Manager Business Management 2

Northrop Grumman•Redondo Beach, CA

8d•$133,100 - $199,700•Onsite

About The Position

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 F-35 Program has an opening for a Manager Business Management 2 of the Development portfolio to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This leadership position will be located on-site in Redondo Beach, CA. 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. Critical success factors for candidates will include a dynamic leadership presence, highly collaborative work style, the ability to anticipate problems, proactively deal with difficult situations and communicate appropriately with all levels of stakeholders. The candidate selected for this role must have strong organizational, problem-solving and closure skills, strong written and oral communications skills, and demonstrated interpersonal skills with different stakeholders and levels of professionals and management. Training in any of Northrop Grumman’s common process management tools is a plus. The selected candidate will lead and have accountability for all Business Management activities supporting the Development OU of the F-35 Program. This position requires strategic planning to support pursuits and captures including across various contract types.

Requirements

Must either have a bachelor’s Degree and 7 years business experience or Master’s Degree and 5 years business experience or a PhD and 3 years business experience
Must have minimum 4 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Program Financial Planning & Control, US Government Contracts, or Government Cost Accounting Standards
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Nice To Haves

Active US Government clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Master's in Business Administration degree
Experience in presenting financial data to senior leadership
Demonstrated success in developing and leading functional and cross functional teams
Training in any of Northrop Grumman’s common process management tools

Responsibilities

Development, monitoring and maintenance of Business Management processes, tools and procedures to manage contract business execution, earned value, capture of new business
Oversight of Pre-RFP activities to contract definitization
Oversight of cash collection
Participate in generating and execution accountability of profitability and financial EACs
Accountable for the Estimate-at-Complete (EAC), contract profitability assessments/reviews, and application of the Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
Participation in long range strategic planning process
Support to the Program/Business Area Rhythm (Program Management Meetings, Affordability, Risk Review, EAC Reviews)
Coordinate activities between Contracts, Cost/Schedule, Finance, and Pricing functional groups
Proven ability to collaborate in a productive, strategic, and positive manner across multiple teams and various functions