Manager Programs 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

What You'll Get to Do:

The Program Manager responsibilities are broad and rewarding; you are the direct interface to internal customers in this position. For your internal customers you are responsible to support as needed to ensure the broader CMAD goals are met and milestone dates, performance, and needs for resources are well communicated and understood. Potential job duties may also include, but are not limited to:

• Responsibility for successfully managing all technical, financial, and schedule aspects of assigned programs. Has P&L responsibility for these programs. Works with technical stakeholders to define requirements and is the primary contact on status and performance.

• Participates in business strategy sessions.

• Leads a cross functional team of associates with a wide range of skill sets, ensuring roles and responsibilities of all team members are well understood and executed. Provide overall leadership to program team and drive technical compliance.

• Acts as customer interface for program activities.  Leads program review sessions with the customer to address cost, schedule and technical performance.

• Develops and manages technical performance metrics on assigned projects.

• Identifies and executes plans to mitigate program risks.

• Ensures program-wide focus on safety, reliability, cost and schedule, and adequacy of systems, procedures, and people for long term success.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related professional/military experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of related professional/military experience that includes a background in project/program management. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting programs within an engineering, manufacturing, production, and a global supply chain environment.

• Demonstrated experience applying business and financial management principles to program cost, schedule, forecasting, budgeting, and or performance decisions.

• Demonstrated experience supporting programs involving electro optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems, products, or technologies. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting development and all technology maturation programs through program execution.

• Demonstrate at experience, managing program, communications, and reporting across internal and or external stakeholders, including program status, cost, schedule, technical performance, risks, and issues.

• Demonstrated experience, identifying, tracking, and resolving program risks, issues, and cross functional dependencies through documented program management processes.

• Demonstrate at experience developing, monitoring, and or controlling program plans, cost baselines, and schedule baselines against contractual requirements.

• US citizenship required.

• A current/active U.S. government Secret clearance required to be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A current/active U.S. government Top Secret (TS) or SCI clearance.

• Experience with Infrared (IR) camera systems an/or related EO/IR hardware.

• Experience serving as a cost the account manager(CAM), And or completion of cost account management training/certification.

• Experience season enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems To support program, manufacturing, production, and or supply chain execution.

• Experience applying agile methodology within a program, engineering, or product development environment.

• Scrum master certification, training, and experience, supporting agile teams.

What We Can Offer You

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00

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.