Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
Manager Programs 3 - R10222094
Plymouth, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $276K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company known for its revolutionary systems. The Manager Programs Level 3 will oversee all phases of program life cycles, ensuring contractual requirements are met on time and within budget while fostering customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Managing a portfolio of programs and providing oversight to teams managing execution of programs. Providing training, best practice, and lessons learned guidance to the program management group
Establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Establishing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
Architecting and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Creating, directing and leading cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Designing, measuring and reporting critical program performance metrics
Creating and delivering effective presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Architecting and participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Establishing and supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production process research, development, integration and test
Architecting, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Creating, evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Approving and managing program and subordinate schedule baselines
Approving, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Prioritizing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning
Allocating and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) requirements
Establishing and managing quality suppliers to meet program objectives
Allocating adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Architecting and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Architecting, managing adherence to master program plans and schedules
Architecting, managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience, OR a Master's degree and 8 years experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
Minimum 10 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a project lead, integrated program team lead or cost account manager
Minimum 10 years of demonstrated success leading teams and/or organizations to achieve goals
Knowledge of pricing and proposals
High level of competency in Project Management skills and toolsets
Experience managing suppliers
Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship is a requirement)
Preferred
A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program
5-10 years of managing direct reports or indirect reports through program management
Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA
PMP® certification
Experience in Proposal Management
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies
Ability to define technical strategy to promote capturing business in new areas
Active Security Clearance
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey 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
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
2026-02-06
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