Operating Unit Director – IBCS OU Program Director

Requisition : R

• Category: Program Management

• Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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 Defense Systems, Global Battle Management Readiness Division is seeking an Operating Unit Director (Director Programs
2) to lead and manage our IBCS OU (Integrate Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System Operating Unit). IBCS and its international instantiations are large, complex agile software and hardware development and production programs based in Huntsville, Alabama. The successful candidate will be an experienced program management professional with competencies and capabilities in managing cost, schedule and technical performance on large, complex production and software development programs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides program execution and profit and loss management with responsibility for development, test, delivery, fielding, sustainment, and customer satisfaction.

• In support of Northrop Grumman programs, interfaces, and represents Northrop Grumman with senior military and government officials and with industry both in the U.S. and globally.

• Duties include key elements of program and project management, strategy and business development, customer engagement, financial management oversight and organizational/people management.

• Provide direct leadership to program managers, proactively strengthening the operating unit through program management standards, business systems and tools. Responsible for oversight of program financial and schedule commitments, quality and customer satisfaction.

• Accountable for all Business Program & Financial Commitments (Awards, Sales, Profit and Cash).

• Maintain current and actionable market-customer-pursuit intelligence that supports the business unit objectives.

• Manage operating unit priorities aligned with the strategy and prioritizing resource needs.

• Serve as a tiered escalation level for program, customer, and operational issues across the OU.

• Partner with functional leadership to deploy qualified resources and improve processes, tools and training to meet customer demands. Evaluate and implement program best practices.

• Provides day-to-day people leadership of a diverse team and creates an environment that accelerates development of talent and drives continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, plus minimum of 15 years of management experience inclusive of program cost, schedule, and technical management

• Production management, logistics, and sustainment experience on a large-scale Department of Defense production program

• Applied knowledge, background and experience in business and contracts management, Earned Value, risk and opportunity management, supply chain, and mission assurance

• Agile hardware/software development, delivery, and sustainment management experience

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with senior Government and military officials and senior executives within industry and corporately

• Demonstrated success in leading large, complex businesses and organizations

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

• Ability to make and manage…