[Hiring] Recruiter, Legal @Anduril Industries

Role Description

As a key member of Anduril's recruiting team, you will be a specialized Contract Legal Recruiter embedded at the front lines of our mission to scale the teams that safeguard our technology and clear the path for global deployment. Responsible for attracting and hiring world-class legal, regulatory, compliance, and federal proposal talent, you will play a critical role in our continued rapid growth, bringing a strategic and hands-on approach to building our legal organization.

In this role, you will hold the keys to our highest-priority legal and commercial expansions, collaborating directly with Legal and Business Affairs Leadership to deliver on ambitious hiring needs. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute on our strategy to build and develop Anduril's world-class team. We are looking for someone who can masterfully handle every aspect of the legal recruiting lifecycle and is excited to be part of a small, impactful team where no task is too big or too small.

This position is open to 6-month Contract employment.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct in-depth interviews and competency assessments of potential legal counsel, contracts managers, trade compliance leaders, legal operations, and federal proposal/capture analyst candidates.
• Target and engage passive legal talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, referrals, SOBO campaigns, and specialized legal networks, professional associations, and industry events.
• Partner closely with Legal Leadership (General Counsel) to understand specialized team needs, define role requirements, and craft compelling value propositions specifically for legal talent.
• Drive a diverse talent pipeline into the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience at every touchpoint, from initial outreach to offer acceptance.
• Represent Anduril's brand and recruiting team internally and externally, articulating our unique business model, scale, and financial impact.
• Leverage internal resources and market insights to build strategies around selling our value proposition to top-tier legal talent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct, full-cycle recruiting experience specifically focused on legal and regulatory roles.
• Proven experience conducting thorough competency assessments and evaluating legal capabilities against technical and cultural requirements.
• Experience managing strategic stakeholder relationships, particularly with general counsel, proposal and capture teams.
• Experience acting in a consultative manner, providing guidance on market conditions, talent availability, and candidate expectations.
• Clear and effective communication with legal candidates to understand motivation, drivers, and cultural fit.
• Experience managing various funnels of legal candidates and tracking their progress throughout the recruitment process using an ATS.
• Highly autonomous but highly collaborative, thriving in a dynamic, high-growth environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within the defense technology, aerospace, or federal government contracting (GovCon) sectors.
• Familiarity with the national security arena, including an understanding of federal security clearance lifecycles.
• Experience recruiting for senior to leadership-level legal roles.
• A strong network within the defense-contracting, legal, or federal proposal communities.
• Multiple years of experience working at an agency or fast-paced startup environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
• Support in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

US Salary Range

$50 — $75 USD. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.