Director, Strategic Partnerships

Director, Strategic Partnerships

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 realtime, 3D command and control center.

The Corporate Development team at Anduril has the coolest job in the tech sector - we lead Mergers & Acquisitions activities for the most interesting defense products company in the world, and we create meaningful strategic partnerships with other fast-moving startups and large global corporations.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are recruiting a Director, Strategic Partnerships. This is not a traditional partnerships role, and we will welcome candidates without significant partnerships experience. This is a deals role, which requires formalizing commercial relationships with other companies in the defense and technology industry. We are not satisfied by press releases and a flowery memorandum of understanding that sounds nice but does not result in concrete action. We build real, in-depth, multi-year deals with tangible responsibilities for both parties, often involving joint R&D investment, go-to-market coordination, and shared economics.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You will work with senior Anduril leadership to understand the objectives of a partnership and ruthlessly execute the details. You will be seen as a fair dealer who can get kinetic and will make things happen. You will be successful based on your ability to persuade and lead informally, rather than because of your title or position. Everyone at Anduril is very bright, but you will also have demonstrated evidence of good judgement, perceptiveness, and emotional intelligence.

You will represent Anduril to the partner organization in the context of the negotiation. You will be expected to be both friendly and charismatic and also to negotiate skillfully on behalf of Anduril's interests.

You will quickly come up to speed on a new technical problem and understand the trades that will allow us to reach a deal that accomplishes Anduril's technical objectives within the scope of what the partner company can reasonably achieve.

Financial modelling is a component of this job. You should be able to analyze financial forecasts for individual Anduril divisions and develop models to estimate the costs and revenue potential of a successful partnership. You will use this model to negotiate the deal with the counterparty and justify the agreement internally.

You will work closely with Anduril's deal lawyers to assemble agreements that accomplish our objectives. You will thoroughly understand why an agreement is drafted in a certain way, but you will also know when it is time to recommend a different path to keep the deal on track. You will have excellent attention to detail.

You will ensure that once we get the deal done that it is seamlessly transitioned to the right Anduril business unit to operationalize it. You will lead kickoffs between the right working team and the partner, you will develop the process infrastructure to ensure that we get a running start, and you will check in periodically to make sure everything is working.

We're not huge on PowerPoint decks, but the slides you produce will be thoughtful, well-researched, and well-formatted for an executive audience.

You will obsessively take meeting notes, summarize findings and action items, and draft memos for internal and external executives. You will track the progress we made on deals every week and summarize into work products catering to different internal audiences.

You will learn Anduril's business top-to-bottom, and regularly interact with colleagues in hardware and software engineering, supply chain & manufacturing, finance, business development, government relations, etc.

You will manage confidential projects with very sensitive information.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• You have 7+ years of experience in a strategic role at a high-velocity business where you were subjected to constant pressure. Management consulting, investment banking, and business development (under quota) are acceptable examples, but other similarly-demanding roles also work.
• You are humble and hungry; no task is too small or beneath you, and you will bring a just-get-it-done mindset to work every day.
• You are self-driven and relentlessly proactive. You don't need someone to tell you to "move". You just move. We'd rather have to tell you to slow down than to speed up.
• You don't wait on others to solve problems. You proactively step into the gap to offer solutions yourself.
• You have strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers and models, and you are able to execute analyses quickly in Excel.
• You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data. Must also be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret-level Security Clearance.
• Ability to travel 25 - 40% required. Our partners are global and it is important to spend time with them in-person.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

US Salary Range $168,000 - $252,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including :

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. 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