Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The People Experience function is a global function responsible for the moments that shape an employee's relationship with Anduril, from first day through alumni status. It owns the global onboarding program, regional engagement strategy, company-wide engagement survey, alumni program, and other engagement-related programming. This role is equal parts strategist and program manager, focused on regional engagement strategy, employee listening, and the alumni program. The People Experience function is being built, not maintained, and the role will help define the operating model and programming portfolio alongside the Head of People Experience. Reports to and partners directly with the Head of People Experience. Salary range is an estimate based on base salary only; actual offer may vary.
Responsibilities
Lead the program management and rollout of Anduril's global regionalized engagement strategy across seven sites and regions; Own end-to-end program management of the company-wide engagement survey, including launch planning, results analysis, communication strategy, and action planning accountability across business units; Help launch and operationalize the Anduril Alumni Program, managing day-to-day execution and implementation with stakeholder groups; Partner with the Head of People Experience to shape the function, identify employee experience gaps, propose new programming, and design frameworks and systems; Serve as primary program operator across the People Experience portfolio, including project plans, timelines, stakeholder communications, and multi-workstream initiatives; Build and manage strategic stakeholder relationships across the People organization; Work with the People Experience Operations Manager to leverage site health data, engagement metrics, and quality-of-hire insights into strategic recommendations; Present program strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior leadership; Drive systems-level change across processes, structures, and ways of working; Create new frameworks, program architecture, evaluation methodology, and feedback loops where none exist
Requirements
10+ years of experience in people programs, employee experience, engagement, organizational development, or program management within a People/HR function; Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and evaluating employee experience or engagement programs end-to-end, owning the full lifecycle from strategy through execution; Motivated by Anduril's mission to solve the biggest problems in defense; Strong program management skills, including building structure in ambiguous environments, managing multiple concurrent workstreams, and driving complex cross-functional work to completion; Executive presence and communication skills to present confidently to VP and C-suite leaders; Experience managing enterprise-wide stakeholder relationships (VP+ level) across multiple functions; Strategic thinking with global scope, connecting site-level programs to enterprise strategy; Comfort with data, including interpreting engagement data, designing evaluation methodology, and building a case for investment; High ownership and low ego, with strong outcome orientation and humility; Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and enjoys building from the ground up; Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Nice to have
Experience at high-growth technology or defense companies that have navigated rapid organizational scaling; Background in managing global or multi-region programs across different employee personas, cultural contexts, and timezones; Experience managing engagement survey programs end-to-end, including launch, analysis, and action planning accountability; Experience building a people experience, employee engagement, or similar function from scratch; Experience driving organizational or systems-level change management and designing mitigation strategies for systemic risks
Benefits
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees; Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health and recovery; Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Stany Zjednoczone · Costa Mesa
