Anduril
Recruiting Lead
$147K–$196K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive TA experience; experience commensurate with level and track.
About the job
Leads talent strategy and delivery for a business line, combining executive partnership, complex recruiting, hiring operations, and—on the people-leadership track—management and development of recruiters.
What you'll do
- Own business-line hiring plans, prioritization, reporting, and delivery against program milestones and hiring targets.
- Personally recruit for critical and complex roles, set recruiting standards, and lead large-scale hiring initiatives.
- On the people-leadership track, coach and manage recruiters and allocate team capacity.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of progressive TA experience, including significant ownership of a business unit’s hiring strategy and influence with VP-level stakeholders.
- Full-cycle recruiting experience in a complex technical environment.
- Business acumen connecting hiring to program milestones, revenue commitments, and capacity models; analytical skills using data to guide decisions and accountability.
- Experience leading broader hiring initiatives, such as surge campaigns, batch hiring, portfolio prioritization, or capacity planning.
Nice to have
- Experience in frontier-tech, defense, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing; familiarity with clearance requirements, site-based hiring, and program-driven demand.
- Direct experience managing or leading recruiters; workforce planning, formal project management, or scaling recruiting operations are also noted.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary only)
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