Program Director

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 214,000 - 321,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Program Director for the MSTS Division to lead all program phases from capture to closeout. You will be responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance, and will negotiate contracts while guiding proposal development and customer engagements.

The role requires extensive program management experience, strong leadership, and success in working with government and international customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of related experience.
• Experience leading program management teams and driving results.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with US Government & international customers and/or partners; active clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of programs from capture through completion and closeout, owning cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Negotiate contracts and contract changes, and coordinate proposals and financial terms.
• Serve as customer contact for program and capture activities and lead reviews with the customer.
• Develop new business through teaming, partnerships, and capture strategies.
• Direct technical investments and implement common product development across multiple bases.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Customer engagement

Communication

EVMS

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

EVMS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, & Survivability (MSTS) Division has an immediate opening for a Program Director position located at our Baltimore, MD facility. The director will be tasked with ensuring successful execution of existing development programs as well as the strategic pursuit of new business opportunities to grow the business portfolio, including a Sector Strategic Capture. In addition, the director will be responsible for the management and people leadership of a team of program managers leading the various programs and pursuits in the portfolio. This is a leadership position with daily executive interactions internally and externally, and the successful candidate must display consistent strong judgment and embody Northrop Grumman leadership behaviors. The successful candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations and diverse assignments, while fostering collaboration amongst geographically dispersed teams and customers.

Business Acumen

The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of strategic and program decisions, actions, and performance. Develop and direct new business models and strategic partnerships.

Issue & Problem Resolution

The ability to identify and quickly address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.

Program Growth

The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs proactively in order to develop additional awards and sales that support business growth objectives. Develops new business and capture strategies. Directs investments and makes strategic business decisions.

Program Integration

The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and control the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle and across multiple Divisions to achieve successful proposal, capture, and program completion.

Resources

The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints. Demonstrates cross-cultural skills to retain, attract, grow and transform the organization across multiple functions to create a culture of innovation, growth and risk-taking. Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs and develops key messaging for customer engagements. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.

Program Leadership Responsibilities

The Program Director will lead all phases of programs from capture and inception through completion and closeout: Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, investment plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as customer contact for program and capture activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance and new business opportunities. Develops new business through teaming, non-traditional contractors, and large subcontractor strategies. Directs technical investments and makes strategic business decisions including implementation of common product development across a variety of customer bases. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program managers from technical, manufacturing, supply chain, mission assurance, business management, and other areas of the program. Provide day-to-day people leadership of team and create an environment that accelerates development of talent; apply rigorous knowledge management to capture learning, drive continuous improvement, and enhance employee engagement.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10 or more years of related experience
• 8 or more years of management experience in Engineering Management, Functional Management, or Program Management
• Demonstrated expertise in customer shaping and engagement strategies to establish customer intimacy and new customer relationships
• Demonstrated program capture and/or execution expertise
• Ability to build and lead a program management team with a vision for success and capable of delegating responsibilities to the appropriate team members
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated understanding of EVMS and Risk and Opportunity Management
• Demonstrated experience with New Business / Capture Management
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to lead effectively in a team environment
• Experience with US Government & international customers and/or partners
• Active US Government Secret Clearance, with ability obtain Top Secret / SCI clearance; OR DoE equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering a similar technical field, or Business Administration
• 15 or more years of experience in government program management or US Government
• 10 or more years of management experience in Engineering Management, or Program Management
• Experience with Capture Management Plans
• Experience with Mission Security or System Security technologies
• Active US Government TS/SCI; OR DoE equivalent

Primary Level Salary Range

$214,100.00 - $321,100.00 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.

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