
  • international program performance metrics
  • localization milestones
  • industrial cooperation commitments
  • operational KPIs
  • contractual obligations
  • industrial cooperations
  • localization programs
  • international partnerships
  • defense or technology company
  • enterprise AI
  • autonomous systems
  • rapid-paced
  • complex environment