Senior Programs Director

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Networking Information Solutions (NIS) Division has an immediate opening for a Sr. Program Director position located at our San Diego, CA facility, requiring travel to other Northrop Grumman facilities, customer, and supplier sites as needed. This position reports directly to the Communications Solutions Business Unit Vice President and will be a full-time onsite position.

As the portfolio lead for all F35 CNI Operating Unit programs, the director will be tasked with ensuring successful execution of existing programs, as well as the strategic pursuit of new business opportunities to grow the business portfolio. In addition, the director will be responsible for the management and leadership of a cross-functional team that leads the various programs and pursuits in the portfolio. This is a leadership position with daily executive interactions internally and externally, and the successful candidate must display consistent impeccable judgment and embody Northrop Grumman leadership behaviors. The successful candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels and geographically dispersed teams and customers, including executive leadership. Key skills needed include:

• Business Acumen:  The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of strategic and program decisions, actions, and performance. Develop and direct new business models and strategic partnerships.
• Issue & Problem Resolution:  The ability to identify and quickly address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.
• Program Growth:  The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs proactively in order to develop additional awards and sales that support business growth objectives.  Develops new business and capture strategies.  Directs investments and makes strategic business decisions.
• Program Integration:  The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and control the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle and across multiple Divisions to achieve successful proposal, capture, and program completion.
• Resources:  The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.  Demonstrates cross-cultural skills to retain, attract, grow and transform the organization across multiple functions to create a culture of innovation, growth and risk-taking.
• Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs and develops key messaging for customer engagements. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations. 

The Senior Program Director will lead all phases of programs from capture and inception through completion and closeout:

• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of programs.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, investment plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Acts as customer contact for program and capture activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance and new business opportunities.
• Develops new business through offset, teaming, non-traditional contractors, partnership with commercial industry, and large subcontractor strategies.
• Directs technical investments and makes strategic business decisions including implementation of common product development across a variety of customer bases.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Directs the work of employees assigned to the program managers from technical, manufacturing, supply chain, mission assurance, business management, and other areas of the program.
• Provide day-to-day people leadership of team and create an environment that accelerates development of talent; apply rigorous knowledge management to capture learning, drive continuous improvement, and enhance employee engagement

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 or more years of related experience or 10 or more years of related experience with master's degree
• Minimum 8 years of management experience in Engineering Management, Functional Management, or Program Management
• Demonstrated expertise in customer shaping and engagement strategies to establish customer intimacy and new customer relationships
• Demonstrated program execution expertise
• Ability to build and lead a program management team with a vision for success and capable of delegating responsibilities to the appropriate team members
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated understanding of EVMS and Risk and Opportunity Management
• Demonstrated experience with New Business / Capture Management
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to lead effectively in a team environment
• Experience with DoW & international customers and/or partners
• Active DoW Secret Clearance or DoE equivalent, with ability to obtain SAP clearances (SAP award is contingency for maintaining employment in the role)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering a similar technical field, or Business Administration
• 15 years of experience in government program management or DoW
• 10 years of management experience in Engineering Management, or Program Management
• Experience with Affordability and Capture Management Plans
• Knowledge of anti-tamper, communications, and/or networking technologies
• Active TS/SCI

Primary Level Salary Range: $258,600.00 - $323,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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