Senior Manager, Workplace
Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 166,000-220,000 · Base salary
About the role
- Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Workplace Manager to oversee and maintain the operational aspects of the work environment across their Southern California footprint.
- This role supports a diverse, high-performance environment including corporate offices, R&D labs, and production/manufacturing spaces.
Responsibilities
- Manage Complex, Multi-Site Operations: Direct daily operations across our Southern California footprint, ensuring high-uptime, functional, and safe environments across corporate offices, sensitive R&D labs, and active production/manufacturing facilities.
- Scale Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Design, implement, and continuously refine scalable operational standards and workplace playbooks that keep pace with rapid campus growth.
- Lead Cross-Functional Business Partnerships: Serve as the strategic operational partner to business units—collaborating closely with EHS, Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, and HR to forecast space needs, remove friction, and support operational velocity.
- Apply Analytical Rigor to Costs & Space: Utilize quantitative data and workplace analytics to track OPEX/CAPEX budgets, forecast expenditures, evaluate vendor performance, and optimize space utilization across diverse facility types.
- Drive Facility Projects & Expansions: Plan and execute facility upgrades in coordination with internal project teams and external contractors.
- Foster High-Velocity Communication: Lead clear, rapid, and transparent operational communication—skillfully utilizing platforms like Slack to triage campus issues, coordinate incident response, and keep cross-functional stakeholders aligned.
- Lead with High Ownership & Low Ego: Coach, mentor, and build a high-performing workplace team, setting the standard for humility, accountability, and a customer-first approach to service delivery.
Requirements
- 7+ years of multi-site operational experience with a proven track record in facilities, workplace, or campus management across a distributed footprint, with direct experience supporting mixed-use environments.
- Analytical & financial rigor with a highly quantitative approach to operations; proven capability to manage and forecast complex OPEX and CAPEX budgets, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and use workplace utilization data to drive decisions.
- Tech fluency and exceptional comfort with fast-paced, real-time collaboration platforms (e.g., Slack).
- Experience hiring, coaching, and scaling high-performing workplace teams, establishing a culture of high standards, agility, and accountability.
- Track record of sourcing, negotiating, and holding external vendors, service providers, and general contractors accountable to strict SLAs and performance metrics.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence cross-functionally with diverse partners—ranging from corporate executives to research scientists, hardware engineers, and manufacturing technicians.
- Relentless bias for action and ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex campus challenges independently, and lead through service and humility.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field is preferred, along with 5 years of work experience, or an equivalent combination of experience in Workplace, Design, Construction, or Project Management.
- Adept at swiftly adapting to changes in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next
- Highly competitive equity grants
Skills
- Slack
- Project Management
