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Manager Programs 2

Northrop Grumman
MDLI04, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Mar 2026
💰 $230,800/yr($153,800/yr$230,800/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Mission System (NGMS) Sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 2 onsite in Baltimore, MD, to support the Advanced Systems Operating Unit within the Airborne Multifunction Sensors Division.  This role presents an exciting opportunity to lead key development programs and strategic investments within a classified portfolio. 

What You’ll Get To Do:

Program Managers are responsible for managing all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).  The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:  

  • Prioritizing cost, schedule and technical performance in alignment with higher level strategic direction

  • Cultivating customer and internal stakeholder relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community

  • Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and the development of proposals and business plans

  • Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses program requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations

  • Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives

  • Measuring and reporting program performance through qualitative and quantitative methods

  • Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

  • Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions

  • Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

  • Delivering predictable financial performance for contract or NCTA activities through the establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines

  • Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning

  • Managing Government-/customer-supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)

  • Leading by example to ensure adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

  • Managing the contract Statement of Work and ensuring that the program team understands and adheres to contract scope; manage scope change through control board activities

  • Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant professional experience, or Master's and 6 years' of relevant professional experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or program management in a related industry. 

  • Demonstrated experience serving as primary customer interface on development or production programs and project execution.

  • Demonstrated success serving as Project Lead, Integrated Program Team (IPT) Lead, Cost Account Manager (CAM) or Program Manager.

  • CAM certification or equivalent experience and experience utilizing earned value management (EVM) principles, including cost forecasting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) development.

  • Demonstrated experience applying Risk and Opportunity Management processes, including risk identification, mitigation planning, and status reporting on project(s)/program(s).

  • Demonstrated experience lead

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