Sr Principal Change Management Project Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Senior Principal Change Management Project Manager to support the Manufacturing Strategy & Integration (MS&I) organization as Organizational Change Management Lead. There are several multi‑year, sector and enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives across MS&I that require strong organizational change management plans and implementation to be successful. The focus of these projects varies from early collaboration, to training to cycle time reduction. This is a hybrid position that can be based in Salt Lake City, Rolling Meadows, Baltimore, San Diego, or Sunnyvale. The selected candidate must be within commuting distance of one of these sites to meet in-office requirements. Position Summary / Responsibilities: This role will serve as the primary change management authority for the MS&I organization, reporting to the MS&I director, in partnership with Mission Systems Talent & Org Effectiveness (Prosci‑aligned) to embed structured change practices across multiple projects. What You Will Get To Do: • Deployment / Change Management Project Management – Lead planning, coordination and execution of deployment and change management activities. Includes resource planning for human resources needed for execution (communications, learning/development, vendors, etc.). Must balance both the high-level strategic plan and the detailed execution to enable people-centric ROI of the project from start to finish. • Define & Execute Change Strategy – In partnership with MS Organization Effectiveness & Talent, build the end‑to‑end change roadmaps (ADKAR‑based), aligning with enterprise architecture and business objectives. • Strategic Planning & Road Mapping - Consolidate individual project change road maps into a single, phased program roadmap that highlights inter dependencies, key milestones, and critical go live dates. • Stakeholder Analysis – Lead project teams to identify impacted and interested stakeholders. Maintain a master stakeholder register with impact scores, key analyses of impact of processes, roles, etc. and engagement strategies including resistance strategies. • Integrated Communication Management – In partnership with Communication SMEs, develop a cohesive communications strategy and communications plan, overseeing creation of multi-channel deliverables. • Training & Enablement Architecture – Define the training model to scale across projects in partnership with Learning / Development / Talent SMEs. Develop training roadmap and plans. Ensure development of near-term training deliverables and actions according to the strategy while working with functions on long-term strategy of training & PrOP into day-to-day operations. • Leadership Management – In partnership with cross functional leaders, develop sponsorship and stakeholder strategies to ensure leadership engagement and buy-in throughout the initiative. Create middle and frontline leadership strategies as part of larger change management plans, ensure timely execution. The Selected Candidate will: • Possess superior organization and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels • Have the ability to obtain Prosci certification within 90 days of employment, with the certification sponsored by Northrop Grumman Basic Qualifications for the Sr. Principal Change Management Project Manager: • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience leading redeployment and change management; OR a Master’s degree and 6 or more years of relevant work experience leading redeployment and change management. • Project management experience • Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance • U.S. citizenship  Preferred Qualifications: • PMP certification • Prosci certification • Technical change‑management experience embedded within Agile/SAFe software development lifecycles. • Experience in multiple functions or programs within aerospace industry What We Can Offer You: Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.  Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!  #MPR Primary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $176,300.00 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.