Business Operations

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

The Business Operations (Bus Ops) Organization supports the NIS Division & Sunnyvale Manufacturing Vice President and associated Strategy and Sector Initiatives Teams with planning, budgeting, reporting, and general administration activities to run the organization. The Team enables the VP to effectively represent the Manufacturing Organization in Division and Sector-wide engagements in service of achieving goals.

Bus Ops supports the organization’s effectiveness by leading the organization’s Rhythm of Business (RoB), monitoring performance, and contributing to the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies and practices. The Team influences, coordinates and provides oversight for key internal processes including strategy and goal development, investment planning and capital deployment, organizational review preparation, cross-divisional projects, and sector-wide engagements.  Ideal candidate will posses excellent time management, collaboration and communication skills; thrives in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings; has the ability to effectively work and influence across functions and with stakeholders at all levels. They are well organized, flexible, and able to contend with multiple demands and pressure for speed and accuracy while maintaining a high level of sustained attention to detail. They posses superior abilities in developing visualizations and design of MS Powerpoint slides and MS Power BI dashboards; results oriented and highly motivated; and has the ability to proactively identify and solve operations and administrative problems.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Business Operations Project Manager -- remote, USA (but prefer Pacific Standard Time Zone). .
 

What You'll Get To Do:

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of the organization and serves as liaison between Business Operations and various teams. Reviews status of projects, event planning, metric development and implementation, capital projects, executive deliverables, and budgets. Manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses process/deliverable issues and develops resolutions to meet manufacturing goals. Develops mechanisms for monitoring progress and for intervention and problem solving with executives, line managers, and individual contributors.
• Developing, supporting and improving the Organization’s RoB including defining and managing processes, practices, and policies, and ensuring that all processes are followed / executed and that deadlines are met. Also includes management of reporting, communication, information flow, and organizational planning.
• Planning and coordination of deliverables, reviews, and meetings/events. Includes leading effective meetings, agenda setting, publishing meeting minutes with actions, and coordinating with teams to drive actions to closure in alignment with organizational priorities.
• Developing, analyzing, tracking and improving goals and metrics.
• Developing and managing collaboration and analysis tools and data spaces (i.e. website, SharePoint, MS Teams, Confluence, JIRA, PowerBi, Tableau)
• Supporting, monitoring, and reporting on capital planning, budgets, and project execution
• Ensuring the executives are prepared for critical meetings and engagements.
• Supporting Business Recovery and Resumption Reviews
• Supporting execution of initiatives and tasks initiated by the VP by partnering with cross-functional teams and business leaders throughout the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in related field: Business Management, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Program Management, Operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MS PowerPoint and MS Power BI dashboards;
• Experience with managing data
• Experience with lean and agile methodologies
• Experience with digital collaboration tools including MS Planner, MS Teams, Confluence, and Jira

What We Can Offer You –
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. 

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more

Salary Range: $67,200.00 - $100,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.