Operations Lead, Space

Location

Costa Mesa, California, United States;
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities into the final frontier, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control for U.S. military and allied partners. We're developing fully integrated hardware and software systems, including Lattice for Space Missions and modular payloads, to address growing threats in space and ensure our Guardians maintain a decisive advantage in this contested war fighting domain.

We are looking for an Operations Lead to join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA or Washington DC. In this role, you will partner across the business to design scalable processes, drive operational excellence, and optimize tools and systems that support our growth team. You will inform business strategy and deliver data-driven insights that enable revenue generation across the organization.

This role requires strong analytical skills, a knack for process improvement, and experience working with cross‑functional teams. You communicate effectively, take initiative, and thrive in a high‑growth, fast‑changing environment.

• Partner cross-functionally with Business Development, Corporate Operations and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to develop and refine strategic reporting and planning processes and goals so Anduril can hit aggressive growth targets.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on best practices for growth systems (e.g., Salesforce), championing data integrity and governance standards, and supporting growth leads in refining forecasts and business opportunities.
• Analyze top-line data to identify business trends, surface insights, and enable informed, data-backed decisions, including market analysis.
• Develop business cases for new investment opportunities to meet P&L targets and ensure adequate resourcing.
• Own the translation of sales pipeline demand into short- and long-term planning across Operations, People, Production, Real Estate, Corporate Technology, and Finance.

• 5+ years experience in a revenue operations, business operations or strategy role at a high-growth technology company.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Project management experience including requirements gathering, analysis, design, testing, deployment, training, and delivery.
• Aptitude for rapid learning and assimilating new information to swiftly become proficient in unfamiliar subject areas and technologies.
• Strong organizational skills with experience managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Ownership mentality with a natural bias to assume responsibility.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

• MBA or similar degree.
• Experience working with engineers and bringing hardware/software products to market strongly preferred.
• Experience in the Space Industry.
• Experience working effectively in a matrix organization structure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Extensive experience with Salesforce or similar CRM software.
• Experience with or deep understanding of the Department of War procurement processes.

$132,000 - $198,000 USD

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