Senior Human Resources Director 2

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Human Resources Director to partner with the NIC Division leadership in San Diego. The role leads HR strategy, talent acquisition, development, performance management, rewards, and succession planning to attract, develop, and retain talent for future business needs.

The successful candidate will manage a team of HR professionals, influence executives, and drive strategic initiatives with data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required plus a minimum of 12 years of progressive HR experience OR Master’s degree with 10 years of HR experience.
• Experience across multiple HR disciplines and leading HR teams.
• Experience designing and implementing human capital strategies aligned to business goals.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; strong project management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic business partner to NIC Division leadership on HR initiatives.
• Lead HR strategy, talent acquisition, development, performance management, employee relations, compensation and rewards.
• Oversee succession planning, talent pipeline development and organizational effectiveness.
• Drive transformative HR projects with data-driven decision making and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to align people plans with business objectives.

Skills

Executive communication

HR leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Data analytics

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Master’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Human Resources Director supporting the Navigation, Intelligence, and Connectivity (NIC) Division. This position will be located in the San Diego, CA office and is not a remote position.

The Division HR Director serves as a strategic business partner providing day-to-daysupport to the NIC Division Leadership Team (DLT) in accomplishment of business objectives. The primary function of the role is to be a strategic partner and consultant to the business toensure we havea human capital strategy in placeto attract, engage, develop and retain the talent necessaryto meet thestrategicgoals of the businessfor today and for the future.

The selected candidate will lead a team of HR business partners responsible for executing the HR strategy and will lead human capital programs and core processesincluding but not limited totalent acquisition, talent assessment and development, performance management, employee relation, total rewards, succession planning and talent pipeline development, organization effectiveness andleadershipdevelopment. The person in this role is responsible for leading transformative projects and initiative requiring strategic thought leadership, organizational and project management skills in a high paced environment, ability to influence stakeholders at all levels,strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities.Successful candidates will have a strategic mindset, tolerance of ambiguity and strength in building relationships and driving business outcomes.

Candidate mustdemonstrate executive level communication skills, ability tocollaborate with senior executive leaders, ability to leverage data and analytics to drive business outcomes and a results-oriented focus aligned to our business goals, leadership behaviors, and values.

Key Leadership Traits:

• Unwavering ethics and values; trusted advisor and partner to leadership and employees, with a lens towards enhancing business and employee growth and the employee experience
• Strong collaborator and relationship-builder; focused on organizational and team success
• Courageous; takes risks in ideas and actions
• Not satisfied with status quo; proactively identifies trends, risks, and opportunities, regularly advocates for improvements, and change and embraces ambiguity
• Excellent business acumen
• Leverages HR processes, tools and data/data analytics to accelerate business results
• Strong people leader and manager, aligned with our leadership behaviors
• Focused on business outcomes and comfortable using qualitative and quantitative data to inform recommendations and decisions

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required plus a minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in HR OR Master’s degree and 10 years of progressive experience in HR
• Experience across multiple HR disciplines
• Experience leading HR teams
• Experience designing and leading change management efforts
• Experience designing and implementing human capital strategies aligned to business strategy, with clear business outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence others at all levels
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills
• Adaptability and resilience; able to change course when needed and operate in an ambiguous environment
• Previous experience developing and implementing organization effectiveness strategies and approaches, implementing organization design and/or organization transformations
• Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, a U.S. Government secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading a team as a Human Resources Director responsible for multiple HR disciplines
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms and technology (e.g. Workday)
• Experience working in a matrix environment

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Primary Level Salary Range: $220,100.00 - $330,100.00

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.