Sr Principal HR Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

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 Human Resources (HR) team at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking HR Project Management 4 to join our community of committed HR professionals at our facility located in Linthicum, MD
. Position can be virtual for ideal candidate located in VA, FL, MD, CO, AL, UT, CA or AZ
. Our HR community is composed of incredible people with different abilities, diverse thinking and varied backgrounds who find professional fulfillment in understanding and advocating for employees, supporting the coaching and development of the management team, and solving organizational challenges through our partnership with business leadership. The selected candidate will be welcomed into a team aligned to support a diverse employee workforce of varying levels.

The selected candidate will join a team supporting the Mission Systems HR team to support Mission Systems Sector Engineering & Sciences.

• Organize, prioritize, plan, schedule, and execute HR projects and initiatives in support of business initiatives within the Maritime/Land System and Sensors division and its growing talent.

• Consult and assist in the implementation of HR strategy, programs and policies including talent identification, performance management, employee relations, compensation, reward and recognition, succession planning, organization and staff development, leadership/bench strength development, staffing and other areas within the HR body of knowledge.

• Diagnose organizational needs and develop practical, creative/innovative, data-driven solutions to increase team and organizational performance and advance the business strategy.

• Ensure solutions are effectively implemented and sustained.

• Establishing intimate understanding of the business, build and expand relationships with client leadership teams and create close partnerships across HR, centers of excellence (COE’s), finance, and functional organizations.

• Identifying, sourcing, mining and analyzing key data to inform decisions and creating the narrative to tell the story to executive leadership allowing for decisioning which will drive key business outcomes.

• Supporting and partnering with HR colleagues, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, employee relations, diversity and inclusion and organizational effectiveness to support talent strategies.

• Identifying trends, risks, and opportunities within the organization and develop solutions in partnership with division and matrix leadership, COE and site HR business leadership.

• Analyzing and concisely presenting information to the management team to enable business growth and sound decision making.

• Oversee key projects from inception to completion, ensuring they align with organizational objectives and timelines. Identify potential project risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

• Advising leadership on new ideas and winning practices in the areas of talent acquisition, assessment, development, compensation, organizational effectiveness, strategy, onboarding, employee engagement and retention, change management and communications.

• Provide support to senior HR leadership, including agenda preparation and following up on action items.

• Monitor and track critical organizational issues and initiatives,…