Program Manager 2 - IDT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: 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. This position is for a Program Manager to support the IFICS Data Terminal (IDT) product team on the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program. The candidate should have experience taking on progressively challenging responsibilities, demonstrating initiative, and driving innovative solutions. They should be recognized as a self-starter with a proven ability to lead teams, learn quickly, and deliver results in dynamic environments. This is not a telework/remote position. What You’ll Get To Do: As the IDT SMT Lead, you will lead a dynamic cross functional team managing major supplier efforts by providing Program Management leadership, technical leadership, and direction in support of multi-million-dollar projects. The SMT includes contributors from multiple organizations:  • SMT Program Manager (Team Lead) • Global Supply Chain (GSC) • Mission Assurance (MA) • Production • Engineering • Business Management • Various support functions The SMT will perform the following: Supports and monitors technical performance baselines, compares key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline Identifies and addresses impacts through a systematic and proactive approach to Risk and Opportunity Management Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company’s contractual rights Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed. Roles and Responsibilities: Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract. Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including EVMS metrics (specifically IPMDAR evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management) and Variance Explanations as a Control Account Manager for your supplier Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors and controls scope by establishing and controlling changes to the Subcontract Baseline Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations • Prepares higher level management briefings and develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and tools for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers. Interprets