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Northrop Grumman

Program Director

Northrop Grumman, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States, 60008


Requisition ID: R10170298

Category:

Program Management

Location:

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

Telecommute:

No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation assistance may be available

Positions Available:

1

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 culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day.

Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Navigation, Targeting and Survivability (NTS) Division has an immediate opening for a

Program Director

for the

LITENING Targeting Pod Production and Sustainment

business within our

Targeting Systems Operating Unit . This position will be located at our

Rolling Meadows, IL

facility, requiring travel to other Northrop Grumman facilities, customer, and supplier sites as needed.

As the portfolio lead for LITENING Production and Sustainment programs, the Director is responsible for a portfolio with over $100M in yearly revenue with multiple domestic and international programs. The Director will be tasked with ensuring successful execution of existing programs, as well as the strategic pursuit of new business opportunities to grow the portfolio.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Advocating and implementing the OU Director’s vision, mission, and goals

Manage Portfolio revenue, operating margin, and cash performance.

Lead a high-performance team of Program Managers, 7-10 FTEs

Providing overall vision, leadership, and direction to the program team

Providing leadership and direction to dotted line functional managers and operations

Identifying and managing key NCTA investments to maintain and grow the market segment

Managing program risk and opportunity process

Establishing and clearly communicating overall portfolio objectives, mission, vision, and strategy

Building and maintaining successful relationships with current and prospective customers

Managing proposal teams and providing timely commitment reviews with senior leadership.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree plus 10 or more years of experience supporting US Government or commercial contracts

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead the program team daily.

Demonstrated ability to manage revenue, operating margin, and cash performance of programs.

Mastery of project management skills and techniques

Strong formal and informal communication skills with all levels of management.

Ability to communicate with senior leadership

Ability to operate and lead in a team environment

Strategic thinker with excellent organizational skills

Must be a US Citizen and have an active DoD Secret Clearance

Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in business administration and/or advanced technical field.

Defense Industry and DoD contract experience

Prior experience with leading Profit and Loss for a Business Segment

Program Management or Functional Management experience in electro-optical systems

Experience with international programs and/or customers

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Salary Range:

$200,100 - $300,100

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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