Northrop Grumman

Manager Business Development 3

Northrop Grumman$175K — $263K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience or 8 years with a Master's; equivalent military or program experience accepted
  • Established relationships in Cryptography, SIGINT, Cyber, and IC communities
  • Familiarity with DoD/IC requirements and acquisition processes
  • Strong strategic thinking and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaboration with various organizational levels
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities for executive presentations
  • Experience in leading teams
  • Current US Citizenship with TS/SCI clearance and Full Scope Polygraph with NSA

Responsibilities

  • Cultivate and maintain customer relationships
  • Create and execute engagement plans as the primary contact
  • Translate operational needs into tailored business opportunities
  • Support strategic planning over annual and long-term scopes
  • Manage business pipeline, optimizing cost efficiency in pursuit activities
  • Lead RFI responses and support RFP capture efforts
  • Analyze market trends and opportunities for actionable insights
  • Conduct comprehensive research and competitive analysis

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company-paid holidays and PTO for vacation/personal business
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman’s Mission System’s Navigation, Intelligence & Connectivity (NIC) Division is seeking a Business Development Manager to support our NSA portfolio. As part of a team dedicated to winning new business and market development, the successful candidate will lead the customer engagement in this area and cross company collaboration to drive capture wins and new awards. Day-to-day activities will include customer engagement planning, pipeline management, opportunity architecting, developing strategic partnerships, and new business investment management. This position is located in Annapolis Junction, MD. Acceptable exceptions to this location are as follows:

· Other primary Navigation, Intelligence & Connectivity (NIC)facilities: Baltimore, Chantilly, and Fairfax.

The Business Development Manager will lead efforts to identify, prioritize, develop and capture NSA and restricted opportunities. The individual is responsible for developing customer contact plans to understand and translate operational needs and requirements into business opportunities. Working closely with the CCS business unit, the individual will collaborate with a team of business professionals and other functional team members within the Northrop Grumman Corporation, other primes, teammates and subcontractors to develop and implement win strategies, compliant with Northrop Grumman’s business acquisition process (BAP).

The position will be responsible for the following job duties:

  • Cultivating, growing, and maintaining customer relationships

  • Create and execute customer engagement plans; serve as point of contact for government and customer organizations; Report results of customer activities and engagements

  • Translate customer needs into specific requirements and identify / tailor company services and solutions into offerings

  • Support annual and long-range strategic planning

  • Identify and manage a business pipeline of opportunities; assess and evaluate near-term and long-term business opportunities; align pursuit activities for optimal cost efficiency

  • Lead responses to customer Requests for Information (RFI) and support capture efforts in support of customer Requests for Proposal (RFP), including new franchise opportunities

  • Provide observations, insights and analysis of trends and opportunities in the market in the form of written reports and presentations

  • Conduct market and opportunity research, analysis and business case development, to include competitor analysis, opportunities, and budgets

  • Identifying key portfolio differentiators and win themes that create and shape new business

  • Conduct market and opportunity research, analysis and business case development, to include competitor analysis, opportunities, and budgets

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of related experience or 8 years with a Master’s; alternatively, equivalent military or business and program experience in lieu of formal business development experience accepted

  • Experience in, and established relationships working with Cryptography, SIGINT, Offensive/Defensive Cyber and IC customer communities

  • Knowledge of DoD/IC requirements, programming, budgeting, and acquisition processes

  • Dynamic self-starter with strong attention to detail, strong work ethic, strategic thinking with respect to customer needs, competitive positioning, and the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills that ensure collaborative and trusting relationships with all levels of the organization, including executive leadership and technical experts

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to develop and deliver executive level presentations

  • Experience leading teams

  • US Citizenship with a current TS/SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph with the NSA

  • Strong capture and opportunity pipeline m management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pre-existing network of relationships within the IC Community

  • Advanced degree in a business or technical discipline

  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, to identify and qualify new program opportunities, and to develop and implement creative approaches for executing early phase program activities

  • Thorough knowledge of government procurement and business development processes; experience in business development success across the phases of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP)

  • Thorough knowledge of government procurement and business development processes; experience in business development success across the phases of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP)

  • Experience in requirements development, program management, and acquisition is desired

  • Experience with Salesforce

  • Demonstrated ability within the intelligence community cultivating a pipeline of Development and Technical Operations programs

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Primary Level Salary Range: $175,400.00 - $263,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
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$36.7 billion
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