Director 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is looking for a Program Director (Director 1) to lead a challenging portfolio of programs focused on maturing and delivering an important new counterspace capability for the US Space Force.  This position is responsible for leading a team of mixed specialties through all phases of shaping, capture, architecting, design, integration, test and fielding of exciting, revolutionary missions.  The incumbent will be in an influential position of shaping a critical portion of the nation’s future space architecture.  Included within these responsibilities is the primary objective to deliver on all contractual requirements within cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support long-range strategies. 

Program Directors are responsible for guiding their team through all phases of the program life cycle from inception (customer shaping, proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).  Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:

• Work with Space Superiority leadership and assigned staff to develop and communicate an organizational or mission roadmap

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community

• Establishing an efficient program organizational structure and processes

• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning

• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives

• Measuring and reporting program performance to the customer and NG leadership

• Delivering clear and compelling presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.

• Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.

• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statements of Work

• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines

• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools

• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.

• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities  

• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules

• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years, or master’s degree and 12 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government programs and/or system development in other industries

• At least one technical degree (science, math, engineering) from a nationally accredited institution

• Currently hold and ability to maintain Top Secret clearance and ability to gain additional Special Accesses at time of application

• 5+ years’ experience working on space system programs (i.e., satellites, space-to-ground communications, command and control, space vehicle operations, etc.)

• Experience as a Program Manager leading a capability program (hardware+software) with a contractual value of at least $50M or the Deputy Program Manager leading a development program of at least $100M.

• Four years of demonstrated success leading high-performance teams (all functions) of at least 25 people and/or organizations to achieve a common goal

• Ability to travel up to 5 days per month (on average)

• Business Acumen:  The ability to apply knowledge of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of program decisions and performance. 

• Issue & Problem Resolution:  The ability to identify and 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 Integration:  The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and control the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion.

• Risk & Opportunity:  Experience addressing uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans to resolve or minimize impact.

• References

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a Program Director or Portfolio Director with P&L responsibilities exceeding $50M per year in revenue

• Previous experience delivering capability under a Fixed Price agreement

• Advanced degree in either STEM or Business Management

• 10 or more years of relevant experience supporting DoD or IC contracts and customers

• 12 or more years’ experience working on space system programs (i.e., satellites, space-to-ground communications, command and control, space vehicle operations, etc.)

• Experience with counterspace architectures, missions, technologies, or customers

• Experience with rapid Mission Assurance Class C execution processes

• Capture Management: Insight into customer technical, financial, political, and cultural considerations and the ability to shape customer expectations with a solution that satisfies their needs and is advantageous to the company.

• Technical Performance:  The ability to establish a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program status.

• Requirements:  The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle.

• Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value:  The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.

• Customer intimacy: Seeks and incorporates input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. 

Primary Level Salary Range: $224,300.00 - $336,500.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.