Senior Software Product Manager, Surveillance Tower

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
28 days ago

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This role $193k
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This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$235,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $193k versus about $203k 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 2021 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1805 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Product Manager, Surveillance Tower

As a Staff Product Manager for the Surveillance Tower team, you will lead the development and execution of a multi-domain command and control platform, focusing on strategy, technical program management, user workflows, and cross-functional coordination. Your day-to-day responsibilities include defining product vision and roadmap, translating customer feedback into actionable requirements, driving alignment across engineering, UX, deployment, and operations teams, and ensuring intuitive and scalable user experiences in mission-critical environments. You will need extensive experience in product management for large-scale software initiatives, technical fluency with distributed systems and APIs, and the ability to work effectively without direct authority. Familiarity with command and control systems, operational visualization tools, and defense technology is preferred, as you will be working on a platform that integrates real-time sensor data and autonomy systems across various domains.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive the product vision, roadmap, priorities, and long-term strategy for a multi-domain command and control platform.
  • Balance investments across operator workflows, integrations, scalability, analytics, permissions, reliability, and mission capabilities.
  • Lead cross-functional execution by coordinating front-end engineering, back-end engineering, UX, deployment operations, and program management teams.
  • Drive user-centric product development by partnering with UXR teams, operators, and mission users to inform product architecture and UI behavior.
  • Own platform integration strategy by defining scalable APIs, data models, permissions frameworks, and interoperability approaches for third-party platforms.
  • Establish clear ownership structures and operating rhythms across participating teams to improve visibility into roadmap status and execution health.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in product management or related technical leadership roles.
  • Proven ability to lead large-scale software initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
  • Strong technical fluency with modern software platforms and distributed systems.
  • Experience translating operational workflows into scalable product solutions.
  • Ability to drive alignment and execution without direct authority in complex environments.
  • Deep understanding of front-end development, user workflows, and UX-driven design.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills for ambiguous settings.

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