Jobs / United States / Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Director 2 ERP Platforms (SAP)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- No government sponsor record hereThis employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
A verdict summarises public evidence; it is not legal advice and never a guarantee — the employer and the immigration authority decide. Sign in to factor in where you can already work.
Or apply yourself on the official page →
Why not apply?
The posting mentions a security clearance — usually restricted to citizens of that country.
No register record and no sponsorship wording in the posting. Worth asking the employer before investing significant time.
SponsorApply flags time-wasters so your applications go where they can land. These come from the posting's own wording — read the original listing to confirm. See better-fit alternatives →
Sponsor Radar — Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
This employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
Past sponsorship or register membership never guarantees sponsorship for this vacancy or for you. Full Sponsor Radar for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation →
About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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. The Director II, ERP Platforms is a strategic technology and business leader responsible for defining, owning, and evolving the company’s global ERP and manufacturing systems landscape, with SAP at the core. This role maximizes our value chain through end‑to‑end transformation of core business processes; ensuring our ERP, MES, and PLM‑integrated ecosystem is positioned for growth and remains secure, compliant, resilient, and high‑performing against SLAs. The ideal candidate combines deep experience with large‑scale SAP implementations in regulated Aerospace & Defense environments, strong platform‑ownership discipline, and a proven track record delivering complex SAP S/4HANA transformation programs. They bring strong business acumen, data and AI awareness, and the ability to manage strategic supplier and executive relationships while leading a large, global organization (approximately 300 internal staff, 120 partner resources) and a substantial annual ERP/MES investment portfolio (around $130M annually). Key Responsibilities: ERP Platform Strategy & Ownership • Define and own the SAP‑centric ERP platform vision, strategy, and multi‑year roadmap aligned to corporate, sector, and functional strategies. • Ensure the ERP/MES/PLM ecosystem optimizes end‑to‑end business processes (Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Plan to Produce, Record to Report, Project/Program Management, and related analytics). • Stay current on SAP’s roadmap (including S/4HANA, cloud offerings, embedded analytics, AI/ML) and broader technology trends in data and AI; translate these trends into a forward‑looking roadmap that delivers measurable business outcomes. • Establish standards and reference architectures for SAP and adjacent platforms (e.g., PLM, MES, CRM, data and analytics), including clear patterns for integrations. • Manage the SAP application lifecycle, including release strategy, upgrades, cloud/on‑prem/hybrid hosting, and platform rationalization. • Own overall platform health: availability, performance, capacity, scalability, and cost optimization across ERP, MES, and critical integrations. • Govern solution design, emphasizing standard capabilities and minimizing custom code and technical debt while maintaining required differentiation for Aerospace & Defense. • Ensure SAP and related solutions support Aerospace & Defense–specific requirements, including ITAR, EAR, DFARS, CMMC, government cost accounting standards, and other security/compliance obligations. • Build, lead, and mentor a high‑performing, global team of SAP product owners, solution architects, functional leads (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, PS, etc.), technical leads (ABAP/BTP/Basis), and support analysts; foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation. Transformation Leadership • Lead large, multi‑year SAP transformation init