Senior Manager, Emerging Talent Programs

The role

You will lead a team of Program Managers to define and execute emerging talent strategies. This includes overseeing Intern, New Grad, and Veteran programs to build a pipeline of early career professionals.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of Program Managers overseeing Intern, New Grad, Veteran, and Events initiatives.
• Translate emerging talent strategy into scalable execution across all programs.
• Oversee planning, design, and delivery of all emerging talent programs.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics including candidate conversion and retention.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee program budgets and optimize resource allocation.
• Identify program gaps and iterate to enhance program design and delivery.
• Ensure Intern, New Grad, and Veteran experiences reflect company culture.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight to the Program Manager for event strategy.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in talent acquisition, HR, or program management.
• 4+ years directly managing high-performing teams responsible for early career or emerging talent programs.
• Experience building, coaching, and developing Program Managers or senior individual contributors.
• Track record of designing, implementing, and scaling complex emerging talent programs in a technical or defense/aerospace environment.
• Strong operational acumen to set priorities and ensure execution at scale.
• Exceptional data analysis and interpretation skills using metrics to drive decisions.
• Superior stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing program budgets and optimizing resource allocation.
• Strategic mindset to identify gaps and translate vision into actionable plans.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and leading through hyper-growth.
• Deep passion for Anduril's mission.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree.
• Experience with talent acquisition technologies and HRIS systems.
• Prior experience working within or closely with the defense, aerospace, or national security sectors.

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
• 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.