Head of Business Line Operations, Air Dominance & Strike
Company websiteanduril.com (Anduril Industries, opens in new tab)
Base salary $220K to $345K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Costa Mesa, CA
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- LocationCosta Mesa, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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.
The mission of Anduril’s Air Dominance and Strike Division is to fundamentally reshape the way future peer to peer conflicts are fought by developing next generation collaborative combat aircraft, advanced effects, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons. As the Head of Business Line Operations, you’ll be responsible for the full operational scope of the one of our business lines from business operations to production and sustainment infrastructure, partnering closely with the General Manager as well as Functional leaders. You will own the operational engine that enables our business to scale through hypergrowth and into its next chapter: IPO readiness, production at volume, fielded system sustainment, and the organizational evolution required to support it all.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- Own all aspects of business line business operations and infrastructure, ensuring business development, engineering, and production teams have what they need when they need it to execute
- Serve as the business line General Manager’s chief strategist to balance resource and execution risk against our massive growth plans, regularly monitoring financials to help guide us toward our profitability targets
- Translate growth signals into demand across all operational infrastructure including staffing, real estate, test ranges, classified infrastructure, and production and collaborate with cross-functional partners across Anduril to deliver
- Own the business line’s governance structure from business reviews to annual planning and employee onboarding to all hands, developing and evolving information pathways as the organization scales
- Collaborate closely with division leadership to evolve the organizational structure and define and implement strong hiring, onboarding, and execution standards for key functions so we maintain a culture of “doing things differently”
- Execute on special projects, evolve internal processes, spearhead the stand up of new functions, and lead M&A efforts as needed
Here’s who you are:
- You’re a systems thinker who loves solving complex, ambiguous, cross-functional problems in a people-centric way
- You’re both high ownership and low ego, approaching everything with strong outcome orientation and high humility
- You've built flexible operational infrastructure at a high-growth company and know when to tear down and rebuild
- You have experience with hardware production scaling through fielding, including rigorous metrics monitoring, problem identification, and resolution
- You have deep financial acumen including unit economics, manufacturing finance, and P&L management
- You’re operationally rigorous with a bias toward discipline, efficiency, and management via metrics
- You have a proven ability to evolve organizations, coach senior leaders, and make hard talent calls
- You’re have the ability to move between 30,000 ft and tactical, getting into the weeds when necessary
- Must be eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance
US Salary Range
$220,000—$345,000 USD
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:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
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No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [email protected].
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Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
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What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [email protected]. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
Source: Anduril Industries on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($220,000) is above 92% of the 937 Business Operations roles in California listed on this site; 6 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $145,000; the middle half runs from $124,000 to $178,561.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingHead of Business Line Operations, Air Dominance & Strike$220K to $345K
Principal Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance$220K to $290K
Staff Software Engineer, Release$220K to $292K
Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder$220K to $292K
Senior Robotics Software Engineer$220K to $292K
Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform$220K to $292K
Chief Engineer - Tactical Effects$220K to $292K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Head of Business Line Operations, Air Dominance & Strike (this listing) | $220K - $345K |
| Principal Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance | $220K - $290K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Release | $220K - $292K |
| Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Thunder | $220K - $292K |
| Senior Robotics Software Engineer | $220K - $292K |
| Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform | $220K - $292K |
| Chief Engineer - Tactical Effects | $220K - $292K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-07-29
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Costa Mesa, California, United States
$220,000—$345,000 USD
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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