Director Organizational Effectiveness 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None 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. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Director, Organizational Effectiveness 2 to drive organizational health, performance, and transformation across the Defense Systems portfolio.  This position will be location onsite at one of the following locations: Falls Church, VA; McLean, VA; Linthicum, MD; Huntsville, AL; Manhattan Beach, CA; or Roy, UT.   This role will provide strategic oversight for a broad set of organizational development and talent management disciplines, including succession planning and leadership pipeline development, organizational effectiveness and change management, performance management, leadership and functional development, and culture and engagement strategy.   The role oversees sector talent identification and assessment, succession management, and the identification of development needs to inform talent strategies. The Director partners closely with HR leadership to provide organizational effectiveness and development consulting, including support for organization design and operating models, operational performance, leadership and team effectiveness, and program development and facilitation.   This leader will be a key member of the extended enterprise Talent leadership team, collaborating with the Talent organization to provide insight into business needs and shape enterprise Talent strategies. The Director will interact regularly with Corporate Talent Management & Development (TM&D) and peers in other sectors to ensure Defense Systems alignment with enterprise talent philosophies, programs, and resources.   The ideal candidate will lead a function capable of meeting the needs of a large, complex aerospace and defense enterprise in an evolving talent landscape and will be adept at leading through influence in a matrixed environment. They will also excel at creating strategic concepts and translating them into execution that delivers measurable business outcomes.   Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Consulting • Serve as a trusted advisor to Defense Systems senior leadership on organizational effectiveness, design, and change. • Translate business and people strategies into OE roadmaps with clear priorities, outcomes, and success measures. • Assess organizational health and effectiveness, identify systemic issues and recommend actionable solutions. Organizational Design & Workforce Alignment • Consult with HR Business Leaders to develop and implement talent strategies that address critical business priorities. • Assess business and leadership issues to design and implement organizational effectiveness solutions (e.g., organization design, operating models, spans and layers, decision rights). • Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to ensure workforce capabilities and organizational structure align with current and future program and