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 cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.

• Program Growth:  The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs in order to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.

• Program Integration:  The ability to identify, orchestrate, coordinate and controls the management activities and processes that integrate program interdependencies throughout their life cycle to achieve successful program completion.

• Proposal Management: The ability to define proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals, effectively track and incorporate Review Team comments and findings, and manage post-proposal submittals (orals, finding responses).

• Resources:  The ability to plan for, identify, estimate, cost, acquire, schedule, and retire resources needed to satisfy program requirements within organizational constraints.

• Risk & Opportunity:  The ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program.

• Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS Engineering

• Clear knowledge and understanding of space security business area

• Scope, Configuration & Change: ability to effectively plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control scope to ensure that all work required is the work performed.

• Supplier & Associate Contractor:  ability to develop and establish trusting relationships with associate contractors and mission partners.

• Technical Performance:  ability to establish and apply a technical performance baseline to monitor and compare key program technical performance measures, assess program and product status, and take appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline.

• Leadership experience with new start activities and effective change management, and direct leadership of large cross-functional teams.

• IPT / PM / CAM experience across all phases of program lifecycle

• Excellent conflict management and negotiation skills

• Demonstrated ability to make tough decisions, communicate effectively and clearly, solve complex issues and provide solutions

• Quality:  The ability to plan and execute a project quality management system to satisfy quality requirements and create a project value system which emphasizes prevention over inspection and continuous process improvement

• Requirements:  The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle.

Salary Range: $217,300.00 - $325,900.00

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.