Senior Human Resources (HR) Director - R10218144 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago

Senior Human Resources (HR) Director - R10218144

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Human Resources (HR) Director to provide strategic leadership for their Air Dominance Division. This role involves partnering with senior leadership to develop and execute human capital strategies that attract, engage, and retain talent while leading a team of HR Business Partners.

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Responsibilities

Implementing division HR strategy and initiatives aligned to sector and division matrix
Leveraging data insights and trends to identify division level business challenges; proactively partnering with / influencing division leadership to strategize business solutions; developing and leading planning, design, implementation, communication, and delivery of high impact HR initiatives across the division and in partnership with peer HR Business Leaders
Strengthening capabilities, empowerment, and accountability among the division HR team to provide best-in-class HR partnership and thought leadership
Partnering with division leadership to develop talent management, succession planning, and talent review strategy / cadence to bolster technical / functional leadership talent capability and strengthen the talent pipeline
Partnering with division leadership to identify talent retention strategies to drive best in class employee experience (leveraging total rewards, company mission and values, best in class culture, career development and employee flexibility)
Leading / analyzing and presenting employee survey data/key themes to leadership; supporting leadership action plan development

Qualification

HR strategy developmentData analyticsTeam leadershipChange managementEmployee relationsTalent managementInfluencing skillsCoachingCommunication skillsCollaborationProblem solvingFlexibilityRelationship buildingProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree with at least 12 years of HR or related experience – OR – a Master's degree with at least 10 years of HR or related experience
Experience managing and leading teams; strong people leader and manager with a focus on inspiring / enabling an inclusive, development-focused, and high-performance culture
Strong collaborator and relationship-builder; keen ability to influence, coach, and consult with multiple senior executives concurrently
Experience and focus on proactively identifying trends, risks, and opportunities. Regularly advocating for improvements
Excellent business acumen; leveraging HR processes, tools and data/data analytics to accelerate business results and enhancing business and employee growth and the employee experience
Strong change management experience, problem solving skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable
Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional projects to completion
Executive level verbal and written communication skills
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

Preferred

Current DoD Secret security clearance or higher
Basic understanding of, or previous experience in, Aerospace & Defense and/or government contracting
Experience leading a team as a Human Resources Director responsible for multiple HR disciplines
Proficiency with HRIS platforms and technology (e.g. Workday)
Experience working in a matrix environment

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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