Manager Programs 3

Skip to main contentHomeProfileJob SearchApplicationsMy EventsJoin Talent NetworkSign InSingle PositionView All JobsManager Programs 3United States-Maryland-Baltimore No longer accepting applications.Job IDR10240324Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Sector and the Navigation, Intelligence & Connectivity (NIC) Division is looking for a Program Manager 3 to support the Advanced Communications Apertures (ACA) Operating Unit within the Connectivity and Network Solutions (CNS) Business Unit.  The ACA Operating Unit has a unique range of next-generation technology with programs spanning the full life cycle, from capture through development and sustainment, while operating in a challenging, fast-paced environment.  The chosen Program Manager 3 will be leading a high-visibility EMD program within the ACA portfolio. This position will report to the Director of Programs and will be located full-time onsite in Baltimore, MD.What You’ll Get To Do:Forge and sustain strategic partnerships with cross‑functional teams, driving program cost, schedule, and technical performance targets within a matrixed organization.Define, track, and enforce program milestones, maintain master schedules, managing risks and opportunities, and swiftly resolving complex issues that threaten delivery.Strategically allocate and optimize program resources, overseeing workforce planning, talent acquisition, and skill‑gap mitigation to ensure peak productivity.Lead comprehensive stakeholder engagement both internally and with customers, guaranteeing alignment, transparency, and sustained support throughout the program lifecycle.Deliver compelling executive‑level briefings to senior leaders, customers, and key stakeholders, translating technical data into decisive, action‑oriented insights.Cultivate deep customer relationships, leveraging intimacy to uncover and secure additional business opportunities within the customer ecosystem.Negotiate and shape contracts, amendments, specifications, budgets, and schedule milestones, safeguarding favorable terms and protecting program interests.Drive predictable, high‑performance outcomes through rigorous measurement, analysis, and management of critical performance metrics and KPI dashboards.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers. Demonstrated experience managing program performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), program metrics, cost, schedule, and technical performance measures.Demonstrated experience with profit and loss (P&L), responsibility, including management of program budgets, forecasts, revenue, and financial performance.Demonstrate at experience leading cross, functional and matrix teams in a program, project, or operational environment.Demonstrated experience leading programs, projects, or business operations in a matrix organization with responsibility for team performance and execution.Demonstrated experience serving with primary customer interface for government, commercial, or internal stakeholders.Demonstrated experience leading or supporting U.S. government programs, contracts, or acquisitions.demonstrated experience preparing and delivering briefings, program reviews, all status presentations to senior leaders, executives, customers, or government stakeholdersU.S. citizenship required.A current/active U.S. government Secret clearance to be considered and the ability to obtain and maintain any required special‑access clearances.Preferred Qualifications:Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical field.Minimum 3 years experience managing programs through one or more lifecycles phases, including Science & Technology (S&T), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production, and/or Sustainment. Demonstrated experience leading or supporting competitive proposal efforts for U.S. Government or DoD customers,...