- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- District of ColumbiaUSA
- Job type
- Commercial Operations
- Posted
- Jul 10, 2026
- Salary
- $220,000–$292,000 a year
Senior Director, Business Development, Air Defense
Job description
We build robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, the Air Defense team provides mission critical capabilities to warfighters. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems (FoS) in challenging operational environments worldwide.
Job responsibilities
- Build and execute a cohesive, data-driven strategy to shape, capture, and close strategic growth opportunities in new or existing markets that allow Anduril to penetrate, expand, and deliver best-in-class capabilities…
- Grow existing business and generate and capture new business aimed at large programs of record or similar transitioned programs at scale.
- Develop a deep understanding of the existing and prospective client base, know the current or planned programmatic and technical roadmaps, and understand the competitive landscape.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with critical U.S. Army air and missile defense program office stakeholders to identify new business opportunities, proactively communicate and resolve program…
- Collaborate closely with Business Line Operations and Engineering leads to develop and execute coordinated campaigns to capture new business opportunities.
- Work hand-in-hand with multiple Anduril Business Lines (BL), Government Relations team, Strategic Growth team, Communications team, and Corporate Development team to develop and execute plans for programmatic shaping,…
- Communicate Anduril’s value to customers, partners, competitors, and the interested public. Project the company’s ethos, conveying insights that illustrate our approach to building next-generation defense technology…
- Foster a culture of trust, open communications, customer focus, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Job requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant operations, acquisition, program management, business development, and/or capture experience in the government and/or private sector engaged in joint military operations, special…
- High ownership and initiative. Comfortable with ambiguity and capable of succeeding in a fast-paced, dynamic, and creative environment. A good teammate who works well with others.
- Extensive knowledge of and experience working with Program Acquisition Executive Offices, Service and/or Joint Programs of Record, requirement owners, operating forces, industry partners, and/or other stakeholders to…
- Demonstrated success leading acquisition, management, development, and/or capture of defense programs of record.
- Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, software, and integrated weapons systems.
- Ability to identify, establish, and leverage key relationships with senior level officials and program stakeholders within the DoW and broader U.S. government.
- Understanding of and experience navigating the Defense Acquisition Process.
- Demonstrated performance leading cross-functional teams and managing organizational resources.
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