Manager Capture Excellence

Northrop Grumman; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Salary packaging

Flexible working options

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Health & Wellbeing program

Employee Discounts

Employee Recognition Program

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia is seeking a Manager Capture Excellence to lead governance and opportunity progression within the Business Acquisition Process. The role partners with capture managers to enable planning, reporting and pursuit success, while building relationships across Defence industry and strategic partners.

In this strategic, inclusive role, you will drive capability development, foster collaboration, and guide teams in complex environments to deliver mission-critical outcomes for

Qualifications

• Experience in Defence, capture management, proposal management or complex program environments.
• Understanding of Defence and Government acquisition processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to navigate complexity, think strategically and drive outcomes.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Relevant qualifications in Business, Project Management, Capture or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead capture governance and opportunity progression through the Business Acquisition Process.
• Champion capture excellence by driving capability development, tools and best practices.
• Partner with capture managers to support planning, reporting and pursuit success.
• Build strong relationships across the Northrop Grumman enterprise, Defence industry and strategic partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the capture community.

Skills

Defence experience

Capture management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic leadership

Complex environments

Education

Business / Project Management / Capture qualification

Job description

Job Details

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: AU-Secret (NV1)
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Role Description

At Northrop Grumman Australia, you'll do more than support business growth. You'll help enable the future of Defence capability. As Manager Capture Excellence, you'll be at the center of some of our most important opportunities, planning and providing the resources, best practices and governance that drive successful captures across our Defence portfolio. Working with senior leaders, capture professionals and industry partners, you'll help position Northrop Grumman to deliver mission‑critical outcomes for our customers and make a meaningful contribution to Australia's security. In this highly collaborative role, you will:

• Lead capture governance and opportunity progression through the Business Acquisition Process.
• Champion capture excellence by driving capability development, tools and best practices.
• Partner with capture managers to support planning, reporting and pursuit success.
• Build strong relationships across the Northrop Grumman enterprise, Defence industry and strategic partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the capture community.

This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of our business while working alongside passionate, capable teams who are united by a shared purpose: solving our customers' toughest challenges.

About You

You are a strategic and inclusive leader who enjoys bringing people together around a common goal. You thrive in complex environments, build trusted relationships with ease, and are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to programs that create real‑world impact. We're interested in people with:

• Experience in Defence, capture management, proposal management or complex program environments.
• An understanding of Defence and Government acquisition processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship‑building skills.
• The ability to navigate complexity, think strategically and drive outcomes.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.
• Relevant qualifications in Business, Project Management, Capture or a related discipline.

At Northrop Grumman, we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can belong, grow and succeed.

What we offer: Whatever your role, life stage or background, you can shape your career here in your way with highly challenging work, great colleagues and career development, plus a range of flexible benefits and working patterns.

Benefits

• Professional development – further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training.
• Salary packaging including novated car leases and the option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working, 9 day fortnights, volunteer leave and varying start and finish times to suit your family needs.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid reservist leave.
• We offer all employees access to our Health & Wellbeing program and Employee Assistance program.
• Employee Discount Program.
• Employee Recognition Program.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.