Defence Change Leader – Senior Consultant (Hybrid)

Northrop Grumman; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Hybrid arrangements

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Principal Business Change Consultant to drive transformation across Defence and Security programmes onsite in Cheltenham. The role leads change initiatives, engages stakeholders, and delivers measurable benefits by embedding new ways of working.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure adoption and sustained outcomes, supported by a comprehensive benefits package and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering business change within the Defence and Security sector.
• Structured change methodologies across complex programmes or transformations.
• Experience with multidisciplinary environments including software, systems, engineering, safety, and security teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, engagement, and influence at all levels.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex business change initiatives across Defence and Security programmes.
• Develop and implement change management strategies that drive adoption, engagement, and sustainable outcomes.
• Identify impacted stakeholders, assess organisational impacts, and create tailored change interventions.
• Work closely with programme teams, engineering functions, and operational leaders to embed change practices across the project lifecycle.
• Establish feedback mechanisms, monitor change effectiveness, and provide data-driven insights to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of business change methodologies, tools, and ways of working across customer environments and Northrop Grumman UK teams.

Skills

Defence & Security domain

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Prosci / Six Sigma / BCS BA certifications

IIBA certifications

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Principal Business Change Consultant to drive transformation across Defence and Security programmes onsite in Cheltenham. The role leads change initiatives, engages stakeholders, and delivers measurable benefits by embedding new ways of working.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure adoption and sustained outcomes, supported by a comprehensive benefits package and career development opportunities.