Director, European Strategic Communications

Anduril
Amsterdam
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Writing","Strategic thinking","Autonomy","Stakeholder management"]

Senior communications leader responsible for building Anduril’s European external communications program from scratch, driving media relations across defense and technology outlets, shaping market-specific narratives, and coordinating with regional leadership to support market entry, partnerships, and events in Europe.

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Director, European Strategic Communications

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Job Summary

Senior communications leader responsible for building Anduril’s European external communications program from scratch, driving media relations across defense and technology outlets, shaping market-specific narratives, and coordinating with regional leadership to support market entry, partnerships, and events in Europe.
Location: Amsterdam
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build Anduril's European communications program from the ground up, developing strategy, establishing infrastructure, and executing across markets with varying levels of maturity and priority.
  • •Drive media relations across defense, technology, business, and policy outlets in priority European markets, building the relationships and pipelines that will sustain long-term coverage.
  • •Develop and execute market-specific narrative strategies that connect Anduril's mission and capabilities to each country's defense priorities, industrial ambitions, and security context.
  • •Work closely with Anduril's European General Manager and business development teams to support market entry, customer engagement, partnerships, and key events.
  • •Build and manage a network of regional agencies and contractors as European operations expand.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or media relations, ideally with meaningful time spent in defense, national security, or dual-use technology sectors.
  • •Fluency in the European defense and political landscape across multiple countries, how decisions get made, who shapes opinion, and where the conversation is heading.
  • •A track record of building communications programs in new markets, not just inheriting them.
  • •Experience managing agencies, contractors, and regional communications networks across borders.
  • •Exceptional writing and strategic thinking, with the ability to develop narratives that land across cultures and audiences.
Experience:10+ yearsDefenseNational securityDual-use technology
Skills:CommunicationWritingStrategic thinkingAutonomyStakeholder management
Languages:English

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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