Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Human Resources Director supporting the Navigation, Intelligence, and Connectivity (NIC) Division. This position will be located in the San Diego, CA office and is not a remote position.
The Division HR Director serves as a strategic business partner providing day-to-day support to the NIC Division Leadership Team (DLT) in accomplishment of business objectives. The primary function of the role is to be a strategic partner and consultant to the business to ensure we have a human capital strategy in place to attract, engage, develop and retain the talent necessary to meet the strategic goals of the business for today and for the future.
The selected candidate will lead a team of HR business partners responsible for executing the HR strategy and will lead human capital programs and core processes including but not limited to talent acquisition, talent assessment and development, performance management, employee relation, total rewards, succession planning and talent pipeline development, organization effectiveness and leadership development. The person in this role is responsible for leading transformative projects and initiative requiring strategic thought leadership, organizational and project management skills in a high paced environment, ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities. Successful candidates will have a strategic mindset, tolerance of ambiguity and strength in building relationships and driving business outcomes.
Candidate must demonstrate executive level communication skills, ability to collaborate with senior executive leaders, ability to leverage data and analytics to drive business outcomes and a results-oriented focus aligned to our business goals, leadership behaviors, and values.
Key Leadership Traits:
Unwavering ethics and values; trusted advisor and partner to leadership and employees, with a lens towards enhancing business and employee growth and the employee experience
Strong collaborator and relationship-builder; focused on organizational and team success
Courageous; takes risks in ideas and actions
Not satisfied with status quo; proactively identifies trends, risks, and opportunities, regularly advocates for improvements, and change and embraces ambiguity
Excellent business acumen
Leverages HR processes, tools and data/data analytics to accelerate business results
Strong people leader and manager, aligned with our leadership behaviors
Focused on business outcomes and comfortable using qualitative and quantitative data to inform recommendations and decisions
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required plus a minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in HR OR Master’s degree and 10 years of progressive experience in HR
Experience across multiple HR disciplines
Experience leading HR teams
Experience designing and leading change management efforts
Experience designing and implementing human capital strategies aligned to business strategy, with clear business outcomes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence others at all levels
Strong project management and problem-solving skills
Adaptability and resilience; able to change course when needed and operate in an ambiguous environment
Previous experience developing and implementing organization effectiveness strategies and approaches, implementing organization design and/or organization transformations
Candidates must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, a U.S. Government secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience leading a team as a Human Resources Director responsible for multiple HR disciplines
Proficiency with HRIS platforms and technology (e.g. Workday)
Experience working in a matrix environment
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