Manager Strategic Planning 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking an innovative, self-starter leader Manager Strategic Planning 3, to join the Integration & Operations (I&O) team within the Networked Information Solutions Division. The selected individual will be responsible for supporting the I&O team by leading the planning, scheduling, coordination and execution of all division level internal meetings and engagements for NIS division. 

We are looking for a proven leader with a strong planning and programs background and a successful record in business operations and execution. The individual will be responsible for operating in a team environment with the business operations teams across the division, program and BU leadership, and functional organization leadership to lead business operations for the NIS Division. 

The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.  The candidate must possess, and be able to demonstrate, excellent written and verbal communication skills, possess strong leadership abilities and effective problem-solving capabilities. They must think ahead to anticipate potential challenges, ensuring they are addressed in advance or providing recommended options to leadership when necessary.

The candidate will be responsible for coordinating all division level and sector level engagements, developing and maintaining the business operations dashboard to track performance metrics, and coordinate action tracking across the division leadership.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to influence up and down the chain of command is required, as is a proven track record of innovation, problem solving and career development. 

This position is located in San Diego, CA.

Primary responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Meeting Coordination- Support Director I&O in the planning, coordination and execution of all division and sector level meetings to include: Site Visits, Div Days, Bi-lat exchanges, staff meetings, BURs, BARs, Metrics reviews.
• Meeting Support – Prepare all meeting minutes, create Action Item Trackers on MS TEAMS and track to closure. When the Director of IO is unavailable, stand in and/or run meetings in their absence as needed.
• Meeting Coordination- Support Director I&O in the planning, coordination and execution of all division and sector level meetings to include: Site Visits, Div Days, Bi-lat exchanges, staff meetings, BURs, BARs, Metrics reviews.
• MS Principles & Operating Practices (MS PrOP) – Manage the coordination and review of MS PrOP drafts with relevant stakeholders to gather formal comments/concurrence.
• SharePoint – Review all requests for new sites and maintain oversight of permissions to approved sites; maintain tracking sheet detailing all addresses and owners. Lead the Division migration to SharePoint Online and work with the ES team to ensure everything gets moved over correctly.
• Special Projects – manage and staff special projects that as requested by the Director or VP/GM.
• Strategic Communication – support Director in developing key messages and talking points for VPGM to deliver to Sector/Corporate Leadership and to employees, prepare presentations that communicate the Division’s priorities, challenges, and highlights effectively for a variety of audiences and settings.
• Develop and maintain NIS Division Business Operations metrics dashboard

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years related professional experience OR a master’s degree AND 8 or more years of related professional experience
• Experience with conducting presentations to upper/executive management.
• 3+ years of demonstrated management experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience – either leading direct reports, technical program teams, or strategy efforts.
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Clearance / SAP Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading business operations at the division or BU level
• Demonstrated experience with cross campus/sector, or multi-discipline, collaboration.
• Work that crosses typical organizational, site, sector boundaries
• Extensive and documented experience in an operational role at the Business Unit level.
• Experience with Northrop Grumman’s culture and demonstrated success effectively working within company’s organization, processes, and procedures.
• Experience with writing White Papers for internal/external communications.
• Continuous improvement and problem solving tools and techniques
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Salary Range: $170,000.00 - $255,000.00The 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.