Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Program Execution
Lead and support day‑to‑day execution across a multi‑program portfolio, ensuring alignment to technical, cost, and schedule baselines.
Serve as a primary problem‑solver for complex, cross‑cutting issues; drive timely resolution through coordinated action plans.
Track and report portfolio performance using established metrics; recommend and implement corrective actions as needed.
Must be able to fill as backup to PM including attending meetings with Government, meetings with industry partners.
Support to Space Systems Command & User Experience
Support Space Systems Command by guiding and influencing Space Command and Control development teams to create the best possible user experience while using modern software and systems engineering practices.
Lead the user’s perspective, mission thread details, and operational context for Operational Command and Control and Space Battle Management processes.
Lead team to support Joint‑Operator‑in‑the‑Loop (JOITL) and other enterprise operator‑in‑the‑loop events which feed back into capability development.
Program Financials & Business Management
In conjunction with Portfolio Manager, support development, management, and analysis of program budgets, forecasts, and EACs across multiple contracts and/or task order types.
Partner with Business Management to ensure accurate financial performance, risk/opportunity tracking, and adherence to contractual and internal requirements.
Identify and drive opportunities for cost efficiencies, margin improvement, and process optimization.
Staffing & Resource Management
Support staffing and resource planning for multiple projects, balancing program needs, skill sets, and labor mix.
Coordinate with functional managers to secure and maintain the right talent; escalate and resolve staffing gaps and constraints.
Support workforce planning, including onboarding, rotations, and succession considerations for key portfolio roles.
Proposals & New Business
Support proposal planning and execution for captures, recompetes, and contract modifications within the program portfolio.
Coordinate inputs across technical, cost, schedule, staffing, and risk; ensure proposal content is executable and aligned with program realities.
Assist in the development of BOEs, schedules, and risk/mitigation strategies.
Program & Customer Engagements
Support customer meetings, program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and working groups with SSC and other stakeholders.
Prepare and deliver clear, data‑driven status and issue briefings to internal and external stakeholders.
Help maintain strong customer relationships by ensuring timely issue resolution, responsiveness, and credible execution.
Interface regularly with a broad range of OU and enabling functions (Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Management, Contracts, Security, HR, Quality, etc.).
Risk, Opportunity, and Issue Management
Identify, track, and actively manage program risks, opportunities, and issues, including cross‑program dependencies.
Drive closure of action items and follow‑through on commitments made to customers and leadership.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and integration of lessons learned across the portfolio.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline and typically 8+ years of relevant experience in program/project management, systems engineering, or related field; or Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience.
Demonstrated experience with program execution (cost, schedule, and technical performance) and cross‑functional coordination.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing and presenting status to leadership and/or customers.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at time of application with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP access.
Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
Must be able to travel to engage with customers, partners, and team members, anticipated travel 20% of the time
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience as a Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, IPT Lead, CAM, Product Owner, or Scrum Master on software‑intensive or space C2 development programs.
Experience supporting Special Access Programs SAP access
Experience in proposal development (BOEs, schedules, risk assessments, and/or volume contributions).
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence across an Operating Unit and enabling functions.
Familiarity with agile development practices and tools such as Atlassian Jira/Confluence.
Experience supporting complex defense or space programs, preferably involving Command and Control or Space Battle Management.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00
The 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.
