Anduril Industries is hiring a Senior Director, Total Rewards

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Director, Total Rewards to lead and scale our global compensation and benefits strategy. This is a pivotal role responsible for maturing rewards governance, partnering with the Compensation Committee, and driving key initiatives like EU Pay Transparency and Workday Advanced Compensation implementation to support IPO readiness.

What You'll Do

• Lead Compensation Committee preparation: Partner with Legal, Finance, and executive leadership to prepare materials, advise on compensation recommendations, and execute post-meeting actions.
• Own EU Pay Transparency strategy: Drive readiness, analysis, and implementation in partnership with Legal and regional stakeholders.
• Lay groundwork to implement Workday Advanced Compensation, ensuring system requirements align with business needs and drive manager self-service at scale.
• Work with our Senior Benefit Manager to implement a new Benefit Broker and technology solutions to support Benefits Admin.
• Scale and evolve our global compensation and benefits strategy to support growth and IPO-readiness.
• Design and manage equitable, competitive compensation structures—comprising cash, equity, and bonus programs—anchored in global market data and internal equity.
• Maintain and refine job architecture, leveling frameworks, and compensation governance.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Legal, and People Business Partners to deliver competitive offers and total rewards strategies aligned with our compensation philosophy.
• Lead and mentor a growing team across compensation and benefits functions, including strategic integration of global benefits into Total Rewards.
• Occasionally perform duties outside standard working hours due to remote work across many time zones.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years in Total Rewards leadership, with deep expertise in compensation design, governance, and global scaling.
• Experience supporting Compensation Committees and executive compensation processes.
• Proven track record of executing at both strategic and operational levels, including building programs, owning systems (e.g., Workday Advanced Comp), and driving compliance.
• Strong business orientation: frames recommendations in terms of risk, scalability, and business goals—not just best practices.
• Exceptional communication skills: able to influence across functions and levels, and translate complex ideas into clear business language.

Nice to Have

• Global experience and familiarity with regional compliance frameworks (especially EU pay transparency) strongly preferred.
• IPO or pre-IPO experience is a strong plus.
• Experience leading rewards strategy in a remote-first, high-growth tech environment.
• Familiarity with Anduril's tech stack or industry peers.
• Strong data acumen with ability to leverage insights for business impact.

Technical Stack

• Workday Advanced Compensation

Team & Environment

Lead and mentor a growing team across compensation and benefits functions.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation: $220,000 - $275,000 + equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays and time off
• Fertility treatment benefit
• 401(k)
• Equity
• Eligibility for a discretionary company-wide bonus

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.