Senior People Business Partner
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
At Anduril, we’re not just changing the game – we’re redefining it. As a Senior People Business Partner, you will collaborate with leadership and teams across the organization to enhance our high-performing culture within the client groups.
We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner to join our People team. In this strategic role, you will provide comprehensive support to your client groups, focusing on talent development, employee engagement, and performance enhancement at all levels.
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leaders on people-related strategies and employee engagement.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute people strategies aligned with anticipated hyper growth.
- Shape and drive company goals by aligning people strategy to business objectives applying knowledge in creative, practical, and forward-thinking ways.
- Coach and advise teams on best practices and foster deep relationships to cultivate trust.
- Provide guidance on business unit restructures, workforce planning, and succession planning.
- Offer HR policy guidance and interpretation while managing complex employee relations investigations.
- Conduct thorough and objective investigations, working closely with management to improve work relationships and morale.
- Role model employee advocacy, balancing their needs with business objectives.
- Serve as a thought leader and lead the design, implementation, and iteration of new people programs while enhancing existing cross functional high impact initiatives.
- Drive process improvements in a dynamic, often ambiguous, high-growth environment.
- Addresses complex, high-stakes challenges by evaluating nuanced and often intangible factors.
- Facilitate talent calibrations and compensation planning, utilizing people metrics for insights on growth and retention.
- Build data-driven processes to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
- 12+ years of HR Business Partner experience, preferably with engineering client groups.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Expertise across various HR/People channels, including compensation & benefits, compliance, employee relations, and learning and development.
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure, outcome-oriented environments.
- Clear, empathetic, and effective communicator, adept at adjusting approaches based on audience needs.
- Strong collaborator and coach, delivering feedback that fosters trust and cooperation.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
- Data-driven and detail-oriented, with a strategic mindset.
- U.S. Person status is required due to access to export-controlled data.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
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- How much does the Senior People Business Partner at Anduril Industries pay?
- The posting lists a range of $166K–$220K per year. Ranges reflect what Anduril Industries publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Senior People Business Partner role based?
- The role is based in Costa Mesa, California, United States.
- What experience does Anduril Industries expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a senior-level role, typically 5+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- Where is Anduril Industries headquartered?
- Anduril Industries is headquartered in Costa Mesa, USA.
- How was this posting sourced?
- This role was pulled directly from Anduril Industries's Greenhouse careers site. Apply links open in the employer's own ATS — no reposts or aggregator middleware.
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