Strategic Communications Manager for DoD Programs

Jobtailor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a senior communications professional to lead strategic programs across Aeronautics Systems and Air Dominance. The role involves guiding a communicators team, shaping the company narrative, and aligning with senior leadership on priorities.

The ideal candidate will excel at data-driven storytelling, cross-team collaboration, and delivering external-facing campaigns in a national security context while maintaining compliance with DoD requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience in communications, public relations, and/or marketing, or Master’s with 5+ years of experience
• Experience collaborating across matrixed teams to execute communications campaigns or projects
• Demonstrated knowledge as a program communicator, deploying external-facing strategic campaigns and measuring impact
• Comfort with data; ability to tell a persuasive story from disparate sources
• Strong presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership
• Experience in national security environments and restricted programs
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active US Govt Secret Clearance and special program access
• DoD ecosystem familiarity (preferred)
• Strategic thinking, planning and decision-making (preferred)
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills (preferred)
• Media relations and strategy development experience (preferred)
• Ability to collaborate across matrixed organization (preferred)
• Ability to drive change diplomatically (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Support communications strategy development and implementation within Aeronautics Systems, Air Dominance Programs
• Guide a team of communicators developing and implementing strategic communications plans
• Create, deploy, measure and optimize communications across paid, owned and earned channels
• Lead direct-report and matrixed contributors supporting external and internal communications
• Shape the Northrop Grumman story and deliver it to audiences to support objectives and brand
• Partner with Air Dominance Communications director on workflow management, resource forecasting and project tracking
• Collaborate with Corporate and Sector Communications directors on strategies and tactics
• Develop communications strategies promoting program and enterprise objectives
• Identify opportunities, make recommendations and oversee tactical execution
• Partner with customer counterparts to drive consensus in planning and execution

Skills

Strategic Communications

Media Relations

Project Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/PR/Marketing

Master’s degree in Communications or related field

U.S. Government Secret Clearance

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a senior communications professional to lead strategic programs across Aeronautics Systems and Air Dominance. The role involves guiding a communicators team, shaping the company narrative, and aligning with senior leadership on priorities.

The ideal candidate will excel at data-driven storytelling, cross-team collaboration, and delivering external-facing campaigns in a national security context while maintaining compliance with DoD requirements.