Manager Programs 2

Program Manager 2

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 has an opening for a Program Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the F-35 Program Management organization. This leadership role is an onsite opportunity located in El Segundo, CA.

The Program Manager 2 will be responsible for managing a subset of programs within the F-35 Fleet Readiness & Sustainment Operating Unit (FR&S OU) through all phases of program life cycle; proposal development, negotiation, startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). This individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule (to include, but not limited to, products returned for repair and spare material orders), while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The position will also have ad-hoc exposure to other statements of work with the FR&S OU.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9 / 80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

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.

Key responsibilities are included but not limited to :

• Managing cost, schedule, and technical performance of portfolio subset
• Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to develop future opportunities within the customer community
• Leading cross-function Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Managing suppliers to meet program and customer objectives
• Measuring and reporting program performance
• Conduct risk, issue and opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
• Drive common process improvements within scope of business to improve supplier and program performance

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