Director, People Business Partner

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted
today

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Above market

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This role $256k
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This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $176,650–$254,475 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $256k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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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 1882 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1696 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, People Business Partner

The Director, People Business Partner role is a senior leadership position within the executive team, focusing on architecting and executing people strategies that drive organizational growth and cultural development. This visionary leader will oversee a high-performing team of People Business Partners, integrating business acumen with sophisticated analytics to optimize talent management and organizational performance. Key responsibilities include developing comprehensive people strategies for assigned executive groups, leading large-scale change initiatives, and designing workforce planning models to support hyper-growth. The ideal candidate has over 15 years of HR leadership experience, expertise in organizational development, advanced people analytics, and a strong financial acumen, with the ability to articulate strategic value propositions effectively. This role operates at a high level within a fast-paced, complex environment, requiring deep business integration and proactive talent management to ensure sustained success.

What you'll do

  • Architect and own the end-to-end People Strategy for executive client groups.
  • Lead large-scale change management initiatives supporting business transformations.
  • Design complex workforce planning models to anticipate future talent needs.
  • Champion high-performance culture through leadership development programs.
  • Leverage advanced people analytics to drive data-driven decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience with executive partnerships.
  • Proven success in scaling people strategies for significant business growth and impact.
  • Expertise in organizational development, change management, and workforce planning.
  • Strong financial acumen and ability to articulate business value from people decisions.
  • Deep expertise in advanced people analytics and strategic talent leadership.
  • Exceptional executive presence with influencing and conflict resolution skills.
  • Proven track record of building and inspiring high-performing People Business Partner teams.

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