Phoenix Program Director 1 - Mission Integration (Active TS/SCI is required)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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 Tactical Space Systems Division is seeking a Director 1, Mission Integration (MI) Operating Unit (OU) Director to lead the Phoenix program. This Director 1 position is located in El Segundo, CA (preferably) or Chantilly VA with regular travel to other Northrop Grumman and Associate Contractor sites.

This portfolio of national security and mission critical programs represents a unique strategic opportunity for the company to continue and expand a space security franchise chartered to deliver responsive 1st -of-kind mission capabilities and operational space-security operations. Accordingly, this role also includes accountability for profitability, sales generation and investment planning (NCTA and capital).

The Phoenix Program Director will have accountability for executing multiple missions, integrated program performance metrics and reporting, staffing, and precise management of cost, schedule, technical performance.  The Program Director will ensure quality across these multiple missions, generate and execute technical baselines and drive cost performance. Significant day to day customer engagement and the ability to develop strong relationships through teamwork and leadership is essential.

The Phoenix Program Director will lead program management battle rhythm and effectively coordinate and collaborate with functional leadership across the Enterprise to ensure required staffing, processes and infrastructure are available to efficiently execute a large and continuing development, systems integration and operations contract. The position reports directly to the MI OU Director. Strong team collaboration, effective communication and exemplar leadership characteristics are essential. Travel is estimated to be 25% on average with periods of heavier travel.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active/Current TS/SCI clearance, ability to be SAP cleared.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 10 years of Space IPT/PM experience or Masters Degree with 8 years of Space IPT/PM experience.

• Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with customers.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs, including systems engineering and integration.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage Agile Software practices and discipline.

• Clear understanding of engineering, business,  contracts, cost accounting, operations and mission/quality assurance disciplines.

• Team leadership experience and the ability to drive engagement across a diverse set of company cultures and geographically separated locations.

• Business Acumen: ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance and affordability.

• Capture Management: Insight into customer technical and business (financial, political, cultural) requirements and the ability to shape customer expectations with a solution that satisfies their needs and is advantageous to the company.

• Communications:  The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs.

• Issue & Problem Resolution:  The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.

• Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value:  The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cos