Director Conference Event Planning 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 75% 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 is currently seeking a Director, Aeronautics Customer Engagement (CE) to oversee customer engagements: prioritization and execution of, which are relevant to the Aeronautics Systems sector. 

Reporting to the Director Business Development Operations 2, Aeronautics Systems, this Director is responsible for establishing and coordinating customer engagements that have executive hosts from the CEO to managers to best represent the company and ensure joint equities are achieved.

The individual will Direct, plan and organize internal and external business-related functions, symposiums, conferences, program events, and VIP/customer briefings. Develops on-site and off-site plans and budgets associated with events. Investigates, coordinates, arranges and contracts logistics and services, manage and coordinate ground transportation, collaborate with communications, security, and facilities support, ensure international requirements are all complete (e.g. FVR), and have clarity on the needs of our programs, understand our key messages, and develop a plan to support company marketing and customer relations. Collaborates with the customer to ensure shared equities are considered (e.g. USAF RCO).  Collaborates and leads the team, other NG functions, and other sectors, as well as our stakeholders and where applicable subcontractors orchestrating large scale events supporting highest level company executives, international dignitaries and government officials.

This Director will be responsible for the Customer Engagement (CE) team of professionals, managers and individual contributors, across our sites and leverage them to perform the engagements and ensure they are mentored, organized, guided, inspired, motivated, and encouraged with the result of excellent performance and a highly engaged team.  The Director will have to balance their resources and use the team in the most effective manner that achieves all our deliverables.

This individual will orchestrate and coordinate high level customer interface with USG: military, national, state, and local government, industry leaders, and key stakeholders and influencers.

As part of the Sector Strategy and Business Development team, this Director must seamlessly collaborate with and support our Business Development organization and leadership engagement activities, demonstrating consistent impeccable judgment and embodiment of Northrop Grumman leadership behaviors.

This role is in Melbourne, FL or Palmdale, CA and requires up to 75% travel.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring customer engagement activities are carried out in accordance with Government, customer, and Northrop Grumman policies, procedures and processes.
• Rigorous and thorough communication with regular deliverables and progress reporting
• Coordinating, integrating and synchronizing sector customer engagements with cross functional teams e.g. Communications, CO CRT, Division BD
• Lead CE representative in C-ELT and S-ELT engagements to ensure agility and flexibility
• Manage multi-site team ensuring tasks are completed for each engagement with adherence to a common process and visitor experience

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent related experience) with 10+ years or Masters and 8+ years of experience working directly for or with Northrop Grumman programs, DoD acquisitions, operations, or policy, including senior level leadership responsibilities and management experience,

• Strong understanding of strategy, business development methods and activities, enterprise process and business contacts within the organization to enable success,
• Experience analyzing a broad range of issues and exercise strategic thinking to execute time critical