Principal Conference Event Representative Level 3 - Clearance Required

Essential Responsibilities

Orchestrates large-scale special activities involving Cabinet-level leaders, senior military officials, international delegations, and corporate executives, requiring meticulous protocol adherence, executive presence, and diplomacy
Identifies and secures appropriate venues and support teams, develops the event flow, prepares movement plans, and conducts facility walk-throughs to ensure site readiness
Contributes and communicates logistics in all planning and preparation meetings with the Stakeholders to ensure the visit plan is aligned with institutional goals, brand messaging, and long-term engagement outcomes Defines meeting/presentation needs and ensures closure to actions
Handles scheduling, agenda management and preparation for visits and special activities, prepares and distributes the appropriate working documents (artifacts)
Ensures participants are prepared through dry-run visit/event preparation sessions and walk-throughs
Collaborates effectively and partners across a diverse set of stakeholders and organizations across the enterprise
Familiarization with the buildings and programs at supported sites
Maintains historical online databases and reporting documents in Salesforce and other server locations
Communicates visits/special activities to all stakeholders
Directs, plans, and organizes internal and external business-related functions, program special activities, and VIP briefings
Coordinates, arranges, and contracts for charter ground transportation and facilities support
The successful candidate will possess the following:
Exceptional critical thinking skills, organizational skills, communication skills, and relationship-building skills conducted with professionalism and poise
Demonstrate strong collaboration and teamwork
Foster team building and synergy amongst team members and stakeholders
Capable of setting priorities and working under pressure
Identify, develop, and recommend risk mitigation opportunities to address complex issues
Using knowledge from relevant experience, providing innovative ideas to the team to develop ways to improve our products and processes

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors with 5 Years of related customer support or project management, or similar experience; 3 Years of stated experience with Masters; 1 Year of stated experience with PhD.
Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance last investigated within 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP)
Ability to conduct this job with no supervision and minimal supervision with special assignments.
Ability to handle physical demands, such as standing and walking for long periods
Must have strong oral and written communication skills and collaboration skills
Must have High level of organizational skills and attention to detail
Must have basic proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Understanding of Northrop Grumman culture and demonstrated success working within company's organization, processes, and procedures
Ability to travel up to 25% of time to support multiple sites
Preferred Qualifications:

Active DoD Top Secret Clearance last investigated within 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation
Special Access Program (SAP)
Experience planning and executing customer visits/special activities
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Intermediate proficiency with Salesforce
Aerospace industry experience
Experience organizing and planning a detailed agenda and move plan
Experience working with all levels in an organization
* Experience interfacing with customers, in particular high-level government, and military personnel (Legislators, SES, General/Flag officers)
We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly inclusive environment! We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees! Does this sound like what you're looking for?
At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation-- building the next generation of sophisticated aircraft to protect our country. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive, family environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.
Primary Level Salary Range: $85,600.00 - $128,400.00The 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.

Client-provided location(s): Palmdale, CA

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10226917

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-11T20:09:36