Senior Manager, Operations (taiwan)

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Taipei, Taiwan · Programs : Global Defense Programs : Mission Operations

This role is for a Senior Manager of Operations in Taiwan for Anduril, a defense technology company. The role focuses on strategic leadership, operational excellence, customer engagement, localization, logistics, export control, and talent development to support the company's business in Taiwan. While the company utilizes AI and advanced technologies, this specific role is operational and managerial, not directly involved in building or researching AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with the Taiwan Country Lead to define and execute the country strategy, driving capture efforts, effective customer engagement, and ensuring clarity and focus across a broad portfolio of programs, recruiting, and regional initiatives.
  2. Lead the resolution of complex business operations problems to ensure smooth scaling in Taiwan and the broader region. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, overseeing program planning, budget management, import/export of technology, and overall operational efficiency.
  3. Unify and enable Anduril's Divisions and Business Lines operating in Taiwan, providing critical onboarding, customer expertise, planning support, and communications. Drive coherent cross-business line execution, converting pilot programs to programs of record, ensuring excellent sustainment, and representing product/engineering needs.
  4. Spearhead effective localization efforts in close partnership with Supply Chain, Production, Deployments, and Sustainment teams. Develop local capacity and resilience, contribute to the industrial base, and establish strategic partnerships to shore up Anduril’s long-term success and longevity in-country.
  5. Establish and scale the necessary physical and operational infrastructure across the region. This includes facilities management (upgrades, new developments, operational performance), and robust security measures (physical, personnel, and information systems) in collaboration with HQ SMEs.

Skills

Required

  • English and Mandarin communication
  • strategic leadership
  • operational excellence
  • customer engagement
  • program planning
  • budget management
  • import/export of technology
  • localization
  • supply chain management
  • logistics
  • hardware oversight
  • export control
  • regulatory compliance
  • talent development
  • security management

Nice to have

  • Previous military or government experience
  • experience working with government and/or defense customers
  • experience working in the tech industry
  • managing technical projects
  • Technical acumen and deep familiarity with AI and autonomous systems

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of varied experience in an operating role at a high-growth technology company, starting a venture, or in finance or consulting
  • Ability to obtain and hold a Taiwanese government security clearance
  • strict adherence to all export regulations (e.g., EAR, ITAR) and other local and international compliance requirements for hardware and knowledge transfers