Director, CEO Office

Anduril Industries is seeking an exceptional operator to lead day-to-day execution across the CEO's highest-priority work. This senior operating leadership role requires taking ambiguous, high-stakes priorities from inception through execution with limited direction, building and leading a high-performing team, and owning the systems, preparation, coordination, and follow-through that allow the CEO and Chief of Staff to operate at maximum leverage. The role involves working with Anduril's senior leaders, functional teams, customers, government stakeholders, and external partners. Anduril is a defense technology company whose products are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.

Responsibilities

Run the operating rhythm, owning cadences, processes, forward planning, prioritization, and information flows; Build and lead a high-performing team and develop an organization capable of absorbing increasing scope; Turn CEO priorities into executable work and drive it to conclusion; Lead high-priority special initiatives across organizational boundaries; Drive senior stakeholders and resolve gaps between teams without relying on positional authority; Own executive preparation for important meetings, reviews, and engagements; Own significant CEO travel and external engagements end-to-end, including domestic and international trips; Run executive reviews, offsites, and special cadences, capturing decisions and closing actions; Serve as a trusted filter and quality bar for work reaching the CEO; Maintain organizational follow-through on commitments made in senior leadership forums; Connect dots across the company and bring together people and information needed to address cross-functional issues; Continuously improve how the team operates by redesigning systems that cause recurring problems

Requirements

Typically 8+ years of progressively increasing responsibility in roles requiring exceptional ownership, judgment, and execution; Demonstrated success taking ambiguous, high-stakes problems from a loosely defined starting point through successful execution with limited oversight; Exceptional executive judgment and a strong instinct for quality; Demonstrated ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar business problems, identify the core issue, and develop a practical path forward; Strong executive presence and credibility with senior leaders; Demonstrated ability to lead through influence rather than authority, particularly across complex cross-functional organizations; Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into concise executive-level materials; Direct people-management experience, including hiring, developing, and holding high-performing teams accountable; A record of building systems and operating mechanisms that allow a function to scale; Extremely high ownership and follow-through; Ability and willingness to operate at a very high tempo, travel frequently when required, and adapt quickly as priorities change; Ability to maintain discretion and sound judgment while working with highly sensitive company, government, personnel, and strategic information; Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance; This role will require reference checks

Nice to have

Experience as a Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, senior business operator, or leader within an executive office; Experience operating alongside the Executive Branch, senior government or military leadership, a CEO, or another senior principal in a high-stakes environment; Experience in a fast-growing technology, defense, aerospace, national security, or similarly complex organization; Experience in business operations, strategy and operations, corporate planning, finance, growth operations, product operations, or another cross-functional operating role; Experience driving complex domestic or international efforts involving senior government, commercial, or strategic stakeholders; A track record of repeatedly earning broader scope and responsibility based on performance

Benefits

Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers; Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) covering health and recovery