Director of Field Operations
Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a
mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with
advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and
business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to
the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are
designed, built, and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered
by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands
of data streams into a real-time, 3D command and control center. As
the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is
committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision,
sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months,
not years.We are looking for a Director of Technical Operations to
join our rapidly growing team in Costa Mesa, CA. As Director of
Technical Operations, you will lead Anduril's field engineering and
operations organization that is responsible for deploying,
maintaining, and sustaining all of Anduril's fielded hardware and
systems. The Technical Operations team is a large, diverse
organization that supports a variety of products, business lines,
and internal teams. Strategic leadership of the function while
supporting the business teams will be imperative as you will lead
the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive
field operations and sustainment strategies that improve Anduril's
ability to deploy and sustain hardware. This role involves leading
and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless
execution of all elements of field maintenance, repair, and
overhaul (MRO) operations. It will require a breadth of
understanding of both commercial and military sustainment,
experience working on government programs, and a deep appreciation
for details. This position is pivotal in ensuring Anduril continues
to scale our capabilities in field operations and sustainment.WHAT
YOU'LL DO
- Direct all Technical Operations activities across programs to
include execution, process, best practices, technical oversight,
and budget monitoring.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of leaders and
individual contributors, including recruitment, training, and
performance management.
- Implement and maintain field operations systems, standards, and
data to ensure accurate and efficient field operations and
sustainment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including growth,
engineering, quality, and program management, to ensure alignment
and execution of deployment and sustainment goals.
- Develop and implement field operations plans and best practices
to ensure the timely execution of all deployment and sustainment
program deliverables in a highly collaborative environment.
- Participate with engineering to establish design concepts,
criteria, and engineering efforts for product research,
development, testing, and integration.
- Influence and coordinate the preparation of proposals, business
plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating
budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract(s). Influence
contract acquisitions, negotiations, and modifications.
- Problem solve and remove obstacles for your team and internal
and external partners. Know how to think critically and engage the
right teams to help.
- Communicate effectively to keep internal and external teams
informed at all times. Use the necessary channels (Slack, email,
meetings) to ensure stakeholders understand what needs to be
accomplished and when.
- Be a team player where no task is too small. Be willing to roll
up your sleeves and get the job done. Embrace the startup
life.QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or related
technical field.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in field operations and
sustainment, including leadership roles and experience leading
large, distributed organizations.
- Prior military, overseas contracting, or extensive field
operations experience.
- Demonstrates technical expertise and application of field
operations management principles, concepts, and practice as well as
leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and
coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or
milestones.
- Experience working in unstructured situations at the interface
of hardware, software, and networking; ability to drive challenging
and vague technical problems to clarity and resolution.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal
skills.
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally, including at a
deeply technical level, in an unstructured environment; startup
experience preferred.
- Strong outcome orientation with the ability to drive
initiatives from inception to implementation and adoption. Willing
and able to dive into tactical execution mode when needed to move
the effort forward.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects from idea conception to
idea execution without assistance.
- Moves fast, has a positive attitude and can lead people
directly and via influence.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security
clearance.Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to
creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is
made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together
are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the
future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be
treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform
service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic
per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal
history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable
state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for
Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized
minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply,
and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for
all applicants throughout the interview process.
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