US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: No

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 seeks a Sr. Principal Stakeholder Strategist to join our Stakeholder Communications team and lead our enterprise-wide strategic communications planning group. As part of this work, you will build partnerships across the company to integrate strategic plans from the enterprise-wide to the individual program-level to advance customer-focused omnichannel communication plans.

This Stakeholder Strategist position is a senior individual contributor on the Stakeholder Strategy team within the Integrated Marketing and Public Relations center of practice. This position will be located at the Northrop Grumman headquarters in Falls Church, VA with some flexibility for a hybrid remote schedule (teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business.) This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the project management of our cross-functional communications strategic planning group, the Integrated Planning Team

• Collaborate closely with other communicators and functional leaders at a variety of levels in the company to align content and advocacy efforts to important stakeholder moments

• Develop messaging frameworks that strengthen customer awareness of Northrop Grumman capabilities and attributes

• Provide surge support during the congressional posture season to provide timely awareness to communication leaders relevant dialogue on acquisition programs and themes

How you will make a difference:

• Enhance our awareness of domestic and international acquisition policy trends and issues. Stay informed on key stakeholder public dialogues and flag issues and trends for internal stakeholders

• Provide strategic consult to program communicators seeking to align program content to important stakeholder decision-making points

• Analyze effectiveness of company-wide messaging for key customers by attending stakeholder public events. Collect and disseminate these insights to internal partners

• You should apply for this position if you are: a strategic thinker who is passionate about supporting the storytelling of cutting-edge technology for our warfighters; energized by collaborating with diverse thinkers; want career-development and growth opportunities; have a passion for using communications strategies and techniques to reach priority audiences; approach opportunities with an innovative spirit; and have a passion to achieve top performance

Skills for success:

• Recognized executive presence

• Comfortable leading through iterative processes

• Proven coalition builder

• Ability to synthesize complex topics into executive-level, actionable summaries

• Strategic thinking, planning and decision making

• Curiosity and creativity underpinned by strong attention to detail

• A commitment to quality work and accountability for results

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree and minimum of 8 years of relevant experience OR Associate's degree and 12 years of relevant experience OR High School Diploma and 14 years of relevant experience (will consider additional experience in lieu of education)

• Required relevant experience includes media relations, communications, public relations or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization

• Experience supporting Senior Leader engagements with members of the media and/or Members of Congress and their staff

• Proficient understanding of the U.S. Department of Defense Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Process

• A strategic view with the ability to connect communications objectives and organizational goals

• Strong planning, project management and operations skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

• U.S. Department of Defense and/or Federal Legislative experience strongly preferred

• Working knowledge of U.S. Foreign Military Sales and federal acquisition regulations

• Experience composing, reviewing and/or copy-editing strategic plans

• Experience developing productive relationships with senior government offices and their staff

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Salary Range: $109,900.00 - $164,900.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.