Head of Talent Acquisition, Anduril Industries
$204-306k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hardware and software for national security
Open for applications
Hardware and software for national security
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$204-306k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in Costa Mesa, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience leading talent acquisition teams in ambiguous, high-intensity businesses undergoing scale (above 5k EEs preferred)
- Deep understanding of the talent needs of technology-driven (ideally hardware and software) product companies
- Track record of success leading programmatic recruiting efforts, including university recruitment, DEI&B, and event-driven programs
- Dynamic range to build and execute Talent Acquisition strategy and dig into the details to triage roadblocks alongside the team
- Proven builder of highly efficient and scalable Talent Acquisition teams with experience managing managers
- Understanding of and a network in the defense industry preferred
- Experience managing the Talent Acquisition process for government contractors (OFCCP) preferred
- Prior leadership of the overall Talent Acquisition function preferred
- Previous success as a global Talent Acquisition leader preferred
- Cross-functional experience in other areas of the People function preferred
- Leadership through IPO or other major-scale events preferred
What the job involves
- As the Head of Talent Acquisition, you will champion Anduril’s global Talent Acquisition efforts with full responsibility for the function
- Reporting to the Head of People, you will serve as a member of the People & Culture leadership team and define, as well as execute, Anduril’s global Talent Acquisition strategy
- You will be accountable for recruiting, developing, and retaining a world-class Talent Acquisition team and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience
- Beyond leading the team, you will partner closely with Anduril’s leadership to translate business objectives into talent acquisition imperatives and advise them on talent acquisition best practices
- Oversee the entirety of Anduril’s global Talent Acquisition function, including: executive recruiting, corporate staffing, high-volume recruiting, programmatic recruiting, employer branding, talent intelligence, and coordination
- Develop and execute, in partnership with the business and People leaders, the company’s Talent Acquisition strategy
- Lead the company through a period of significant scale where unorthodox tactics are required to achieve hiring targets
- Recruit, retain, and develop a talented team in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment
- Help define, in partnership with business and People leadership, Anduril’s DEI&B objectives and provide the requisite TA execution to achieve them
- Collaborate closely with People business partners on best practices, areas of improvement, and overall knowledge sharing
- Partner with the People Operations team to refine the Talent Acquisition “tech stack” and processes that force-multiply recruiter impact, facilitate hiring manager engagement, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience
- Facilitate a data-driven yet qualitatively informed approach to communicating Talent Acquisition decisions and performance
- Tightly integrate into the annual business planning and strategic workforce planning processes to understand Anduril’s hiring objectives and proactively build the Talent Acquisition capabilities to achieve them
- Responsibly manage the Talent Acquisition budget and headcount
- Support special projects from a Talent Acquisition perspective e.g. M&A, contract staff-ups, etc. as needed
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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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
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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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