Senior Manager, Logistics Program Management
Costa Mesa · Santa Ana, CA (OC-32) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 8+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Santa Ana, CA (OC-32)
- Salary
- USD 166,000-220,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manager, Logistics Program Management to join the Deployments team in Costa Mesa, CA.
- This new management role is responsible for leading a team of Logistics Program Managers and building central functional frameworks that define how logistics program management operates across the company.
- The person in this role will set the standard for how logistics CDRLs are developed, program-level logistics execution is planned and tracked, and best practices are scaled.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Logistics Program Managers across multiple programs and business lines, including hiring, performance management, career development, and day-to-day direction.
- Develop and institutionalize the central frameworks, processes, standards, and playbooks for how logistics program management is executed across the Deployments organization.
- Define and enforce standards for the development and delivery of logistics CDRLs, ensuring consistency, quality, and on-time delivery across all programs.
- Establish and maintain logistics program management tooling, templates, and reporting structures that enable visibility into program health, deliverable status, and resource allocation.
- Partner with Integrated Product Support leads and program managers to ensure logistics program management activities are aligned with broader sustainment strategies and program milestones.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and field operations to integrate logistics program management into the broader product lifecycle.
- Influence and coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract(s).
- Act as a key point of contact for logistics program management matters with internal leadership and external customer stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement across the logistics program management function by identifying gaps, implementing corrective actions, and capturing lessons learned.
- Problem solve and remove obstacles for your team and internal and external partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business/operations, supply chain, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in logistics, sustainment, or program management within the defense, aerospace, or government contracting sector, with at least 3 years in a people-management role.
- Demonstrates technical expertise and application of logistics management principles, concepts, and practices as well as leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads.
- Experience working with US Military program offices and familiarity with DoD acquisition logistics frameworks (e.g., ILS, PBL, life cycle sustainment planning).
- Experience developing and delivering logistics CDRLs and other contract deliverables on DoD or government programs.
- Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively across all levels of the organization, with customers, and with government representatives.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced degree in engineering, business, supply chain management, or related field.
- Experience managing managers or building a functional team from the ground up.
- Proven ability to build and scale processes, frameworks, and standard operating procedures for a functional discipline in a high-growth environment.
- Government proposal experience, including developing logistics volumes and basis of estimates.
- Strong ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced environment; startup or high-growth company experience highly preferred.
- Strong outcome orientation with the ability to drive initiatives from inception to implementation and adoption.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects from idea conception to execution without assistance.
- Moves fast, has a positive attitude, and can lead people directly and via influence.
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and more
Workplace
- Role is located in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana, CA.
Skills
- Logistics Management
- Program Management
- Life Cycle Sustainment Planning
- CDRLs
