Manager Programs 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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 Mission Systems' (NGMS) Secure Processing Operating Unit (SPOU) has an immediate opening for a Manager of Programs 2 located onsite in Linthicum, MD. This position will lead the integration of SPOU products with early adoption programs and will play a critical role in driving program and portfolio execution. The selected candidate will be responsible for proposing and leading the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will also lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common capture and program performance goals. In addition, this role will help shape and execute OU strategy by aligning customer engagement, opportunity capture, and program execution priorities to growth objectives. The selected candidate will be expected to strengthen external customer relationships, support strategic positioning activities, and help translate market and mission needs into executable capture and program plans. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working with and leading diverse teams, be a strong communicator, and be able to work successfully within classified and unclassified arenas. What You'll Get to Do: • Serve as the primary interface directly with early adoption customers and be an essential part of the capture and growth activities within the OU. • Develop and manage proposals, as required. Participate in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, milestones schedule, and key terms and conditions. • Create, review and finalize programs’ statements of work (SOWs), as required. • Conduct and lead thorough risk & opportunity management including identification, mitigation and realization. • Lead and direct cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives. • Identify, allocate and manage program resources, including Workload Forecast planning (WLF). • Support opportunity capture activities in partnership with business development, engineering, and functional leaders, including shaping win strategies, supporting gate reviews, contributing to capture plans, and helping mature opportunities from early identification through award. • Build and sustain trusted customer relationships through regular engagement, responsiveness, and mission understanding, while identifying emerging needs and translating them into actionable growth and execution strategies. • Support OU-level strategy execution by aligning program priorities to portfolio objectives, informing investment and growth decisions, and coordinating across stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives and operational outcomes. • Contribute to competitive pos