Technical Publications Operations Manager

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted
35 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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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.

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TL;DR · Technical Publications Operations Manager

The Technical Publications Operations Manager joins the Technical Publications team to manage how work is received, prioritized, staffed, and tracked across various programs involving complex hardware, software, autonomy, and defense systems. This execution-focused role involves managing Jira intake, workflow governance, and resource allocation while tracking throughput, blockers, and delivery risks for the department. The manager will build reporting metrics, lead planning sessions, and coordinate with engineering, program management, and training teams to align publication work with program schedules. Key requirements include experience in operations or project management within technical environments, proficiency with Jira or similar work-management systems, and the ability to make evidence-based staffing decisions for competing priorities. The role addresses the challenge of managing documentation-heavy delivery functions such as sustainment, training, and formal deliverables like CDRLs and technical manuals in a complex defense context.

What you'll do

  • Manage Jira intake, triage, workflow governance, and priority routing for all technical publications work.
  • Decide how to sequence and staff tasks when multiple programs have competing priorities.
  • Track department workload, throughput, blockers, delivery risks, and overall capacity across the portfolio.
  • Reallocate writers based on changing program demands and escalate only critical conflicts to leadership.
  • Build and maintain reporting metrics that help leadership assess performance and staffing needs.
  • Lead recurring execution reviews and planning sessions to ensure tasks are completed.
  • Coordinate with engineering, program management, and other departments to align work with program schedules.

What we're looking for

  • Must be eligible for Secret and higher security clearance (US).
  • 5+ years of experience in operations, program management, resource planning, or workflow ownership in a technical environment.
  • Experience owning intake, prioritization, throughput tracking, or resource allocation for a multi-stakeholder team.
  • Experience driving execution across teams where you did not have direct reporting authority.
  • Experience using Jira or a comparable work-management system as an operating system of record.
  • Ability to make timely, evidence-based resourcing and prioritization decisions.
  • Willingness to make and defend firm staffing and sequencing decisions among programs with competing priorities.
  • Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomy, manufacturing, or other complex technical environments (preferred).

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