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Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems sector is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 3 to support the Propulsion & Controls (P&C) operating unit. The position has openings at the Elkton, Maryland location. These are not full time remote positions.
The primary objectives will be driving Market Area growth in Air & Missile defense market, ensuring delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, and achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. Specific duties include:
Managing a portfolio of programs and direct reports (as required) to execute programs within the portfolio. Responsibilities may include direct management of key individual programs.
Supporting regular customer interactions and maintain customer dialogue to assess execution effectiveness of current portfolio.
Working integrally with Business Development (BD) to develop new business strategies and campaigns for business growth.
Working with BD and Engineering to engage customers, determine needs and develop solutions to emerging problems ahead of need.
Working with BD and Engineering to identify key investment areas that support the business growth strategy.
Developing direct reports and future leaders for key market segment positions.
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other market area stakeholders
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Recommended Attributes:
Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of developing market strategies
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
Program Growth: The ability to recognize and respond to customer needs to develop additional sales that support organizational objectives.
Proposal Team Development: The ability to define proposal strategy and develop proposal teams that 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).
Risk & Opportunity: The ability to address portfolio uncertainty through an organized, analytical, and forward looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities for the Market Area looking forward 5 years and beyond.
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.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and 10 years, or Master's and 8 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
5 or more years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
5 or more years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
US citizenship required with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Active DoD Secret security clearance or interim security clearance highly desired
Technical background and/or experience in development of propulsion systems
PMP certification
Salary Range: $178,500.00 - $267,700.00The 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.