Senior Director of Finance, Frontier Systems
Core
Senior Director leading finance operations, capital allocation, and business partnering for Anduril's Frontier Systems division, focusing on defense technology and autonomous systems.
Role type
Senior Director, Finance (Strategic & Operational)
Builds
Frontier Systems division (defense technology, autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion)
Domain
Defense Technology / Autonomous Systems
Required skills
FP&A leadership, long-range planning, hardware/product economics, unit cost analysis, gross margin management, working capital management, capital expenditure tracking, program financial management, financial modeling, team building, strategic business partnering
Preferred skills
Manufacturing/industrial finance, capital project evaluation, factory ramp planning, IPO readiness, public-company reporting, debt and equity financing
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Build and lead a team of finance managers and analysts; Serve as strategic advisor to business line and division leaders; Guide production and engineering partners in defining KPIs; Build and pressure-test long-term business cases for new IP and facility investments; Inform long-range plan with scenario-based outcomes; Benchmark against peers on unit economics and capital allocation; Partner with Growth to shape pricing structures; Direct planning for headcount, capital, and operating expense; Own working capital forecasts and capital expenditure tracking; Oversee program financial management including milestone invoicing; Partner with accounting to drive financial close
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on operational execution
