Northrop Grumman

Manager Programs 3

United States-Alabama-Huntsville · Full-time

No sponsorship$184k-$277kDetected 1 day ago

CI/CDAgileAccount ManagementNegotiationForecastingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingVariance Analysis

About the role

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.
IBCS gives warfighters an expanded view of battlespace, allowing them to act quickly and decisively.

Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant program management experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant program management experience (software-intensive or complex development programs).
Experience baselining and leading large, complex development programs with program-level financial management and reporting (Earned Value Management, Control Account Management, Risk & Opportunity Management).
Experience in creating and managing integrated master schedules and resource-loaded software development roadmaps that reflect customer priorities and align with customer schedules and deployment plans.
Demonstrated experience with resource planning and staffing to plan across multiple Agile teams or workstreams.
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Bachelor's and/or master's degree in engineering disciplines
Demonstrated ability to constructively challenge the status quo and legacy processes, confidently speak up with data‑driven recommendations, and influence stakeholders to adopt improved ways of working
U.S. Army customer engagement experience
10+ years of program management experience on complex development or software-intensive programs
Proposal development experience including shaping technical and management approaches for large Agile or software development efforts
SAFe Agile experience and training (e.g., SAFe Agilist, Release Train Engineer, or similar certifications/experience)
Experience with DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts and tooling, and how they integrate with program plans, schedules, and risk posture
Prior leadership experience in a commercial software product organization or large-scale commercial software program, ideally involving continuous delivery and rapid iteration.

Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
New business leadership - market adjacencies, working with Future capabilities and new industry partnerships
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

$184,300.00 - $276,500.00
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.
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.

The candidate will demonstrate core Northrop Grumman Values: We do the right thing, We do what we promise, We commit to shared success, We Pioneer & live our values in the community and Inclusive Innovation.
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
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.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions

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