Manager Programs 2

Northrop Grumman • Linthicum Heights, MD

9d • $153,800 - $230,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems’ Secure Processing Operating Unit (SPOU) is seeking an onsite Manager of Programs 2 in Linthicum, Maryland. The role leads integration of SPOU products with early adoption programs and contributes to program and portfolio execution. The manager is responsible for proposing and delivering contractual requirements on cost and schedule while meeting technical requirements, strengthening customer relationships, and supporting value creation. The role leads cross-functional teams toward shared capture and program performance goals.

The position also helps shape and execute Operating Unit strategy by aligning customer engagement, opportunity capture, and program execution with growth objectives. The manager strengthens external customer relationships, supports strategic positioning, and translates market and mission needs into executable capture and program plans. The successful candidate communicates effectively, leads diverse teams, and works in both classified and unclassified environments. Travel is 10% of the time. A current/active U.S. government Secret clearance is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain required SAP access.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant professional experience, or a Master’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant professional experience, supporting U.S. Government programs, contracts, customers, or related program or project management activities.
• Experience leading program or project execution with responsibility for cost, schedule, technical performance, requirements, risks, or contractual deliverables.
• Experience in a formal program or project leadership role, such as Project Lead, Integrated Product Team Lead, Cost Account Manager, Earned Value Manager, or equivalent.
• Experience leading teams, coordinating work, driving execution, and achieving program or project milestones.
• Experience performing program or business data analysis and coordinating across cross-functional organizations to support process improvement and execution.
• Experience managing program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, Estimate at Completion, schedule performance, or variance analysis.
• Experience coordinating across Engineering, Operations, Global Supply Chain, Contracts, Program Management, or other functional organizations.
• Experience managing and tracking requirements, milestones, deliverables, risks, and issues through completion or closure.
• Experience working with applicable security, export-control, proprietary-information, conflict-of-interest, or risk-management requirements in a regulated environment.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Current/active U.S. government Secret security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain required SAP access.
• Ability to work successfully in classified and unclassified environments.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a technical, business, leadership, management, or related discipline.
• Project Management Professional certification or equivalent.
• Experience leading large-scale, complex, or multi-functional programs.
• Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Plans, Integrated Master Schedules, program schedules, or execution plans.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent priorities, projects, or workstreams in a complex program environment.
• Experience independently managing assigned program activities, deliverables, schedules, or work packages.
• Experience supporting capture strategy, competitive assessments, customer engagement planning, proposal activities, or transition from capture to program execution.
• Experience working across Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, and functional organizations to support portfolio or Operating Unit strategy.
• Experience supporting Mission Security, System Security, cybersecurity, or related technologies.
• Current/active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface with early adoption customers and contribute to Operating Unit capture and growth activities.
• Develop and manage proposals as required; participate in negotiations concerning contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, milestones, schedules, and key terms and conditions.
• Create, review, and finalize program statements of work as required.
• Lead risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and realization.
• Lead cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
• Identify, allocate, and manage program resources, including Workload Forecast planning.
• Support opportunity capture with business development, engineering, and functional leaders, including shaping win strategies, supporting gate reviews, contributing to capture plans, and maturing opportunities through award.
• Build and sustain customer relationships through engagement, responsiveness, and mission understanding; identify emerging needs and translate them into growth and execution strategies.
• Support Operating Unit strategy by aligning program priorities with portfolio objectives, informing investment and growth decisions, and coordinating strategic initiatives and operational outcomes.
• Assess customer priorities, mission drivers, acquisition context, and discriminators to strengthen competitive positioning and value propositions.
• Connect capture, transition, and execution activities across the Operating Unit to support the resourcing, integration, program start-up, and delivery of strategic pursuits.
• Manage program execution and financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, schedule performance, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate work across functional organizations and track program requirements, milestones, deliverables, risks, and issues through completion or closure.

Benefits

• Health Plan and health insurance coverage
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 work schedule where available
• Company-paid holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary annual bonus, depending on position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager