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 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.
As the Head of Facilities and Real Estate, you will own the facilities strategy, acquisition, build, and sustainment functions end-to-end. In this role you will be expected to drive Anduril’s broader facilities growth, working closely with our Strategic Real Estate team, to understand and project the company’s needs over the 5-10 yr time horizon while maintaining capability for our rapid growth near-term. This includes office, flexible R&D, and full-rate production industrial spaces.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, you will also be responsible for the full suite of workplace operations that are required to maintain our company culture everyday. Food and beverage, workplace planning and efficiency, building management and maintenance all fall under your umbrella.
In the middle? Construction will be a large focus. Managing a multi-million square foot portfolio that is rapidly expanding globally across all of the varieties of spaces mentioned above. Driving build timelines and cost efficiency to manage our scaling enterprise is critical.
This role is far reaching, and crucial for Anduril’s success. Having world-class facilities is required to deliver world-class capabilities to our customers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own laying out and implementing a global facility strategy that can accommodate rapid growth and set Anduril up for future stability and success.
- Hire and grow high-performing teams to enable the facilities organization to support the creation and delivery of world-class, next-generation systems for the warfighter.
- Ensure that the support infrastructure for our growing business always stays ahead of the business need, enabling rapid development and pace to market for Anduril’s product lines.
- Deliver a capability-first, customer-service culture internally. Always looking to support the business in executing on our mission. Day-to-day and long-term.
- Own operational projects end-to-end, from Definition, Solution, to Implementation. You will be handed ambiguous, messy problems with little prescription on how to solve them. If this does not excite you, this is not the role for you.
- Project manage across many stakeholders. If you don’t like being the person leading meetings with large groups of people or managing large Slack channels to wrangle stakeholders towards a solution, this may not be the role for you.
- Work across functions and learn Anduril’s business top-to-bottom. You will interact with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, HR, Recruiting, Growth, and more. Facilities impacts all elements of the company.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- You have 7+ years of experience in construction, real estate, and/or operations management with rapidly growing portfolios and shifting demand.
- You have experience managing multi-layered organizations of 30+ employees.
- Experience and exposure to industrial building design, construction, and operations.
- You get energy from being a thought partner for others and it excites you to spend time translating operational problems into focused strategies, and then breaking them down to execute on solutions.
- You don’t wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself.
- You have an appetite to build clear frameworks to structure problems.
- You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role requires frequent comms to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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