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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. 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.\nABOUT THE TEAM\nThe Sand Table team at Anduril develops our revolutionary platform for visualizing future defense scenarios. We transform massive amounts of data into an intuitive, interactive 3D command center, serving as the visual interface for mission simulations, a key business development tool, and a powerful demonstration of our advanced capabilities to government and military leaders. We take ambitious ideas from concept to completion, building the core with high-performance C++ and enabling rapid feature expansion through modern scripting and plugin frameworks. The Sand Table team manages the complex logistics for delivering flawless augmented reality demonstrations in headset to critical stakeholders. As a cross-functional group of builders, strategists, and operators, we combine the creative energy of a top game studio with the rigorous discipline of national security to shape how the future of defense is visualized and understood.\nABOUT THE ROLE\nWe're looking for a Technical Program Manager to own execution for the Sand Table team-someone who will maintain our timelines, resolve dependencies, and keep everything on the rails towards final delivery. This is a high-agency role for someone who moves on things before being asked, anticipates problems before they materialize, and drives relentlessly toward outcomes. You will be the connective tissue between design, engineering, product, and key stakeholders, ensuring that our team ships high-quality, consistent releases on cadence while protecting the team's focus and momentum.\nYou'll manage the full complexity of delivering a real-time 3D platform that spans C++ engine development, XR hardware integration, plugin frameworks, and live demonstrations to senior government and military leaders. This means coordinating across technical work-streams, managing the logistics of high-stakes demos, and ensuring that every release meets the bar our audience demands. You should be comfortable navigating ambiguity, operating with minimal direction, and building the processes and structures that allow a fast-moving team to scale without losing speed.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nOwn execution end-to-end. Drive the team's delivery cadence from planning through release. Maintain timelines, track milestones, and ensure the team consistently hits its commitments. You are the single point of accountability for \"are we on track?\"\nResolve dependencies and remove blockers. Proactively identify cross-team dependencies, external blockers, and resource constraints. Move decisively to resolve them-escalating when necessary, negotiating when possible, and always keeping the team unblocked.\nProtect the team's time and focus. Clearly articulate blockers, risks, and work in progress to stakeholders so the team can stay heads-down on delivery. Serve as a shield against thrash and scope creep while ensuring legitimate priorities are addressed.\nDrive high-quality, consistent releases. Help establish and maintain release processes that ensure every build meets quality standards. Coordinate across engineering, QA, and integration efforts to deliver polished, demo-ready software on a reliable cadence.\nManage stakeholders and communication. Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across business development, product, and leadership. Provide clear, concise program updates-surfacing risks early, setting expectations accurately, and translating technical complexity into business-impact language.\nCoordinate demonstration logistics. Partner with the team to manage the complex logistics of delivering flawless XR demonstrations to critical audiences. Track hardware readiness, software stability, content preparation, and venue requirements to ensure every demo is executed without a hitch.\nBuild and improve processes. Implement lightweight, effective processes for planning, tracking, and delivery that match the team's pace. Leverage tools like Jira or similar to provide visibility without creating overhead. Continuously iterate on what works.\n Anticipate and mitigate risk. Maintain a living picture of technical, schedule, and integration risks. Develop mitigation plans proactively and adjust course as conditions change-never letting the team be surprised by something that was foreseeable.\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Engineering Program Manager, or equivalent role delivering complex software products\nDemonstrated track record of owning execution for cross-functional technical teams and shipping on-time\nStrong technical literacy-ability to understand system architecture, software dependencies, build/release pipelines, and technical trade-offs without needing to write the code yourself\nHigh agency and intrinsic motivation; you move on problems before being asked and operate effectively with minimal direction\nExceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel work-streams, competing priorities, and shifting timelines\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills-able to build trust, set expectations, and clearly articulate status, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences\nExperience with project management tooling (Jira, Confluence, Linear, or equivalent) and establishing delivery processes for engineering teams\nWillingness to travel as needed for demonstrations and events (up to 25%)\nMust be a U.S. person eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience in real-time 3D applications, game engines, XR, or graphics-intensive software development environments\nBackground in defense, aerospace, or national security-understanding of the stakeholder landscape and demonstration culture\nExperience managing release processes for software with hardware-in-the-loop dependencies (XR headsets, specialized display systems, etc.)\nFamiliarity with C++ development workflows, plugin architectures, or game studio production pipelines\nExperience coordinating live demonstrations or events with high-profile audiences with high-profile audiences and very-high stakes\nTrack record of building program management processes from scratch in fast-moving, early-stage, or startup environments\nExperience managing programs with both software delivery and physical logistics components\nActive U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance\nUS Salary Range\n$191,000—$253,000 USD\nThe 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: \nBenefits\nAt Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.\nProtecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams\nAnduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.\nTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:\nNo Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.\n\nPlease always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.\nVia Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to . \n\nExercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.\n\nWhat to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to . Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.\n\nData Privacy\nTo view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. \nBy submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. 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