Senior Recruiter, R4R

Washington · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-12) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 5-8 years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Recruiter to own the end-to-end hiring process for the recruiting organization itself.
In this unique meta role, you will source, assess, and close Recruiters and Recruiting Coordinators who form the backbone of the company's hiring engine across every division.
You will operate within a matrixed model, balancing day-to-day priorities aligned to a Business Line Lead with long-term career guidance from a Functional Manager.

Own the full recruiting lifecycle (with sourcing support) for Recruiter and Recruiting Coordinator roles across divisions, ensuring a world-class candidate experience.
Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to build robust pipelines for TA talent using differentiated outreach.
Manage the interview process end-to-end, conducting in-depth screens that assess recruiting craft, preparing candidates and interviewers, and facilitating calibrated debriefs.
Assess candidates against a competency framework, evaluating how they think about sourcing, stakeholder management, data, and candidate experience.
Partner closely with TA leadership and hiring managers across divisions to understand current and future recruiting capacity needs and team composition gaps.
Act as a talent advisor for TA hiring using market data on recruiter compensation, availability by specialization, and competitive intelligence.
Provide transparent, regular updates on pipeline health, search progress, and market conditions to stakeholders.
Advise on role design and leveling for TA positions, helping hiring managers distinguish between recruiter profiles and scoping needs.
Contribute to the TA Center of Excellence by sharing market intelligence on recruiting talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and sourcing strategies.
Mentor junior recruiters on recruiting craft, judgment calls, interview technique, and stakeholder management while upholding data integrity in the ATS/CRM.

5-8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Direct experience recruiting recruiters, recruiting coordinators, sourcing specialists, or other TA/People Operations roles.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex, senior-level searches and calibrate candidates against a competency-based framework.
Track record of mentoring junior team members on recruiting craft, interview technique, and stakeholder management.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise, push back on, and build trust with hiring managers across levels.
A data-informed mindset with experience tracking pipeline metrics, using conversion data to diagnose search health, and presenting market intelligence.
Ability to operate with a high sense of urgency and bias for action while maintaining quality and candidate experience.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build rapport with expert communicators.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Experience recruiting in the defense, aerospace, or a related high-tech industry where cleared talent and mission-driven positioning are factors.
Experience hiring for TA roles across multiple specializations (technical recruiting, G&A, executive, cleared, coordination/operations).
Experience working in a matrixed or dual-reporting organizational structure.
Demonstrated ability to improve TA hiring processes such as interview design, assessment frameworks, and onboarding.
Familiarity with recruiting competency models and the ability to articulate what great looks like at each level of the TA career ladder.

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Support in health, recovery, and other areas
Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers