Recruiting Lead - Advanced Manufacturing and Production

About the team

At Anduril, our recruiting team is the driving force behind building a world-class defense technology company. We are a high-agency, mission-driven team committed to finding the exceptional talent required to solve some of the world's most critical national security challenges. Partnering directly with leaders across engineering and manufacturing, we design and execute hiring strategies that match the speed and urgency of our mission. We thrive in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment where we value creativity, raw capability, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

About the job

We are seeking a Recruiting Lead - Advanced Manufacturing & Production to lead, inspire, and scale our Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) production recruiting team. In this role, you will be a player-coach—directly managing a team of high-performing recruiters while personally driving search strategies for critical leadership and highly complex technical roles. As a key talent leader, you will partner directly with VPs, Directors, and hiring managers to align talent acquisition with Anduril’s rapid production scale-up. You will design scalable recruiting processes, leverage data to optimize team performance, and build the recruiting infrastructure needed to support our advanced manufacturing facilities. This is a high-visibility leadership role with significant growth potential, ideal for a strategic talent leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

What you’ll do

• Lead & Mentor: Manage, coach, and develop a team of internal recruiters and contractors, driving a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as the primary talent advisor to Senior Leadership across Manufacturing, Production, and Operations. Align capacity planning and headcount forecasting with business objectives.
• Player-Coach Execution: Personally own and execute full-cycle recruiting for high-impact leadership roles and highly complex technical hires.
• Optimize Recruiting Operations: Evaluate and improve recruiting processes, sourcing strategies, and interview pipelines to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining an exceptionally high talent bar.
• Lead with Data & Insights: Build and analyze recruiting metrics (pipeline health, pass-through rates, capacity modeling) to deliver regular updates, market maps, and strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Champion Anduril's Culture: Ensure the team delivers an exceptional, mission-aligned candidate experience that reflects Anduril’s values and brand.

Required qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2+ years of direct people management experience leading recruiting teams in a high-growth environment.
• Domain Expertise: Proven track record recruiting for advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, or high-tech hardware operations.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to build relationships, influence, and partner with executive-level stakeholders (VPs, Directors).
• Analytical Mindset: Strong data literacy; experience using recruiting metrics to forecast hiring capacity, diagnose pipeline bottlenecks, and drive team performance.
• High Agency: A self-starter who excels in ambiguous environments, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and takes complete ownership of outcomes.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance.

Paid benefits

• US Salary Range: $143,000 - $191,000 USD
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees

Protecting yourself from recruitment scams

• 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.
• Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
• 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.