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Anduril Industries, a defense technology company transforming military capabilities through advanced AI and autonomy, seeks a Director of People Business Partner to join the executive leadership team. This strategic role owns the comprehensive people agenda for an assigned executive client group and leads a high-performing team of People Business Partners.
You will architect and execute end-to-end people strategy aligned with executive goals and long-range business plans, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to the executive team. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing large-scale organizational transformation initiatives, change management programs, and acquisition integrations. You will develop sophisticated workforce planning models that anticipate future talent needs, skill gaps, and organizational structures required for hyper-growth, including leadership bench development.
The role emphasizes strategic talent leadership and advanced people analytics. You will leverage business intelligence to identify systemic organizational challenges, predict talent trends, and drive data-driven decision-making at the executive level. You will proactively forecast critical future talent needs by deeply integrating with business strategy, product roadmaps, and long-range planning. Design and implement executive and critical talent development strategies, including bench planning, high-potential programs, and bespoke leadership development initiatives.
You will champion and embed a high-performance culture by designing leadership development programs, executive coaching frameworks, and performance management philosophies that cultivate a strong leadership pipeline. This position requires influencing and shaping business strategy by bringing an integrated people perspective, identifying talent-related opportunities and risks that could impact competitive advantage.
Required: 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience with deep executive partnership and people strategy execution. Demonstrated success architecting and scaling people strategies that drove significant business growth, transformation, and financial impact in fast-paced, high-growth, complex environments. Proven experience building, leading, developing, and inspiring high-performing People Business Partner teams.
