Sr. Principal Employee Communications Representative

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$101,400 - $152,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team seeks a Senior Principal Employee Communications Representative, a creative employee communicator who is confident in being a strategic advisor, thrives on the challenge of informing and inspiring employees around business priorities and culture, loves to story tell and constantly seeks to improve through disciplined measurement, analysis and adjustment. This position reports to the Employee Communications manager for Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector, and is located in Roy, UT.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from accredited university with eight (8) plus years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or six (6) plus years of communications experience with Master-level degree from accredited university.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Possess a high level of integrity when handling sensitive and confidential information
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong judgement, problem solving and organizational skills, and superb attention to detail.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with successful email campaigns and newsletter creation.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
Affinity for developing solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
Strong business presence with a history of cultivating trusting relationships with multiple teams and leaders.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and composure.
Possess a high level of interpersonal skills and a “can-do” attitude.
Experience leveraging data to create and execute communications strategies, plans, programs and events.
Understanding of Associated Press writing style.
Aerospace and Defense experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of the employee communications strategy for the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division, ensuring it informs and inspires employees and supports business goals and priorities.
Serve as the primary employee communications advisor for SDS division leadership, providing strategic counsel on approach, messaging and timing of internal communications.
Provide executive communications support for division leaders by developing and executing executive employee communications plans and drafting talking points, speeches, presentations, video scripts, employee announcements and executive summaries.
Own and coordinate SDS division organization announcements, ensuring they are clear, timely and aligned with the sector’s organization announcement process and enterprise standards.
Align SDS division employee communications with sector and enterprise strategies and initiatives, tailoring content as needed for division employees and leaders.
Maintain and continuously improve the division’s internal communications tools, including intranet content, organization charts and distribution lists, ensuring they remain accurate, accessible and aligned to governance standards.
Provide strategic oversight, advisement and tracking of leader communications across the division, helping ensure consistent, coordinated and effective messaging from division leadership.
Plan and execute employee engagements for division leadership and advise on strategies that best support business priorities and engage employees.
Lead site‑level employee communications for assigned locations, including hard‑to‑reach sites.
Conceptualize, procure and produce a diverse array of inspirational content about our people, technologies, successes and business capabilities, including articles, videos, interviews, Q&As, infographics and photo/caption features.
Partner closely with sector employee communications, enterprise Communications and business communicators to coordinate messages, share insights and support integrated storytelling across channels.
Provide regular reporting and analysis of internal communications performance to division and sector stakeholders, partnering with sector and enterprise employee communications teams to refine tactics, channels and approaches based on data and insights.
Provide surge support for special projects and priority initiatives as needed, bringing strategic communications, planning and execution expertise to efforts across the division and sector.