Senior Director, Industry & Government Relations - Poland

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 Business Development (BD) team, within Anduril's Growth organisation, is responsible for identifying, shaping, capturing, and growing new opportunities and capabilities for the company. In order to meet current and future client needs, the team must deeply understand the users' pain points, how current solutions fail to address existing gaps, and how Anduril products can deliver more effective mission outcomes. BD team members serve as the bridge between clients and the broader Anduril team; they convey client perspectives to other teams across the enterprise while also serving as the Anduril brand ambassador externally. They partner extensively with Anduril Business Lines and the Mission Operations team to ensure that Anduril products exceed client expectations and mission demands, and to drive continuous product improvements in response to ever-changing client needs and operating environments.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Director, Industry & Government Relations - Poland will be a foundational leader responsible for identifying, cultivating and advancing relations with Anduril’s industry and government stakeholders across Poland.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, requiring both country-level direction and front-line capture delivery. You will serve as Anduril's senior commercial representative in-country and act as a key liaison between Anduril's Business Lines, Mission Operations team, and Polish government, military, and industrial stakeholders. As such, you will be vital to building deep partnerships with the Polish defense ecosystem, translating customer needs back into the Anduril engineering organization, and ensuring Anduril's advanced defense systems address the most pressing mission demands of Poland and our allies in the region.

Growing business is the ultimate team sport, and as such you will partner seamlessly with the existing Europe growth team. The successful candidate will report to Anduril’s Head of Poland and will be based in Warsaw.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Anduril views Poland as an enduring anchor market for investment and growth. As Senior Director, Industry & Government Relations lead, your mandate is to support Anduril leadership - both in Poland and beyond - to expand relationships in Poland for the mutual benefit of Poland and Anduril. Specific focus areas would include:

• Building and maintaining relationships with Polish government stakeholders — including the Ministry of National Defence (MON), the Armament Agency, parliamentary defense committees, and relevant government and defense bodies operating in Poland.
• Shaping and informing defense procurement and industrial policy — tracking legislative and regulatory developments (such as industrial co-operation trends; Poland's Technical Modernization Plan), and advocating the company's position early in the policy cycle
• Developing strategic partnerships with Polish defense industry — identifying and cultivating relationships with key domestic players to build industrial cooperation plans that satisfy Polish industrial participation requirements.
• Supporting capture and business development on priority programs — working hand-in-hand with capture teams to provide political and institutional context, arrange stakeholder engagements, and shape win strategies for major Polish defense modernization programs.
• Representing the company in industry associations and public forums — serving as the company's representative in relevant organizations conferences (MSPO Kielce, for example), and media engagements to build brand credibility and position the company as a trusted partner to Poland.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven leadership experience (10+ years) in business development & capture, government affairs for an industry actor or body within the defense, aerospace, or complex technology sectors.
• Demonstrated track record as both a strategic leader and hands-on operator, with experience personally shaping government regulations and forming new industrial partnerships.
• Prior industry or government experience is essential.
• Deep understanding of the Polish defense customer base, regulatory environment, and government engagement processes. Robust knowledge of Polish legal frameworks as they relate to defense and technology projects.
• Fluency in Polish and English (written and verbal) is essential.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Political Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Ability to travel 50% within Poland and internationally (including to the US) as required.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain work authorization in Poland.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with complex systems involving hardware and software.
• Experience with Polish government business development, government contract structures, industry associations, and government proposal processes a plus.
• Experience managing complex technical government projects a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI and autonomous systems.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills with experience working with government and industrial partners.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive and deliver results in ambiguous, fast-paced, and complex international environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain relevant Polish security clearances.
• Comfortable with setting and achieving goals in a complex environment.

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.

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