Director, Business Development - Mission Autonomy (International)Active$253K

The Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing and largest divisions. Our goal is to fundamentally reshape the way future peer conflicts are fought by developing next-generation collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these autonomous weapons.

What you'll do

• Identify, shape, and capture new international business opportunities for: Mission Autonomy software, both as standalone capability and integrated with partner platforms and air vehicles.

• Develop and execute capture strategies tailored to each country’s unique: procurement processes, operational requirements, and industrial partnership expectations.

• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with European defense: ministries, military service branches, program offices, and industry partners.

• Drive complex, multi-year international engagements including technology: demonstrations, engineering sprints, co-production arrangements, and platform ecosystem strategies (e.g., establishing Mission Autonomy and Lattice Orchestrator as trusted autonomy solutions to operationalize UxS.

• Maintain an up-to-date and accurate international sales pipeline with clear: visibility into opportunity status, partner engagement, and revenue forecasts.

• Partner across Anduril organizations: including Engineering, Program Management, Government Relations, Marketing, and Legal/Export Compliance — to ensure international engagements meet regulatory requirements and exceed partner expectations.

What they're looking for

• Proficiency in a European language other than English.
• Prior military service or operational experience, particularly in aviation,: command and control, or autonomous systems.
• Direct experience working with entities like the UK MoD, German Bundeswehr, or NATO acquisition organizations.
• Experience structuring international co-production, technology transfer, or: industrial participation agreements.
• Prior experience at a defense technology company or in a role bridging: Silicon Valley-style product development with traditional defense acquisition.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across cultures and in situations: with ambiguity, long timelines, and complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Experience working with classified and/or special access programs in an international context.
• MBA or advanced degree is a plus.