Director of Finance, Production

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are looking for a Director of Finance to partner with Global Manufacturing. This role will build-out a high power team to help mature and expand our rapidly growing Production footprint. This role will include forward-looking pricing activities, facility expansion, cost structure optimization, market and situational awareness, and enterprise resource allocation decisions. The successful candidate will build strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, playing an active role in shaping strategy rather than functioning solely as a service provider.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is a highly visible, cross functional leadership position. You will support Anduril’s rapid growth and most critical business decisions through analytical insight, financial expertise, and strategic recommendations. You’ll be embedded as a thought partner to senior leadership, with responsibilities like, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, marketing, product, and growth teams to optimize cost management, pricing, and financial strategies. This person will be responsible for building and leading a high-power team that will drive cross-functional business case analyses, operational execution of the Production org, capital allocation, and product profitability. This role requires a first-principles mindset, ownership mentality, and comfort working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• End to end financial management of Global Manufacturing execution; inclusive but not limited to, Product profitability, Standard Costs, Facility expansion, Production attainment, resource allocation, cash management
• Lead planning and execution of financials and resource analysis across functions such as engineering, supply chain, program management, and operations.
• Develop long term cost management and reduction programs, including product profitability roadmaps for new technologies.
• Own forecasting models and build bottoms up, data-driven financial impact analyses (segmentation, pricing optimization, cost of goods sold).
• Compile, review, and present budgets, cost allocations, performance dashboards, and KPI health metrics.
• Translate A/B testing and product experimentation into forecasted profitability and unit-economics.
• Develop post-launch monitoring and optimization plans.
• Champion financial transparency, risk/sensitivity assessments, and executive decision support.
• Define and deploy global methodologies, standards, and finance transformation initiatives for consistency and automation.
• Deliver continuous improvement by implementing best-in-class data visualization and reporting tools.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Business or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of finance experience in manufacturing finance, hardware operations/engineering, government contracting, with 5+ years in leadership.
• Strong financial modeling, cost analysis, and analytical skills with precision in dissecting complex quantitative problems.
• Proven experience influencing senior leadership and supporting Board-level decision-making.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including executive-level presentations.
• Intellectually curious, results-oriented, and comfortable in ambiguous, high-visibility roles.
• Track record of driving transformation, continuous improvement, and measurable bottom-line impact.
• Must be a U.S. Person (due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information and facilities).