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Northrop Grumman

Manager Programs 2

United States-California-San Diego

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Seniority
Lead / management
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
13 Oct 2026

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

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 Operations Manager and Division Staffing Lead will report to the Division Strategy and Operations Manager (SOM) and be responsible for leading staffing across the Division along with supporting initiatives and day-to-day operations for the Engineering and Sciences (E&S) function in the Navigation, Intelligence, & Connectivity (NIC) Division. The role includes coordination and seamless integration of activities across the organization. The individual selected for this role will also provide support to senior and executive leadership to enable execution and engineering initiatives.

The Manager will:

Develop and maintain an engineering staffing strategy as the primary area of focus:

Lead short- and long-range strategic planning related to labor resources to support the programs and diverse locations across the Division

Understand the aggregated staffing needs of the organization to drive focus and actions in the most important areas

Prepare executive-level summaries of the organization’s staffing snapshot on demand, including briefing content and charts to support Division outward reporting to Sector and other internal stakeholders.

Leverage all staffing-related data sources to communicate status effectively including program demand, coordination with Talent Acquisition (open requisitions and recruiting), attrition, etc.

Establish and maintain a business rhythm to align the network of managers and POCs related to staffing to the organization’s objectives

Maintain staffing-related process documentation and resources to be used by those performing staffing, including stewardship of the staffing data aligned to the organization to ensure source data is accurate and dependable and coordination with Sector Engineering for metrics and Tableau dashboards

Additional Areas of Support May Include

Metrics coordination with Division Synergy and CoP leaders and representing the Division in Sector-level coordination on metrics

E&S funded NCTA, ITA, and capital initiatives

Track status of training, Independent Reviews, proposals, and CEACs across the organization

Maintenance of data repositories and collaboration tools (e.g; SharePoint, Website content)

Plan, coordinate, and facilitate staff meetings, leadership off-sites and site visits, organizational reviews, and other leadership team activities as required

Collect data and develop materials in support of Engineering leadership meetings and decision-making actions

Publish meeting minutes with actions; coordinate with teams to drive actions to closure in alignment with organizational priorities

May serve as a delegate for the leader in designated reviews

Perform special assignments and lead special initiatives as required

Day-to-Day Operations

Lead the proactive implementation and integration of work products necessary to support reporting requirements

Ensure commonality and the sharing of best practices for operations functions within each engineering organization

Partner with engineering and division operations to support reporting and analysis of engineering goals and organizational objectives

Key attributes of the Manager:

Proven experience as a team player and collaborator

Previous experience in People and Technical Leadership roles, including leadership through influence

Strong understanding of engineering process with execution experience across the program lifecycle

Highly organized with strong communication skills

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field and a minimum of 8 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Engineering, Operations, Program and/or Functional Management

6 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries

US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree

TS/SCI Clearance

Demonstrated success in identifying inefficiencies, gaps, and bottlenecks and leveraging automation, application development, and AI to streamline operations

Experience with the NGMS Work Load Forecast (WLF) tool and other business systems related to forecasting program demand requirements and labor planning

Experience working with program performance, engineering, and staffing related metrics, including driving metrics collection to be leading-focused and creating and leveraging metrics to drive outcomes and behaviors

Experience in multiple types/phases of programs including development, production, logistics support, and systems and services

Prior leadership experience in both functional and program roles

Prior operations experience and support of executive leadership, including preparation of executive briefing material

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

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