Senior Product Manager, HCM

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. 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. ABOUT THE TEAM: Anduril’s supply chain, accounting, sales & growth, field maintenance, manufacturing, and many more teams rely on the technology built and maintained by us. We call this system-of-systems “CorpOS”. Within CorpOS lies a suite of digital software solutions aimed at solving the problems for our growth, finance, people teams that interplays heavily with our ArsenalOS solutions that enable Anduril’s engineering, production, and sustainment departments. ABOUT THE JOB: We are seeking a Senior Product Manager, People Solutions to reimagine how we build people solutions that scale with our defense technology mission. If you are passionate about the many cross-functional integrated processes that are necessary for defense tech to accurately track labor, ensure compliance, and scale operations efficiently—ultimately supporting the mission to deliver advantage to our warfighters—then this may be the opportunity for you. You will own the product roadmap for workforce management capabilities, collaborating with stakeholder teams spanning People Operations, Finance, Legal, Manufacturing, and IT to define business needs, design and implement solutions, and ensure our people systems are aligned with the company's growth objectives and regulatory requirements. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Strategy Own the end-to-end product strategy for workforce management solutions, such as timekeeping, balancing innovation with practical implementation Define and execute a 12-18 month product roadmap through continuous stakeholder engagement and ruthless prioritization Drive build vs. buy decisions by synthesizing business needs, technical constraints, and user experience goals Stakeholder Management & Discovery Serve as the primary product owner, conducting regular discovery sessions with employees, managers, and cross-functional partners across People, Finance, Legal, and Operations Navigate competing priorities and translate diverse stakeholder needs into a unified product vision Communicate roadmaps, trade-offs, and impact to leadership with clarity and conviction User-Centered Problem Solving Use AI-powered analytics and design tools to identify patterns in data and rapidly prototype solutions Translate complex compliance requirements (labor laws, union agreements, government contracting regulations) into user-friendly interfaces Balance the appropriate mix of commercial software and custom-built solutions based on business needs Partner with engineering teams to define product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria Collaborate with People Operations, Finance, Payroll, and Legal teams to ensure solutions meet both user and compliance needs Operational Excellence Monitor system performance, user adoption, and data quality metrics to inform roadmap decisions Create documentation, training materials, and change management plans that drive adoption Ensure audit readiness for government compliance requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 7+ years of product management, program management, or related experience Proven ability to intake diverse stakeholder requirements and prioritize roadmaps in ambiguous, fast-paced environments Strong design thinking and creative problem-solving skills—ability to challenge assumptions and reimagine sol