Production Recruiting Lead

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 36 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $193k

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Production Recruiting Lead

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CW Production Recruiting Lead serves as the single-threaded owner for all production, manufacturing, and supply chain hiring outcomes within the Connected Warfare division. This role functions as a player-coach and strategic program manager, balancing hands-on full-cycle recruiting for high-priority leadership and technical roles with the oversight of a centralized recruiting team. Key responsibilities include headcount planning, demand forecasting, and managing recruitment SLAs while providing coaching and quality assurance to recruiters. The ideal candidate possesses over eight years of talent acquisition experience in fast-paced environments, specifically within production or technical domains like robotics, manufacturing, or government contracting. You will utilize data-driven reporting to provide transparency on pipeline velocity and risk mitigation. This role solves the critical alignment gap between centralized recruiting operations and specific divisional needs for advanced defense technology systems.

Skills

Demand Forecasting Capacity Modeling PMP Agile Six Sigma Full-cycle Recruiting Sourcing Candidate Engagement Offer Negotiation Workforce Planning

What you'll do

Own end-to-end production hiring outcomes including headcount planning, demand forecasting, and requisition prioritization for the CW division.
Act as a strategic talent partner to senior leadership by translating business objectives into actionable hiring strategies.
Provide regular reporting on hiring health, pipeline velocity, and risk mitigation to divisional stakeholders.
Execute full-cycle recruiting for high-priority roles including leadership, senior technical, and complex "single-point-of-failure" positions.
Align the daily priorities of the centralized production recruiting team to ensure focus on high-impact needs.
Provide coaching, real-time feedback, and quality assurance to recruiters supporting your division's portfolio.
Manage the operational rhythm for hiring including intake meetings, pipeline reviews, and cross-functional coordination.
Serve as the primary escalation point for hiring blockers, process breakdowns, or stakeholder misalignment.

What we're looking for

Must have 8+ years of talent acquisition experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Must have significant recent experience as a full-cycle production or technical recruiter.
Proven ability to manage complex hiring portfolios and operate independently with minimal oversight.
Demonstrated ability to influence and advise Director-level and above stakeholders on hiring strategies.
Demonstrated program management capability to lead initiatives beyond individual requisitions and coordinate cross-functional teams.
Excellent analytical skills to use data for decision-making and present hiring health narratives to leadership.
Ability to provide direction and feedback to peers in a matrixed environment without formal management authority.

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