Manager Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription
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 Defense Systems (NGDS) is looking for you to join our team as a Program Manager within the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Domestic Hardware & Services Business Area in Huntsville, AL. IBCS, which integrates disparate sensors and effectors, is the centerpiece of the US Army’s modernization of air and missile defense.
As a Senior Program Manager, you will report directly to IBCS business area leadership and be responsible for cost, schedule, technical and contractual performance across a complex portfolio of engineering services, lab infrastructure, logistics, and sustainment activities. The role requires integration across evolving hardware and software baselines, multiple contract vehicles, and interdependent development and production programs. The Senior Program Manager will establish executable plans, identify and manage cross-program dependencies, control risk, and ensure engineering change, lab readiness, and logistics services support customer and business commitments.
Key Responsibilities:
The essential duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
Own end-to-end execution of a complex portfolio of engineering services, lab infrastructure, logistics, and related program activities
Manage dependencies across the portfolio for engineering development, lab definition and build-out, hardware production, fielding, and sustainment to ensure changes to product configurations are understood, planned, and executable across the portfolio
Establish disciplined programmatic control of engineering change, including assessment of technical, cost, schedule, contractual and downstream production impacts before commitments are made
Lead post-delivery issue resolution activities for the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) program, driving cross-functional containment, root cause identification, corrective action implementation, and ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into production and future product baselines
Drive lab infrastructure planning to ensure required development, integration and test environments are available in support of current and future product configurations and software releases
Lead logistics and sustainment execution, including sparing, Government Furnished Equipment/Property management, fielding support & training, and other associated requirements
Build strong customer relationships based on transparency, disciplined execution and clear communication of risks, dependencies and tradeoffs
Serve as a key leader in requirements definition, proposal development, contract negotiations and change management
Maintain direct awareness of execution across subordinate programs and proactively remove barriers, resolve cross-program conflicts and drive closure of critical issues
Forecast and achieve financial performance objectives across the portfolio while maintaining appropriate contractual scope discipline
Prepare and present executive level briefings to internal and external stakeholders
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of program management leadership experience OR Master's degree with 6 years of program management experience OR 12 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
Experience leading complex development, engineering services, production, logistics, sustainment, or other technically complex programs with direct ownership of cost, schedule, and technical requirements
Experience operating within a cross-functional execution environment
Experience managing cost type contracts and applying programmatic and contractual discipline in environments with evolving requirements
Experience managing program(s) using financial management and reporting tools (Earned Value Management, Risk & Opportunity Management)
Experience managing customer facing execution
Active Secret clearance
Leadership Behaviors
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional execution and accountability
Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize and resolve complex program issues and make decisions in ambiguous environments
Demonstrated ability to identify risk and proactively drive resolution
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior level internal and external stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience managing transition of complex systems through development, production, fielding and sustainment
Experience integrating hardware and software development activities across multiple contracts or organizational boundaries
Experience planning and executing lab, integration, test, or other technical infrastructure
Program leadership experience with an Integrated Product Team (IPT) focused execution framework
Experience with logistics, sustainment, GFE/GFP management and lifecycle support
Leadership of large-scale proposal development and contract change efforts
Experience leading complex programs with multifaceted scope inclusive of production, fielding, and sustainment Familiarity with command and control systems and air and missile defense Experience working with the US Army Program management experience on an ACAT-1 program
Leadership Expectations:
Owns and drives execution outcomes, maintain direct awareness of program health across all functions, and proactively remove barriers before they impact customer and business commitments
Promotes a culture focused on outcomes, execution discipline, open communication, cross-functional alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement
Understands organizational and contractual boundaries, establishes clear decision rights, and appropriately challenges requirements or commitments that create unacceptable program, technical or business risk
Makes timely risk-informed decisions using facts and sound judgement in situations where information is incomplete
Builds customer confidence through transparency and consistent execution
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