Manager Communications 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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.

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.

Climb to new heights on your career journey and start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration where you’ll impact the way we connect and protect our world across every frontier.

The Northrop Grumman Space Systems Communications team seeks a creative and strategic Manager of Propulsion Communications. You will guide a team of program communicators as they develop and implement strategic communications plans to support business objectives in a dynamic and fast paced environment. You will assist the team to create, deploy, measure, and optimize communications across paid, owned and earned channels.

This position reports to the Communications Director of Launch and Exploration Division (LED) and is based in Bacchus or Promontory, Utah. This is not a remote position.

If you are a strategic communicator who has an innovative spirit, a knack for storytelling, and a passion for leading talented teams to achieve top performance, please read on.

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead a team of direct reports and collaborate with matrixed individual contributors as they support external and internal communications, shape and deliver the Northrop Grumman story to support key business objectives and the brand.
• Partner with LED Communications director to drive effective workflow management, forecasting project resource needs, assigning projects among the team, and tracking projects through to completion.
• Work closely with Corporate and Sector Communications directors to contribute to (or devise) and manage the implementation of key communication strategies and tactics.
• In coordination with the Communications director, develop communications strategy to promote program and enterprise objectives; identify opportunities, make recommendations and oversee tactical execution to meet objectives; partner with customer counterparts to drive consensus in planning and execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing strategic communication counsel and support.

We offer flexible working schedules 9/80, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for candidates with experience in composite-building processes, that are self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented to support our products & customers.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in communications, public relations, and/or marketing or master’s degree and 6 years of experience in communications, public relations, and/or marketing.
• Experience with Associated Press Style writing.
• Experience collaborating and leading across matrixed teams to execute communications campaigns or projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience measuring business impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strategic thinking, planning and decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience in media relations and media strategy development.
• Ability to effectively and diplomatically drive change.
• Secret clearance.
• Experience working for a Cleared Client preferably Aerospace and Defense.

About Communications: Strategic messaging, planning, implementation and evaluation of sector-wide external, employee and executive communications, and marketing content to enhance the understanding of company strategies, priorities and goals, and engagement and inclusion.

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

Primary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.