Leadership Recruiter

Anduril Industries

Leadership Recruiter at Anduril Industries managing complex senior hiring challenges across divisions. Specializing in executive-level recruitment with deep market intelligence and bespoke search strategies.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Personally own and drive full-cycle recruiting for Director+ (PL6-PL7), Principal+ (IC6-IC7), and select VP-level roles — from sourcing through close.
Build and execute bespoke search strategies for each role: leadership hiring does not follow a standard playbook. Each search requires a tailored approach based on the role's strategic importance, confidentiality requirements, market dynamics, and candidate motivations.
Develop and maintain deep, long-term relationships with senior talent in defense, aerospace, and adjacent industries — Chief Engineers, Heads of Production, Program Directors, VPs of Engineering — building pipelines years before roles open.
Navigate complex closing dynamics unique to leadership hiring: competing equity packages, unvested retention, dual-career relocation, clearance transfers, non-compete considerations, and executive-level comp negotiations.
Manage confidential and sensitive searches with discretion — some roles cannot be posted, some candidates cannot be approached through normal channels, and some searches require managing information asymmetry between multiple stakeholders.
Build and maintain proactive leadership pipelines against Anduril's recurring senior hiring needs: Chief Engineers, Heads of Production, Program Directors, Growth Leaders, Senior Directors of Engineering, and other L6+ tech-driven archetypes.
Act as a trusted talent advisor to Divisional Heads of TA, senior hiring managers, and (at IC5-IC6) C-suite executives on leadership hiring strategy, market realities, and organizational design implications.

Requirements

What you’ll need

IC4 (Senior Leadership Recruiter): 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 3 years focused on Director+ or executive-level searches. Can execute complex leadership searches with some strategic guidance.
IC5 (Staff Leadership Recruiter): 10-12+ years of progressive recruiting experience, with significant experience as the primary recruiter on VP/Director+ searches. Fully autonomous. Trusted advisor to senior leadership.
IC6 (Principal Leadership Recruiter): 12-15+ years of progressive recruiting experience, with demonstrated enterprise-level impact. Strategic advisor to C-suite. Operates in whitespace. Known for execution on the hardest, most sensitive searches.
Proven track record of personally sourcing, engaging, and closing Director+ and/or VP-level talent in competitive markets — not just coordinating searches, but owning them end-to-end.
Deep network in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or adjacent deep-tech industries — relationships with senior leaders that you've built over years, not just during active searches.
Expert-level ability to manage confidential, sensitive, and ambiguous searches with sound judgment and discretion.
Strong executive presence and communication skills — you are the face of Anduril to candidates who are VPs and C-suite leaders at other companies.
Experience managing executive search firms and agency partnerships — setting expectations, evaluating deliverables, and knowing when external support adds value.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive equity grants
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingexecutive-level searchesleadership hiring strategysourcing talentclosing talentnegotiating compensationmanaging confidential searchesbuilding talent pipelinesengaging senior leadersexecutive search management

Soft Skills

strategic advisorexecutive presencecommunication skillsrelationship buildingdiscretionsound judgmenttrusted advisornegotiation skillsstakeholder managementadaptability