Senior Recruiting Manager, Advanced Effects

About the role

As a Senior Recruiting Manager on the Air Dominance & Strike team, you act as the single‑threaded owner of talent delivery for a Business Line or strategic program, combining strategic partnership with business leaders and direct people leadership of a recruiter team. You design and execute hiring strategies aligned to program milestones and revenue, manage capacity, reporting and escalations, and coach recruiters to deliver high‑quality hires.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that transforms U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced AI, autonomy, computer vision, sensor fusion and networking. Its AI‑powered Lattice OS turns thousands of data streams into a real‑time 3D command and control center, enabling rapid development of cutting‑edge combat aircraft, unmanned systems and other military platforms.

Requirements

• 10+ years progressive talent acquisition experience, with significant ownership of a business unit’s hiring strategy and ability to influence VP‑level stakeholders
• Proven full‑cycle recruiting experience in a complex technical environment; must be credible as practitioner
• Strong business acumen to connect hiring outcomes to program milestones, revenue commitments and capacity models
• Excellent analytical skills; experience using data to prioritize, tell stories to leadership and hold team accountable
• Experience leading hiring initiatives beyond individual searches such as surge campaigns, batch hiring, portfolio prioritization and capacity planning
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments, managing competing priorities with sound judgment and minimal oversight
• Experience in frontier‑tech, defense, aerospace or advanced manufacturing, with understanding of clearance requirements, site‑based hiring and program‑driven demand
• Direct experience managing or leading a team of recruiters
• Experience partnering with BizOps, Finance and HR Business Partners on workforce planning, budget alignment and headcount governance
• Formal program or project management background (PMP, Agile or similar)
• Experience building and scaling recruiting operations for a business unit during high growth or organizational change
• Track record of developing recruiters through coaching, mentoring or performance improvement