Senior TA Ops at Anduril: Workday & HRIS Career Path in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Career Growth Potential: This role is explicitly described as a stepping stone — after go-live, it naturally evolves toward leading larger systems projects and TA process improvement initiatives. For someone with HRIS ambitions, this is a structured path from operator to systems lead at a high-growth defense tech company.
Skills You'll Build:
- Workday HCM / Recruiting module — one of the most in-demand HRIS skills in the market, commanding premium salaries.
- Greenhouse ATS administration — widely used in tech recruiting stacks.
- Systems integration and data reconciliation — transferable to broader HR Tech roles.
- UAT coordination and process documentation — foundational for HRIS project management careers.
Compensation Analysis: The $101K–$135K base plus equity is competitive for a Senior TA Ops Specialist role. Market benchmarks for Workday-skilled HRIS analysts in the U.S. typically range from $90K–$130K; this sits at or above mid-market, especially with equity upside at a defense tech unicorn.
Company Culture Signals: Anduril is a well-funded, mission-driven defense tech company known for fast iteration cycles. The language — "fix the process, not just the ticket" — signals a culture that values systemic thinking over reactive support. Green flag: Emphasis on process improvement and root-cause analysis. Watch for: Defense sector roles may require security clearances over time and can involve demanding project timelines during system go-lives.
Work-Life Balance: No explicit mention of PTO policy or flexible hours, which is worth clarifying during the interview process.
Headquarters:
URL: https://anduril.com
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.
The Role
You will be the hands-on operator behind our Workday work and a key resolver for our core recruiting systems. In the near term you will help test and implement Workday for Talent Acquisition, then support it and improve its processes after go-live. Alongside that, you will resolve issues across Greenhouse and ChartHop for the core processes that recruiters and coordinators depend on, such as backfills and conversions. You will spot patterns in what breaks and fix the process, not just the ticket.
What You Will Do
Workday Testing and Implementation- Partner with the Workday project team and TA stakeholders to document requirements, write and run test scenarios, and track and retest defects.
- Coordinate user acceptance testing with recruiters, coordinators, and business partners, and make sure issues are resolved before go-live.
- Validate data and process flows between Workday and our other TA systems, and help prepare cutover, training materials, and communications.
- Be a first point of escalation for Workday questions and issues from TA, resolving what you can and routing the rest with clear context.
- Iterate on processes after launch: gather feedback, find friction, and propose and test improvements.
- Keep process documentation and job aids current as configuration and workflows change.
- Resolve system issues that affect core processes, including backfills, conversions, and requisition and headcount alignment between systems.
- Investigate data and sync discrepancies, fix the root cause where you can, and escalate with a clear summary where you cannot.
- Handle support tickets and requests with consistent quality and response times.
- Track recurring issues and questions, identify root causes, and recommend changes to configuration, process, or training.
- Partner with the enablement team so recurring questions become better training and guidance.
- Help define process around outcomes and actual tool usage, so the tools get used correctly and consistently.
How the Role Evolves
Early on, your time is split between Workday testing and implementation and core systems resolution. After go-live, the balance shifts toward Workday support and process improvement, while core systems resolution continues. As the Workday footprint grows, this role is a natural path toward leading larger systems projects, initiatives, and process improvement for TA to meet increasingly complex and scaling business needs.
US Salary Range: $101,000 — $135,000 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 (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
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 Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent Acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety, please keep the following in mind:
- No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details at any stage of our hiring process.
- Verify Communications: Legitimate emails from Anduril recruiters will only come from an
@anduril.comaddress. If contacted by an agency, verify their authenticity by reaching out to [email protected]. - Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: Do not engage with suspicious communications. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information.
- Report Suspected Fraud: Report any questionable outreach immediately to [email protected].
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process.
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