Program Manager

Northrop Grumman Australia; Mulwala; 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 Discount Program

Employee Recognition Program

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia seeks an exceptional Program Manager to lead Stage 1 of a new capability area at our Mulwala NSW facilities, establishing foundations for growth and long-term success. You will coordinate with the US leadership, Defence, industry and international partners to ensure successful integration and delivery within Australia.

You will bring a track record of delivering complex programs, building high-performing teams, and navigating a regulated environment with a focus on

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex programs within Defence, aerospace, manufacturing or regulated environments.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience building and leading multidisciplinary teams through growth and change.
• Ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience in safety culture development and risk governance.
• Background in explosive ordnance/ weapons or complex capability domains preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Stage 1 of a new capability program for Northrop Grumman Australia at Mulwala NSW.
• Coordinate Defence, industry, international partners and internal teams for delivery in Australia.
• Define integration priorities and ensure alignment with US program leadership.
• Build trusted partnerships and manage complex stakeholder networks to deliver outcomes.
• Oversee cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality and safety.
• Develop and maintain program governance, risk management and delivery milestones.

Skills

Complex program leadership

Defence sector experience

Commercial & financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Safety culture development

Risk governance

Strategic execution

Explosive ordnance / weapons domain

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional Program Manager to lead Stage 1 of a new and emerging capability area for Northrop Grumman Australia at our facilities in Mulwala NSW, establishing the foundations for future growth and long-term success.

While the initial phases of the program will be led by colleagues within our US business to support knowledge transfer, this role is responsible for bringing together Defence, industry, international partners and internal teams to ensure successful integration and delivery within Australia. Success will rely on your ability to build trusted relationships, align stakeholders, and navigate a complex environment where collaboration is critical to achieving outcomes.

The Opportunity

As the key interface between Defence, industry partners, international stakeholders and internal teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving integration, maintaining alignment of priorities, and ensuring successful delivery against program objectives.

Working closely with program leadership in the United States, you will oversee the integration and execution of Australian activities, ensuring local priorities, stakeholder expectations and delivery commitments are coordinated and achieved.

You will bring together multidisciplinary teams across engineering & technical, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, safety and support functions while fostering strong customer relationships and a culture of collaboration, accountability and delivery excellence.

Success in this role will be defined by your ability to influence without authority, build trusted partnerships, align diverse stakeholder groups, and bring people together around a shared outcome.

This role will suit a leader who thrives in emerging environments, enjoys building capability from the ground up, and is motivated by delivering outcomes through collaboration, influence and strong stakeholder engagement.

About You

You are an accomplished program leader with a track record of delivering complex programs while building high-performing teams and stakeholder relationships.

You will bring:

• Experience leading complex programs within Defence, aerospace, manufacturing, engineering or similarly regulated industries
• Strong commercial and financial management capability
• Demonstrated success establishing, scaling or transforming programs and organisations
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to apply values based leadership to influence and build credibility across customer, industry and internal stakeholder groups
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through complexity, growth and change
• Proven experience at building a proactive safety culture
• Strong risk management, governance and delivery expertise
• A strategic mindset combined with a passion for execution and results
• Experience within explosive ordnance, guided weapons, munitions, advanced manufacturing, or similar complex capability environments will be highly regarded

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

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