Production Recruiting Lead, TRS

The role

You will own the end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for a key Business Line within the Tactical Reconnaissance & Strike Division. You will act as a strategic partner to leadership, managing headcount planning, hiring targets, and recruiting execution through either an individual contributor or people leadership track.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end TA strategy for the assigned Business Line.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Program Directors, General Managers, and Division Heads.
• Define and manage hiring goals, SLAs, and success metrics.
• Partner with Division BizOps, Finance, and Workforce Planning on headcount and budget.
• Deliver regular hiring progress reporting to divisional leadership.
• Execute full-cycle recruitment for critical, complex, or sensitive roles.
• Set standards for sourcing, engagement, assessment, and closing.
• Lead major cross-functional hiring initiatives and surge efforts.
• Provide direct people leadership, coaching, and performance management for recruiters.
• Drive consistency in role intakes, interview processes, and candidate experience.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive TA experience.
• Significant experience owning a business unit's hiring strategy.
• Ability to partner with and influence VP-level stakeholders.
• Proven full-cycle recruiting experience in a complex technical environment.
• Strong business acumen connecting hiring to program milestones and revenue.
• Excellent analytical skills using data to drive prioritization.
• Experience leading hiring initiatives like surge campaigns or capacity planning.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in ambiguous environments.

Nice to have

• Experience in frontier-tech, defense, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing industries.
• 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.
• Formal program or project management background (PMP, Agile, or similar).
• Experience building and scaling recruiting operations during high growth.
• Track record of developing recruiters through coaching or mentoring.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• 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.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.