Senior Compensation Partner

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-12) · USD 146,000-194,000 · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

The Compensation team is looking for a Compensation Partner to support Anduril’s continued hyper growth.
You will drive Anduril’s success by bringing your compensation expertise to our leadership team and helping us scale.
Serve as a strategic advisor to our People Business Partners.

Guide People Business Partners and leadership teams throughout our compensation planning cycles through calibration sessions and identifying compensation remedies specifically in the G&A function.
Design, implement, and manage comprehensive compensation programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, and equity compensation, aligned with organizational strategy and market trends.
Lead job evaluation processes, conduct market pricing analyses, and ensure internal equity and external competitiveness across all job families and levels.
Partner closely with G&A leadership and HR teams to resolve complex compensation issues, support strategic decision-making, and drive the implementation of compensation initiatives across the organization.
Work closely with our G&A People Business & Talent Acquisition Partners on how to navigate compensation issues & offers, calibration sessions, analyze compensation data and create materials for managers and employee trainings.
Lead change management and communications of compensation practices with managers, team members, and across the People Team.
Spearhead Anduril’s compensation philosophy and strategy as related to the growth of our company.
Build strong partnerships with the G&A People Business Partner, Talent, Legal, Stock, Finance and Accounting teams as well as our 3rd party vendors.
Offer to fill skill gaps and offer solutions as a proactive motivated problem solver.

6+ years of experience working in Compensation in roles.
Experience with job architecture, levelling guides and market analytics to ensure competitive compensation practices.
Experience working with internal stakeholders and executive leadership.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data and trends into key insights and recommendations.
Proven ability to track, prioritize and drive to success multiple projects with a strong operational background.
Passionate about educating, mentoring and teaching partners the values and business impact behind compensation strategies.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Prior experience in a high growth, hyper scaling startup building compensation programs from the ground up.
Prior experience leading compensation programs initiatives in a matrix-led organization.
Prior experience includes mergers & acquisitions, talent acquisition strategy, and equity compensation knowledge is highly desired.

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next available at little to no cost to employees