Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries · Reston, Virginia, United States
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**Anduril Industries — Head of Mission Operations, Intelligence Systems** ## About Anduril Anduril is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. 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. ## About the Team **Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS)** positions Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for **Intelligence Community (IC)** customers. The team works within the IC to understand requirements, shape concepts of operation, and deliver critical capabilities aligned to national security needs. ## About the Job Anduril is seeking a **strategic, hands-on leader** to stand up and scale the **Mission Operations** function within AIS. As **Head of Mission Operations**, you will own end-to-end operational success of deployments—building and leading a team of Mission Operations Engineers, and establishing the processes, standards, and playbooks needed for repeatable, high-quality delivery across a growing portfolio of IC programs. You’ll operate at both the **strategic and tactical** level: setting the vision for how products are deployed, integrated, trained, and supported in the field—while staying close enough to unblock issues in real time. ## What You’ll Do - **Build & Lead the Team:** Recruit, develop, and manage Mission Operations Engineers; set expectations, drive accountability, and build a high-performance, mission-focused culture. - **Define the Mission Ops Playbook:** Create scalable frameworks for deployment, integration, operator training, and ongoing field support. - **Own Deployment & Operational Readiness:** Oversee technical configuration, deployment, and integration across multiple programs to ensure sites reach full operational capability on time and to standard. - **Drive Operator Adoption & Training Strategy:** Design and standardize training curricula for military, security, and tactical operators. - **Serve as the Voice of the Field:** Capture operational feedback and lessons learned to influence product roadmap priorities and engineering investments. - **Build Strategic Customer Relationships:** Develop trusted relationships with senior military officers, IC stakeholders, and program leadership. - **Cross-Functional Leadership:** Partner with Program Management, Engineering, Legal, and Business Development to ensure seamless delivery. - **Establish Metrics & Reporting:** Define and track KPIs for deployment success, operator readiness, system uptime, and customer satisfaction. ## Required Qualifications - **Proven Leadership:** Experience building, scaling, and managing technical operations or field engineering teams in defense, intelligence, or national security. - **Mission-First Mindset:** Customer and mission needs come first; motivated by evolving national and allied defense capabilities. - **Operational & Technical Depth:** Hands-on experience with system deployments, software configuration, troubleshooting, IP networking, APIs, and data integration. - **Strategic Thinking:** Translate organizational goals and customer needs into an operational strategy and execute with discipline. - **Adaptability:** Thrive in fast-moving, unstructured environments; switch between strategic planning and tactical problem-solving. - **Stellar Communication:** Influence across levels—from tactical operators t
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