Mgr Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems and technology that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 are making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to support the Propulsion & Controls (P&C) operating unit.  The position has an opening at the Elkton, Maryland location.  This is a not full time remote position.

The primary objectives will be driving Market Area growth in Space, Strategic & Targets market, ensuring delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, and achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.  Specific duties include:

• Managing a portfolio of programs and direct reports (as required) to execute programs within the portfolio.  Responsibilities may include direct management of key individual programs.
• Supporting regular customer interactions and maintain customer dialogue to assess execution effectiveness of current portfolio. 
• Working integrally with Business Development (BD) to develop new business strategies and campaigns for business growth. 
• Working with BD and Engineering to engage customers, determine needs and develop solutions to emerging problems ahead of need. 
• Working with BD and Engineering to identify key investment areas that support the business growth strategy. 
• Developing direct reports and future leaders for key market segment positions. 

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other market area stakeholders
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities  
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

 Recommended Attributes:

• Business Acumen:  The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of developing market strategies
• 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
• Program Growth:  The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
• Proposal Team Development: The ability to define proposal strategy and develop proposal teams that analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals, effectively tr