Industrial Strategy Lead, Production Strategy and Operations

The role

You will develop production theses for M&A, lead production-focused diligence, and manage integration handoffs. This role acts as the production voice in the M&A process to evaluate acquisition targets.

What you will do

• Develop production M&A theses by evaluating acquisition targets for capability gaps.
• Build business cases grounded in manufacturing economics.
• Scope and lead production-focused diligence workstreams for active deals.
• Assess target manufacturing capabilities, capacity, workforce, equipment, and supply chain health.
• Deliver go/no-go recommendations to CorpDev and Production leadership.
• Translate diligence findings into actionable integration plans.
• Coordinate with the M&A integration team on Day 0/Day 1 activities.
• Own production-specific integration risks.
• Serve as the primary PS&O interface to CorpDev.
• Lead a 2-person sub-team consisting of an Analyst and a Production Diligence Specialist.

Required qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in corporate development, M&A, or strategic transactions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production facility value.
• Experience structuring and running diligence processes.
• Ability to build a thesis from ambiguous inputs.
• Ability to navigate cross-functional relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• CorpDev at a defense prime or diversified industrial.
• Defense-focused PE (mid-level).
• Management consulting with M&A/operations focus.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in most full time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

About the company

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