Program Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
No

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.

The selected candidate will serve as a key member of the evolving Propulsion portfolio. The candidate selected will be involved in program execution, cost, schedule, staffing, team building, customer satisfaction, ensuring compliance with organizational processes and procedures, maintaining relationships, and providing status to program leadership and customers. The individual will lead a matrixed-functional team aligned to common program performance goals from inception of an idea through program completion.

As a program manager, the primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and schedule, while achieving all technical objectives and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception through startup, execution, and completion. The individual will lead a cross‑functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

The candidate must be able to effectively communicate complex concepts, have a successful track record of program performance, and possess interpersonal team‑building skills. The selected candidate for this position must work full‑time, on‑site at the Northrop Grumman Commerce, CA site.

• Interface directly with the Customer, Business Management, Contracts, Engineering, and other functional/support teams in support of program objectives, technical integrity, customer expectations, and schedule
• Develop and implement team structures, organizational framework, and processes to optimize productivity and foster a high‑performing, cohesive, and collaborative team environment
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including workforce planning
• Adhere to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Manage proposals, negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Establish a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub‑organizations
• Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, and integration and test
• Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management
• Lead and direct cross‑functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Ensure the program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and implements changes through a control board
• Measure and report program performance to internal and external customers
• Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business
• Deliver clear and compelling presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Develop and adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies…