Senior HR Transformation & Programs Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Senior Principal HR Project Manager to lead strategic HR initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The role is on-site in Falls Church, VA, reporting to the Director of Human Resources, and requires collaboration with senior HR leadership to drive succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.

You will manage programs, develop governance, and deliver data-driven insights to executives, ensuring alignment with enterprise talent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years’ experience or Master’s Degree with 6+ years in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex HR projects or programs from initiation through implementation and sustainment.
• Proven ability to operate in ambiguous environments, making sound decisions and driving results.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills with senior leaders.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience using HR data, dashboards, and metrics to identify trends and inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR colleagues across functions to support and advance enterprise talent strategies.
• Lead transformation and project teams from inception to completion, including chartering, planning, stakeholder input, implementation and training.
• Maintain project plans, timelines, status reports, and governance routines for key HR initiatives.
• Develop and execute change management strategies including communications and training.
• Analyze and present information and recommendations to senior executives to support growth.
• Provide business insights through data analysis, dashboards, benchmarking, and KPI monitoring.
• Drive annual HR cycles with agile methodologies for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with HRIS and IT to align HR processes with enabling technologies.
• Create and facilitate briefings for executives to align priorities and decisions.
• Lead leadership development and succession planning activities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Master's degree in HR/Business

Tools

Workday

SAP

Eightfold

Saba LX

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Senior Principal HR Project Manager to lead strategic HR initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The role is on-site in Falls Church, VA, reporting to the Director of Human Resources, and requires collaboration with senior HR leadership to drive succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.

You will manage programs, develop governance, and deliver data-driven insights to executives, ensuring alignment with enterprise talent