Program Integration Manager 2

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) Advanced Weapons Business Unit seeks a Program Integration Manager for the Air Warfare Systems portfolio. The role reports to the BU Chief of Staff and is based on-site in Northridge, CA.

You’ll lead program integrators and partner teams to ensure cost, schedule, and technical alignment across multiple contracts. The successful candidate will manage a team, drive integration across IPTs, and support leadership reviews, risk management, and process

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or program management.
• Experience coordinating activities, deliverables, schedules and stakeholder requirements.
• Experience analyzing program financial performance, budgets, forecasts, and variances.
• Experience in defense contracting or regulated environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint for analysis and reporting.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee program execution and establish a disciplined management cadence with visibility to critical tasks and milestones.
• Lead a team of program integrators and cross-functional partners to drive integration across IPTs and ensure program health.
• Support cost, schedule, and technical requirements; identify and manage risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and participate in program reviews, weekly status updates, and leadership briefings.
• Support proposal and capture activities across multiple contracts as needed.
• Drive process improvement initiatives, including change management and best practices.
• Coordinate deliverables across the staff and ensure on-time delivery.
• Enable Program Integration Team to support Program Management across NGDS processes.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting and cost analysis

Risk management

Communication skills

DoD Secret clearance

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

PMP certification

CAM certification

Earned Value Management

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) Advanced Weapons Business Unit is seeking a Program Integration Manager in support of the Air Warfare Systems and Advanced Programs Operating Unit. This position will report directly to the Advanced Weapons BU Chief of Staff. The position is based on-site in Northridge, CA.

The selected candidate will be a key member of the OU leadership team and should thrive in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse responsibilities, and collaboration across all levels and functions. The role involves frequent interaction with senior leadership, exposure to sensitive programs and new business activities, and requires considerable tact, diplomacy, discretion, and sound judgment.

This leader will also manage a team of Project Managers who will support overall program integration across the Operating Unit. In addition to supporting some of our most meaningful and exciting missions, this role gives the selected candidate the opportunity to gain in-depth exposure to how the business and portfolio operate.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Serve as a core member of the Program Management team, overseeing program execution and helping establish and maintain a disciplined management cadence that ensures visibility to critical tasks and milestones.
• Lead and/or coordinate a team of program integrators and cross-functional partners to drive horizontal and vertical integration across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), ensuring the health of the program, people, processes, and tools.
• Support cost, schedule, and technical requirements; identify and manage risks and opportunities throughout execution.
• Support program reporting and leadership reviews, including weekly status reviews and heading checks, ensuring stakeholders are informed of progress, changes, and issues.
• Support proposal and capture activities across multiple contracts as needed.
• Participate in and help drive process improvement initiatives, including change management and program execution best practices.
• Ensure deliverables required by Division level business rhythms are coordinated among the staff and delivered on-time.
• Enable Program Integration Team (PIT) organization to effectively support Program Management across all NGDS Program Monitoring and Controls Processes and the execution of programs

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant professional experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant professional experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts/customers, program or project management, business operations, and/or technical programs.
• Experience in project/program management, business management, or cross-functional team leadership, including responsibility for coordinating project activities, deliverables, schedules, and/or stakeholder requirements.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cost performance, financial metrics, and/or variance analysis, and developing recommendations for program or business leadership.
• Experience working in a U.S. Government contracting or other regulated environment, including defense contracting, government procurement, or a comparable regulated environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint to perform business analysis, develop presentations/reports, manage information, and/or support project execution.
• Must possess a current/active DoD Secret clearance to be considered with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI and/or SAP access for which U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification or equivalent project/program management certification.
• Experience working within Northrop Grumman organizational structures, processes, policies, and procedures including collaboration across multiple functional organizations.
• Cost Account Management (CAM) certification or prior CAM experience, including application of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles such as cost forecasting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) development.
• Current/active Top Secret clearance with SCI and/or SAP access.

Primary Level Salary Range: $133,100.00 - $199,700.00

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.