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Emerging Talent Manager, Hardware Recruiting

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Anduril logoAnduril · Costa Mesa, CA
$146K–$194K/yrFull-timeOn-site1mo ago30+ days old, may be filled
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The Emerging Talent Manager, Hardware owns Anduril's early-career hiring engine for the hardware teams. This leader is responsible for managing a team of University and Early-Career Recruiters who deliver interns, new graduates, and entry-level hires across engineering, manufacturing, and business functions. This is a people-leadership and delivery role - this role will not just recruit but will build and run the recruiting organization that hires the Emerging Talent hires for Hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and scale a team of University and Emerging Talent Recruiters.
  • Own hiring outcomes for interns, new graduates, and early-career roles across multiple business units.
  • Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Business leaders to forecast hiring needs and align campus strategy to workforce plans.
  • Set clear recruiting priorities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations for the team.
  • Ensure recruiters are embedded with the business and deeply understand the teams they support.
  • Drive pipeline strategy across universities, referrals, and early-career sourcing channels.
  • Use data (conversion, yield, time-to-fill, school ROI) to manage performance and optimize strategy.
  • Partner closely with Emerging Talent Program Managers to ensure seamless candidate experience from offer through conversion.
  • Recruiters operate as trusted partners to their business units.
  • Intern and new-grad hiring is predictable, on time, and high quality.
  • Conversion and retention rates improve year over year.
  • University investments produce measurable hiring ROI.
  • Your team runs with discipline, clarity, and accountability.
  • REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 8+ years of recruiting experience, including early-career and technical hiring.
  • Experience managing and developing high-performing recruiting teams.
  • Strong business partnership and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Data-driven approach to recruiting strategy and performance.
  • US Salary Range
  • $146,000 - $194,000 USD

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .Protecting Yourself from Recruitment ScamsTo ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.Please always verify communications:Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com .Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domaHealth insuranceVision insuranceEquity / stock options

Additional Information

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

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