Industrial Security Director - Level 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: 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.Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking an Industrial Security Director - Level 1, to join our Tactical Space Systems - Space Security Systems team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible. #definingpossible
The Industrial Security Director, TSSD will be an innovative leader who can drive the Division security strategy and implementation to its next level of maturity. They will partner closely with our government customers, business partners and internal customers. This individual must establish a modernized and sustainable strategy that is aligned to business objectives and the infrastructure requirements to support them. This will be a highly-visible role internally and externally. It will be important to ensure the Security Director, TSSD, effectively delivers and executes a strategy that will maintain the integrity of the business and the clients they serve.
In this job, you will:

Continuously assessing needs; developing, implementing, and monitoring program security strategy for Programs within the TSS Division
Collaborate with other Northrop Grumman Security personnel and Sectors for uniform Northrop Grumman policy and consistency
Building strong relationships and partnering closely with senior leadership, especially within the security and information technology organizations and across the Northrop Grumman enterprise
Promoting strategic relationships between internal resources and external entities, including government, vendors, and partner organizations
Engaging in special programs best-practice sharing with peer organizations and executive briefings
Developing the Divisions security team to grow to its next level of maturity and scalability
Recruiting, training, and retaining a world class security team with particular focus on building a bench of best-in-class special programs leaders for the future
Creating energy and enthusiasm at all levels
Working collaboratively with the various operating units to understand security issues, negative trends, and/or compliance challenges and, when required, interact with the government, on behalf of the Division, to address issues
Accountable for ensuring that overall budgets, schedules, and performance standards are met
Other duties as assigned
Work Attributes:

Senior level understanding customers' Security Structure
Exceptional communication skills are necessary to advise and influence the senior management and government officials
Strategic leader who can drive a vision while maintaining an execution-oriented culture driving results; an entrepreneurial spirit; ability to serve as a hands-on leader
Strong influencing skills to get things done; a collaborative approach with the ability to partner with business leaders across the enterprise to overcome institutional resistance and achieve transformational change
Proponent of continuous improvement process and the ability to challenge the status quo
Accountability for providing a special programs strategy and implementation aligned to government customer expectations and business objectives
Skills required to provide insights to sector senior stakeholders
High level of personal integrity and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and demonstrate the appropriate level of judgment and maturity in balanced risk decision making
Ability to understand the complex government regulatory environment and how best to navigate within it. Ability to provide thought leadership, critical thinking, and problem solving to the most challenging issues