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Head of Business Line Operations - Tactical Effects

Anduril Industries

Company websiteanduril.com (Anduril Industries, opens in new tab)

Base salary $183K  to $243K

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
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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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Bolt, Anvil, and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. The Tactical Effects Team is a cornerstone business line of the TRS group that is going through tremendous growth. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. The TRS Operations team is a small but mighty team of business generalists who ‘solve for scale’ the specific business problems that hamper efficiency or productivity. One project may have you solving staffing inefficiencies across engineering teams, while another project may have you working across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to help address capacity or production challenges. We are looking for the Head of Operations to support our Ghost and Precision Engagement Systems business lines, based in Costa Mesa, CA.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own all aspects of business operations and infrastructure, ensuring business development, engineering, and production teams have what they need when they need it to execute
  • Serve as the 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

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • You have 5-7+ years of varied experience in an operating role at a high-growth technology company, starting a venture, or in finance or consulting
  • You love 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’re highly detail oriented and data-driven
  • You’re discerning and an incredibly fast learner
  • You’re tactical and enjoy getting into the details.

US Salary Range

$183,000—$243,000 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:

  • 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]. 
  • 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.

  • 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 ($183,000) is above 78% of the 937 Business Operations roles in California listed on this site; 4 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 range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Head of Business Line Operations - Tactical Effects (this listing)$183K - $243K
Associate Director, Corporate Planning & Operations$185K - $240K
Strategic Real Estate, Portfolio Planning & Strategy Lead$185K - $240K
Product Security Engineer, Programs$184K - $240K
Product Security Engineer, Programs$184K - $240K
Manager, Product Security Foundations$184K - $240K
Product Security Engineer, Programs$184K - $240K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Anduril Industries roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

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Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-01
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Location as the employer wrote it: Costa Mesa, California, United States

$183,000—$243,000 USD

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