Manager Programs 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and Cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Manager Programs 2 within the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability (MSTS) Division's Amherst Systems Operating Unit in Buffalo, NY . The Amherst Systems OU develops and delivers realistic threat simulation systems for testing and training of electronic warfare systems around the world. What You Will Get To Do :  As a Program Manager, you will report to an Amherst Systems customer portfolio lead and be responsible for cost, schedule, technical and contractual performance across one or more complex engineering development, production, lab infrastructure, logistics, and sustainment activities. The role requires integration across evolving hardware and software baselines, multiple contract vehicles, and interdependent development and production programs. The Program Manager will establish executable plans, identify and manage cross-program dependencies, control risk, and ensure engineering change, lab readiness, and logistics services to support customer and business commitments. Key Responsibilities and Expectations: The essential responsibilities and expectations may include but are not limited to the following: • Own end-to-end execution of complex programs • Manage cross-program dependencies • Build strong customer relationships based on transparency, disciplined execution and clear communication of risks, dependencies and tradeoffs • Serve as a senior leader in requirements definition, proposal development, contract negotiations and change management • Establish disciplined programmatic control of engineering change, including assessment of technical, cost, schedule, contractual and downstream production impacts before commitments are made • Maintain direct awareness of execution across programs and proactively remove barriers, resolve cross-program conflicts and drive closure of critical issues • Forecast and achieve financial performance objectives across the portfolio while maintaining appropriate contractual scope discipline • Prepare and present briefings to senior internal and external stakeholders • Owns and drives execution outcomes, maintain direct awareness of program health across all functions, and proactively remove barriers before they impact customer and business commitments • Promotes a program culture focused on outcomes, execution discipline, open communication