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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' (NGMS) Cyber & Cryptographic Solutions (C&CS) Operating Unit (OU) has an immediate opening for a Manager of Programs 3 located onsite in Antonio, TX. This position is contingent upon Contract Award.
This position plays a critical role in driving program and portfolio execution in Cyber and Crypto OU. The selected candidate will be responsible for proposing and leading the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems.
The candidate must have demonstrated experience successfully leading large programs or portfolio programs, to include extensive experience with customer engagement, strategy development, resource planning, and acquisition processes. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading diverse teams, be a strong communicator, and be able to work successfully within classified and unclassified arenas. The candidate will collaborate closely with business execution leadership at the Operating Unit (OU), and above, and several business functions (e.g., business management, contracts, global supply chain, security, etc.).
What You’ll Get To DO:
Exceptional leadership, collaboration, communication, and team building skills.
Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Leadership of employees including mentoring, problem solving for all employees and functions reporting to the program directly (Engineers, support staff, contractors)
Measuring and reporting program performance
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
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
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Develop new business strategy and tactics to produce capture products such as competitive assessments, teaming strategies, and prices-to-win analysis results applied to improve competitive posture.
Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and functional organizations involved in program capture and execution.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with teaming partners and industry associations to help drive partnerships.
Coordinate and collaborate with line of business management, strategy, business and finance, contracts and global supply chain, technology and engineering offices and functions.
Meeting all security, organizational conflict of interest, export control, protection of proprietary information, and risk and opportunity management processes, as appropriate.
Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively interact with the customer, program management, business unit and supply base executives and functional management.
Lead with thought leadership emphasis in the development and execution of franchise and individual program strategies.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's + 9 years of exp; Master's + 7 years of exp; PhD + 4 years of experience with U.S. Government contracts and customers
Demonstrated ability to effectively lead large-scale programs while orchestrating multiple moving parts, coordinating broad stakeholder groups, and ensuring consistently successful outcomes.
Demonstrated people leadership skills and the ability to effectively lead in a diverse team environment while driving collaboration and accountability to achieve critical milestones.
Demonstrated ability to provide independent critical assessments, that ultimately result in better outcomes for the enterprise.
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 - earned value management.
Experience building and maintaining customer relationships by understanding client needs, while fostering long-term trust and satisfaction.
US citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Technical and/or Leadership/Management-focused master’s degree.
10 years of industry experience in capture leadership, business development, and/or program management.
International capture and proposal experience (FMS/DCS).
Government proposal experience.
Experience w/ Agile for Business tools such as Jira (Kanban) and Confluence.
Capture and Strategy experience.
Active DoD secret clearance.
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the
flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.
Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!