HR Project Manager
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.Reporting to the Manager of Events & Logistics, this role will manage the operational aspects of in-person and virtual events in support of enterprise talent initiatives, including leadership and critical skills development. This role will support the entire E&L team with logistical processes and on-site setup and support.
This position must be performed onsite, from the Falls Church, VA Corporate Office, and can be hired as a Level 2 or Level 3 based on the incumbent's experience and education.
Responsibilities include:
Creation of detailed project plans to execute large-scale meetings and cohorts
Collaboration with key stakeholders to understand event requirements
Provide in-person event support including detailed inspection, liaison with venue management, and stakeholder and participant engagement
Provide logistics support to events team including ordering of materials, managing inventory, and setting up events to stakeholder requirements
Support virtual delivery of programs by serving as technical producer for facilitators
Serve as a Learning Management System (LMS) administrator including the setup of courses, tracking of registrants, reconciliation for course credit, and course close-out
Participate in process improvement and identifying ways to improve the participant experience
Participate in Agile sprint planning, scrum meetings, retrospectives, and PI planning meetings
Provide all necessary logistical and administrative support for projects to include scheduling of meetings, zoom break out facilitation, packaging and shipping of materials, etc.
Basic Qualifications for Level 2:
Bachelors degree and at least 3 years of relevant professional experience; 1 year with a Master’s degree. (Appropriate combination of degree and education will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement)
Basic project management skills to include creating project plans, managing timelines/milestones
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to deliver on key dates and commitments
Ability to travel 20% of the time for off-site events
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
Bachelors degree and at least 6 years of relevant professional experience; 4 years with a Master’s degree. (Appropriate combination of degree and education will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement)
Track record of managing and executing large-scale HR or business projects and initiatives with multi-level stakeholder groups
Demonstrated experience communicating with senior executives
Proficient project management skills to include creating project plans and managing timelines/milestones
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to deliver on key dates and commitments
Ability to travel 20% of the time for off-site events
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience producing training on a virtual platform, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams
Experience with Agile methodology
Experience in leveraging automation and software tools to improve efficiency
Experience managing venues to include catering, event set-up and high attention to detail
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