Posted:
9/3/2025, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ El Segundo, California, United States ⋅ Palmdale, California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Business & Strategy
Northrop Grumman Air Dominance Division (ADD) has an opening for a Manager 2, Program Operations and Integration to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in El Segundo, CA.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
This position will report to the ADD Manager of Program Operations & Integration. This position oversees and manages ongoing division operations to include the establishment and ongoing maintenance of the overall strategic rhythm to create a productive management cadence that ensures the visibility of our critical development and high production rates are achieved per plan. In addition, this role drives a horizontal and vertical integration action between the Business Units (BU) and Functions to ensure the health of our people, processes and tools are being addressed in our Business Units. This role establishes top-level risks, issues and critical actions being addressed down into the organization and that performance dashboards are created to create transparent visibility from BUs up through sector and corporate. This role will also support the top-level development of strategies in alignment with the programs to create ADD-level Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP), Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the corresponding investment requirements needed, e.g. Capital, Indirect and Non-Contractual Technical Activity (NCTA). This role includes the formal development and delivery of these products to the sector. Other monthly deliverables to Sector will be the update and submission of Intranet Program Review System (IPRS) in support of the Corporate Executive Leadership Team (ELT), review of Non-Financial goals for Customer Satisfaction and, Quality metrics.
This role will also entail special assignments on areas of critical importance to include, but not limited to critical staffing assessment and visibility metrics, employee engagement survey analysis and coordinated action plan development with the IPTs, operational efficiency, etc.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below
Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, quality, program management, business management, global supply chain, engineering, contracts management capture efforts, and/or business management related functions
Must have experience in working with customers at all levels
Must have demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance and special program access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the needs of the business
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Preferred Qualifications:
Prior Air Dominance Division experience
Special Program Access
Proven communication and leadership skills
Working Knowledge of Northrop Grumman Web Based Reporting Systems
Proven experience managing a team in a dynamic work environment
Ability to develop relationships and operate in a collaborative team environment
Experience with Sustainment and Modernization Programs
Experience in coordinating information technology, facilities and Security support efforts
A DoD Top Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access in a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Data Integration ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Remote Sensing ⋅ Security ⋅ Software