Employee Experience Project Manager/Principal Project Manager - 20454

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

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 is seeking a Project Manager/Principal Project Manager to join our Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) Division in Manhattan Beach, CA as a key member of the Employee Experience Team. This role will play a critical part in how new talent is welcomed, integrated, and supported throughout their first year with SDS. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

In this position, you will be responsible for Division‑level onboarding and employee experience initiatives. You will partner and collaborate across a diverse set of stakeholders — including Human Resources, Communications, and Site Operations — to design, implement, and continuously improve programs and to support the change management required for successful adoption across the SDS Division.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Own and facilitate Division onboarding for SDS.
• Continuously improve Division orientation and programmatic offerings from pre‑hire through the first year of employment with SDS.
• Document SDS Division‑level processes, procedures, and guidance, ensuring alignment with the Defense Systems sector.
• Help develop, refine, and implement additional programs and processes to enhance the overall Employee Experience.
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Collaborating across multiple organizations to drive a unified experience.
• Leading and executing program or project start‑up, including rollout and change management.
• Acting with a strong sense of urgency and accountability, taking ownership of tasks and contributing to strategic direction.

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Basic Qualifications:

• Project Manager: 2 Years with Bachelors; 0 Years with Masters; 4 additional years may be counted in lieu of degree.
• Principal Project Manager: 5 Years with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 1 with PhD; 4 additional years may be counted in lieu of degree.
• Leading a project and/or driving performance against schedule.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience developing content, packaging, and briefing communications.
• Detailed and team oriented with organization skills.
• Collaborating across organizations to bring forward a consolidated objective.
• Executing through a program or project start-up and effectively rolling out and managing change.
• Acting with a sense of urgency and accountability; taking ownership of tasks and strategic direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active in-scope DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Some experience with Agile processes.
• The ability to execute communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs.

Primary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

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.