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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a **Director Project Management 1** within the Strike Division. This position will be located in **Palmdale, CA** or **Melbourne, FL** . The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. This role is a vital member of the leadership team, which by nature of the position involves high-level contacts and exposure to sensitive programs, new business, personnel, and technical information necessitating considerable use of tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment. This Director will support the Program Management Office supporting both proposal development and program execution efforts across the business area. The Director must be able to switch between strategic proposal activities into execution issue resolution activities between IPTs seamlessly. In addition, this role drives horizontal and vertical integration action between the IPTs to ensure the health of our people, processes and tools are being addressed in our programs. This role ensures risks, issues and critical actions are being addressed down into the organization. This role will also support the top-level development of strategies in alignment with the programs to create IPT level Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP), Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the corresponding investment requirements needed, e.g. Capital and NCTA. This role will take on special assignments based on the proposal and change occurring on the program. This position will have full exposure to the breadth of complexity found in portfolio management as it will navigate the program through concurrent program life cycle phases. Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. **_We do the right thing:_** upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. **_We do what we promise:_** holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. **_We commit to shared success:_** operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, **_We pioneer:_** setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others **Basic Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree and 10 years' experience in project and/or program management, or a Master's degree and 8 years' experience in project and/or program management + Prior Management / leadership experience + Lead proposals - including through division / sector sign-off reviews (i.e. NAR/ICE, C0-011) + Experience with LRSP/AOP + Demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process + Active in-scope DOD Secret Clearance last investigated within 6 years and the ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within reasonable time as determined by business needs **Preferred Qualifications:** + Master's Degree + Aerospace production program experience + Systems Engineering, change management, configuration management experience + Strong ability to analyze trends and data to report program performance **_Salary Ranges by Location_** Palmdale, California: $179,600 - $269,400 Melbourne, Florida: $155,100 - $232,700 Salary Range: $155,100.00 - $269,400.00 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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