People Operations Manager, Anduril Industries

$114-171k

+ Equity

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

More information about location

Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

Open for applications

Anduril Industries

Hardware and software for national security

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Open for applications

$114-171k

+ Equity

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

More information about location

Office located in Costa Mesa, CA

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Company mission

To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.

Role

Who you are

  • A minimum of 6 years of progressive leadership experience in HR or People Operations, demonstrating a strategic mindset in managing global teams and complex HR systems
  • Proven track record in project management, policy design, and compliance enforcement, ensuring adherence to best practices
  • Strong change management experience, adept at navigating and leading through organizational transitions
  • Advanced analytical skills, capable of interpreting complex data sets and generating actionable insights to inform decision-making
  • Proficiency in various People Operations platforms and data-driven decision-making tools, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in HR operations
  • Exceptional communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at all levels of the organization
  • A genuine passion for management and developing employees, fostering a culture of continuous learning and personal and professional growth
  • A proactive problem-solver with a keen eye for identifying and mitigating potential risks or issues before they escalate
  • Leads by example, demonstrating solutions-oriented thinking and sharing knowledge with the team to encourage collaboration and innovation
  • Promotes a culture of continuous learning and development, encouraging team members to stay current with HR trends and best practices
  • Informed by both employee experience and data, balancing qualitative insights with quantitative analysis to guide HR initiatives

What the job involves

  • The role involves partnering with our Finance, Legal, and Core Operations teams to enhance talent development and performance at all levels of the team
  • Strategic People Business Partner:
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to business owners on people-related strategies and employee engagements
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to build, develop, and execute people strategies through our next iteration of anticipated growth
  • Coach and advise for best practices within the team
  • Develop deep relationships and cultivate trust with all parts of the teams you’re supporting
  • Employee Relations:
  • Provides guidance and input on business unit restructures, workforce planning, and succession planning
  • Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation
  • Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations
  • Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
  • Coach Andurilans, functioning as an advocate and resource in resolving key employee issues while balancing the needs of the business
  • Organizational Development
  • Autonomously lead the design, implementation, and iteration of new people programs, as well as assess and improve current people programs
  • Help build and improve processes in a dynamic and high-growth phase
  • Utilize people metrics to drive key insights and decisions around growth and retention
  • Building data-drive and proactive processes to attract, grow and retain our talent

Our take

Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.

This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.

Anduril closed a Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.

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Top investors

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back within 2 weeks

68% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2024

$1.5bn

SERIES F

Dec 2022

$1.5bn

SERIES E

Total funding: $3.7bn

Company benefits

  • Full Family Health Coverage
  • 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
  • Family Planning & Support
  • Incentivized Time Off
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Financial Planning
  • Unlimited Provisions
  • Professional Development

Company HQ

Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Brian Schimpf

(Co-founder & CEO)

Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.

Palmer Luckey

(Co-founder)

They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.

Trae Stephens

(Co-founder)

Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.

Matt Grimm

(Co-founder & COO)

Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.

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