RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a
Senior Principal Project Manager to support the
Manufacturing Strategy & Integration (MS&I) organization as Organizational Change Management Lead.There are severalmulti-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, and the selected candidate must be within commuting distance of one of these sites to meet in-office requirements.
Position Summary / ResponsibilitiesThis 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'll 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.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years relevant experience leading redeployment / change management of digital transformation; OR Master's degree and 6+ years relevant experience.
- Project management experience
- Change management experience
- Must possess superior organization and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels
- Ability to obtain Prosci certification within 90 days of employment, with the certification sponsored by Northrop Grumman
- 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
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.
