Talent Management & Leadership Development Specialist

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Palatine Township (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Talent Management Specialist (Organizational Development Representative) to drive enterprise talent readiness and succession planning.

You will partner with stakeholders to strengthen leadership pipelines and enable data-driven talent decisions. The role emphasizes collaboration across sectors, data analysis, and the use of modern talent tools to advance organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in Talent Management or related roles OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience leading talent management processes including succession planning and performance management.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and exercise sound judgment.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Workday succession planning and performance management functionality; experience with Eightfold or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of enterprise talent management strategies focusing on succession planning and talent readiness.
• Partner with the Manager, Talent Management to shape and mature succession management practices.
• Coordinate and facilitate the annual Organizational Leadership Review (OLR) process with OE and Talent teams.
• Analyze talent data and translate insights into actionable plans and executive-ready materials.
• Promote enterprise-wide utilization of succession planning and performance management processes.

Skills

Talent management

HR business partner/leader

Data analysis

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Workday

Eightfold

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Talent Management Specialist (Organizational Development Representative) to drive enterprise talent readiness and succession planning.

You will partner with stakeholders to strengthen leadership pipelines and enable data-driven talent decisions. The role emphasizes collaboration across sectors, data analysis, and the use of modern talent tools to advance organizational effectiveness.