Principal/SR Principal Project Management - Onboarding Support Specialist

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis Junction, MD

46d•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 Mission Systems (NGMS) sector is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Project Management & Onboarding Support Specialist to join our team of qualified individuals. The qualified applicant will become part of the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC). This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area . What You'll Get to Do: You will fill a role within a large business organization, and will support the Program Integration Team, and work with program managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to establish and enable onboarding new employees to a rapidly growing organization. Responsibilities include, but will not be limited to: Assist in the definition, planning, organizing, and execution of all onboarding activities for a large, diverse, and geographically distributed organization. Coordinate with stakeholders to understand, capture, and define onboarding processes. Develop and refine onboarding-related materials. Liaise with team developing onboarding automation tools. Applies critical thinking and synthesis to develop solutions to a variety of complex problems, escalating process and performance challenges to supervisor as necessary. Assure success of onboarding activities through regular monitoring of all processes and frequent reporting. Inform and advises higher level management on onboarding activities and status. Facilitate meetings and coordinate onboarding activities. This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Project Management or SR Principal Project Management level.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree with 5 years', Master's Degree with 3 years', or a PhD with 1 year of relevant experience ( An additional 4 years of applicable work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree).
Demonstrated experience supporting onboarding activities and processes.
Experience supporting Program or Project Management activities.
Proficient in using Microsoft Office software tools and systems, e.g. Excel, Teams, SharePoint.
Demonstrated experience creating and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external customers.
Demonstrated success in leading and developing cross functional teams (i.e. human resources, program management, engineering, software engineering, etc).
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
U.S. citizenship.
Current active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph prior to start.
Bachelors Degree with 8 years', Master's Degree with 6 years', or a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience ( An additional 4 years of applicable work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree).

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in Aerospace & Defense.
Experience with leading and defining onboarding or other orientation and startup activities.
Experience engaging with senior leaders or executives.
Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools: Jira, Confluence.
Current/Active TS/SCI with recent Polygraph.

Responsibilities

Assist in the definition, planning, organizing, and execution of all onboarding activities for a large, diverse, and geographically distributed organization.
Coordinate with stakeholders to understand, capture, and define onboarding processes.
Develop and refine onboarding-related materials.
Liaise with team developing onboarding automation tools.
Applies critical thinking and synthesis to develop solutions to a variety of complex problems, escalating process and performance challenges to supervisor as necessary.
Assure success of onboarding activities through regular monitoring of all processes and frequent reporting.
Inform and advises higher level management on onboarding activities and status.
Facilitate meetings and coordinate onboarding activities.