Manager Capture Excellence

Northrop Grumman; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Salary packaging and extra annualLeave

Flexible working options

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Health & Wellbeing program

Employee Discount Program

Employee Recognition Program

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia is seeking a strategic leader to drive capture governance and opportunity progression within Defence programs. The role emphasizes collaboration with capture managers and cross-enterprise engagement to ensure pursuit success.

The ideal candidate brings experience in Defence, capture or proposal management, understands acquisition processes, and demonstrates strong relationship-building and strategic thinking to deliver real-world impact.

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.

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

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Relationship-building

Commercial awareness

defence industry experience

Education

Business degree

Project Management qualification

Capture management qualification

Job description

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1)

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Your role:

At Northrop Grumman Australia, you'll do more than support business growth. You'll help enable the future of Defence capability.

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. If you're excited by the opportunity to help win the next generation of Defence programs while developing your own career alongside some of the industry's best, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

• 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.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact [e-mail]

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