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Strategic Planner - Level 3 or Level 4
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 5 Locations
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- 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.
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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. Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Strategic Planner – Level 3 or Level 4, to join the Space sector Strategic Development organization, reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Development. The selected applicant will become a trusted member of a team responsible for leading Sector-level strategy, investment planning, and associated efforts. The preferred location for this role is McLean VA , or Redondo Beach CA . We will consider other major NGC Space sector locations. This role can be filled at either a Level 3 or 4. Role and Impact: • Collaborate with division and business unit leadership and strategy leads to understand their businesses, strategies, pipelines, and investment needs. • Partner with NGSP Chief Technology Office, division, and business unit teams to develop and recommend specific internal investments leveraging supporting data and financial analyses. • Work with strategic planning and technology planning leads to comprehend NGSP’s strategic objectives and the associated capability needs and gaps, developing investment plans to close those gaps. • Communicate NGSP internal investments strategy to multiple stakeholders, including corporate, sector, division, and business unit executive leadership through presentations and briefings. • Conduct strategic assessments of current financial plans, manage internal investments budgets, and support investment reviews to advance the development and refinement of the sector’s Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP). • Work with sector, division, and business unit teams to adjust or reallocate investment budgets and plans as needed, both in-year and in preparation for future years. • Maintain records of budget and project approvals, pressures and opportunities, and associated documents. • Support the development and continual refinement of the divisions’ integrated strategic internal investments, includ