Industrial Security Director - Level 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking an Industrial Security Director - Level 1, to join our Tactical Space Systems - Space Security Systems team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible. #definingpossible

The Industrial Security Director, TSSD will be an innovative leader who can drive the Division security strategy and implementation to its next level of maturity.  They will partner closely with our government customers, business partners and internal customers.  This individual must establish a modernized and sustainable strategy that is aligned to business objectives and the infrastructure requirements to support them.  This will be a highly-visible role internally and externally. It will be important to ensure the Security Director, TSSD, effectively delivers and executes a strategy that will maintain the integrity of the business and the clients they serve.

In this job, you will:

• Continuously assessing needs; developing, implementing, and monitoring program security strategy for Programs within the TSS Division
• Collaborate with other Northrop Grumman Security personnel and Sectors for uniform Northrop Grumman policy and consistency
• Building strong relationships and partnering closely with senior leadership, especially within the security and information technology organizations and across the Northrop Grumman enterprise
• Promoting strategic relationships between internal resources and external entities, including government, vendors, and partner organizations
• Engaging in special programs best-practice sharing with peer organizations and executive briefings
• Developing the Divisions security team to grow to its next level of maturity and scalability
• Recruiting, training, and retaining a world class security team with particular focus on building a bench of best-in-class special programs leaders for the future
• Creating energy and enthusiasm at all levels
• Working collaboratively with the various operating units to understand security issues, negative trends, and/or compliance challenges and, when required, interact with the government, on behalf of the Division, to address issues
• Accountable for ensuring that overall budgets, schedules, and performance standards are met
• Other duties as assigned

Work Attributes:

• Senior level understanding customers’ Security Structure
• Exceptional communication skills are necessary to advise and influence the senior management and government officials
• Strategic leader who can drive a vision while maintaining an execution-oriented culture driving results; an entrepreneurial spirit; ability to serve as a hands-on leader
• Strong influencing skills to get things done; a collaborative approach with the ability to partner with business leaders across the enterprise to overcome institutional resistance and achieve transformational change
• Proponent of continuous improvement process and the ability to challenge the status quo
• Accountability for providing a special programs strategy and implementation aligned to government customer expectations and business objectives
• Skills required to provide insights to sector senior stakeholders
• High level of personal integrity and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and demonstrate the appropriate level of judgment and maturity in balanced risk de