Program Director I

The position's primary responsibilities will focus on strategic alignment, program oversight and customer management for a Large Caliber Ammunition Portfolio within the Ammunition Systems Operating Unit (OU). The Program Director is responsible for oversight of greater than $100M yearly revenue, developing a growth strategy through new business captures, managing multiple domestic and international customer relationships, and overall program execution performance related to the product portfolio.
Responsibilities will include but is not limited to:

Advocating and implementing the OU Director's vision, mission, and goals

Manage Portfolio revenue, profit and cash performance.

Manage a high-performance team of Program Managers

Planning for capital expenditures for assigned Portfolio

Providing overall leadership and direction to the program team (to include development of team members, team engagement, issue resolution, and initiating corrective actions)

Providing leadership and direction to dotted line functional managers and operations to ensure management of all phases of execution from proposal development through contract closeout is successfully achieved.

Strategically planning through directing program and portfolio strategy development that integrates with the overall business and strategy; and participating in the business strategic and discretionary planning processes

Maintaining proper portfolio discretionary budget oversight

Managing risk, issues, and opportunity processes. Identifies potential risks and opportunities that could impact portfolio performance and takes proactive action to resolve issues regarding cost, schedule, prioritization, and resource allocation.

Establishing and clearly communicating overall portfolio objectives, mission, vision and strategy - builds morale and supports team needs.

Driving timely and clearly communicated decisions and recommendations to senior leadership, the program team, and management team.

Building and maintaining successful relationships with current and prospective customers in the Advanced Ammunition and other Operating Units; coordinates and communicates effectively with functional leadership and teams.

Managing proposal teams and timely delegations with senior leadership. Able to communicate with senior leadership and outline potential opportunities, proposal schedules, financial positions, and proposed risks.

Basic Qualifications:

10 years of experience required with a Bachelor's Degree or a Master's and 8 years of experience supporting U.S. Government or commercial contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage the program team daily.

Demonstrated ability to manage revenue, profit, and cash performance of programs.

Master of project management skills and techniques including work breakdown structures, integrated master scheduling and earned value management.

Demonstrated experience working with customers to ensure project success.

Strong formal and informal communication skills with all levels of internal and external management.

Ability to operate and lead in team environment and teach and mentor others to manage in same way - a strong willingness to learn, take initiative and resolve issues.

Ability to resolve disputes and negotiate with positive outcome while maintaining good relationships with customers.

Familiarity with mechanical and electrical engineering product development and processes

Defense Industry and DoD contract experience strongly desired.

Ability to manage risk to reduce likelihood and severity of program impacts.

International business experience

Strategic thinker with excellent organizational skills

Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance

Able to travel both international and domestically up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's in Business Administration strongly desired

Prior experience with large or medium caliber military armaments

* PMI training and certification desired.

Salary Range: $207,400.00 - $311,000.00The 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.