Senior Information Technology Program Manager--Active Secret Clearance Required

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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’s Office of the CIO seeks a talented, motivated, and creative Senior Information Technology Program Manager to support the Mission Systems Sector’s Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC), responsible for supporting the Space Park Foundry. This role is in Redondo Beach, CA and requires a full-time on-site presence. The ideal candidate should bring a diverse perspective to the team and enhance the overall experience of the organization, with proven cross-functional team-building skills to solve unique challenges.

Space Park Foundry - located outside in Redondo Beach, CA - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs. Northrop Grumman’s Space Park semiconductor foundry is a unique capability supporting a range of production microelectronic devices (Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, and Gallium Phosphide) and providing leading edge technology development in superconducting electronics. Our devices enable several of Northrop Grumman’s ground-based radars, avionic radars, and space systems. Join us for the chance to work with an amazing, experienced, and talented team while helping serve your country.

The Senior Information Technology Program Manager will have experience in building, leading or managing agile teams, developing, and documenting business processes and rules. The candidate must be open to learning about manufacturing principles, semiconducting manufacturing, and testing. In this position, you will serve as the crucial link between the Office of the CIO and the senior management of Mission Systems, ensuring that information services align with the business requirements. You will effectively engage with information systems leadership and technical teams to optimize strategies, support customer goals, and provide leadership over information systems activities. This includes strategy development, budget and cost management, proposal development, product and service acquisition and delivery, as well as nurturing relationships and communication activities to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery and customer satisfaction. This will be a hybrid position (mostly on-site collaboration but flexibility to work-from-home). Up to 25% domestic travel may be expected.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reporting status and metrics to Space Park leadership
• Oversee all product activities for a team of developers, employing an AGILE-focused process
• Support funding activities for products in direct benefit of programs.
• Overall responsibility for the cost effective and timely delivery of information services, considering cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality.
• Aligning CIO imperatives with business unit goals
• Responsively addressing day-to-day information services support needs
• Collaborating with information systems service lines and program management peers to effectively allocate resources and achieve key mission priorities
• Fostering a strong work ethic, mentoring team members, empowering them, and motivating them to excel within an environment that exemplifies Northrop Grumman Values of integrity, quality, shared success and innovation.

This position will require the following mindset:

• Prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result and provide direction to resolve priorities to achieve goals.
• Make decisions that impact the organization’s credibility, operations, and services.
• Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant experien