Chief of Staff, Production

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 Role

The Chief of Staff, Production is an extension of the SVP of Production, a force multiplier who increases executive leverage across a hyper-growth organization. This role exists to create the operating structure, decision clarity, and organizational follow-through that allow the SVP to operate at the altitude the business demands.

Today, the Anduril Production organization is scaling rapidly. Problems are solved quickly because senior leaders engage directly, but that model doesn't scale. The Chief of Staff will drive the transition from an organization that depends on executive participation in every thread to one where leaders own outcomes, escalations are high-quality, and the SVP focuses on the decisions only they can make.

This is a role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, structures chaos without slowing things down, and can absorb executive context fast enough to credibly represent the SVP's intent and standards. You are the glue between the SVP, the Production leadership team, and the rest of Anduril, down and in within the org, up and out across the company.

What You’ll Do

• Context Management: Maintain continuity across every active thread, know what matters, what decisions were made, who owns what, and where escalation is needed. Triage the information overload that floods toward the SVP and proactively surface only what requires their direct engagement.
• Operating Structure: Design and drive the operating cadence for the Production organization: leadership meetings, QBRs, strategic planning cycles, internal business reviews, and cross-functional touchpoints (CDR, MRR, PDR, etc.). Build follow-through, accountability, and decision hygiene, not bureaucracy.
• Executive Filtering: Determine where the SVP must engage, where they should adjudicate, and where their directs should own resolution. Improve the quality of escalations so that when the SVP is pulled in, the issue is framed, options are clear, and a recommendation is ready.
• Executive Extension: Represent the SVP's viewpoint credibly in internal forums, cross-functional meetings, and leadership discussions. This requires deeply internalizing the SVP's standards, priorities, and decision-making patterns, not just relaying messages.
• Communications & Content: Own communications from the Production leadership team, all-hands content, email updates, and departmental rollouts. Create presentations for QBRs, executive meetings, and offsites. Translate complex operational realities into clear narratives.
• Strategic Initiatives: Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from scoping through execution. Drive strategic projects that don't have a natural owner but are critical to the organization's evolution.
• External Engagement & Events: Plan and execute VIP engagements, customer visits, investor visits, department summits, and all-hands events. Own end-to-end logistics, agenda design, and content curation.
• Organizational Development: Help leaders prepare better, escalate smarter, and own outcomes, so the organization matures from reactive to operational.

Qualifcations

• 5+ years of progressive professional experience in strategic operations, business leadership, management consulting, or directly supporting senior executives in high-growth, complex environments.
• Demonstrated success in a Chief of Staff, or similar executive leverage role, with a track record of transforming how an organization operates, not just coordinating across it.
• Technical or operational experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, advanced technology, or similar hardware-intensive industries.
• Proven ability to absorb executive context rapidly, operate with incomplete information, and accurately represent senior leadership's intent and judgment to the broader organization.
• Exceptional executive communication skills, you distill complex, ambiguous situations into clear, actionable recommendations in writing, presentations, and live conversation.
• Track record of building operating structure around fast-moving leaders, creating scalable systems, decision hygiene, and accountability without slowing the organization down.
• Self-driven and relentlessly proactive. You operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments, see gaps before they become problems, and drive results without close oversight.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
• Previous success as a Chief of Staff directly supporting C-suite or SVP-level executives in defense or technology companies.
• Familiarity with production environments, manufacturing operations, or hardware development lifecycles.
• Experience in organizations with significant government relations or regulatory components.

US Salary Range

$220,000—$292,000 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 contact@anduril.com.

• 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 contact@anduril.com. 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.