Program Manager, Army - Air Defense

Anduril’s Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, we provide mission critical capabilities to warfighters. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains our Family of Systems (FoS) in challenging operational environments worldwide.
As an Air Defense Program Manager, you will be responsible for the execution of production and sustainment contracts for new Anduril products, and/or development contracts for integrating new capability into the Air Defense family of systems. You will be accountable for all aspects of Program success, including cost, schedule, and performance. You will lead an integrated, cross-functional program team to deliver capability that exceeds customer expectations. Success in this role requires a systems and engineering mindset and rigorous execution skills. You must be able to deeply understand mission requirements, master technical concepts, identify key dependencies and trade-offs, assess and mitigate risks, align internal and external parties on priorities and expectations, orchestrate complex operations, and communicate clearly and consistently. You must be able to build lightweight process where required while maintaining outcome orientation and a bias toward action. This is not a traditional PM role. We are looking for a high-agency, autonomous business owner who is excited by the prospect of figuring out how to do program management the Anduril Way.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Program Execution:

• Own overall program execution, meeting cost, schedule, and performance targets and exceeding customer expectations.
• Acquire an intimate understanding of program requirements and maintain open dialogue with the customer to ensure engineering efforts remain aligned to mission objectives.
• Develop and implement effective processes, tools, and metrics for program planning, scope management, risk management, and overall program execution.
• Foster a “Team of Teams” culture amongst Anduril, external customers, and industry partners to align objectives, optimize processes, gather insight, and drive on-time execution.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Build an outcome-oriented, high-performance culture within the program team that values development velocity, high-trust collaboration, rigorous execution, and continuous improvement.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, test and evaluation, operations, business development, and other Anduril teams.
• Proactively assess team skills and resource requirements, identifying training needs or recruitment opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Strategic Planning:

• Collaborate with senior management to situate your program within the strategic roadmap for Anduril’s Air Defense business.
• Analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer requirements to identify growth opportunities and develop business strategies.
• Identify areas for process improvement, technology adoption, and innovation across functions to enhance overall performance and efficiency.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (major in engineering, computer science, or related technical field preferred)
• Proven program management experience, preferably in the defense, national security, or aerospace domains
• Proven experience leading a team of peers to field integrated hardware-software products to real operating environments
• Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow
• Bias towards action: comfortable with setting and achieving goals in an amorphous environment
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Background in UAS and/or Explosives systems preferred
• Familiarity with DOD tactical operations and/or acquisitions efforts
• Familiarity with government acquisition and reporting processes
• Able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance to TS/SCI
• Current Top Secret clearance preferred