Principal / Senior Principal Strategic Planner
Requisition ID: R10148227
- Category: Business Development
- Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
- Clearance Type: None
- Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: No
- Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal or Senior Priincipal Strategic Planner within the Strategic Planning & Development organization, reporting to the Sr. Manager of Strategic Investments. The selected applicant will become a trusted member of a team responsible for developing and managing the Sector’s Non-Contractual Technical Activity (NCTA) investment plan, providing relevant financial and strategic analyses to senior management, coordinating investment plans with cross-functional and operational teams, monitoring performance, and enabling NGMS’ core objectives through the innovative and strategy-driven allocation of investment. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the key value drivers and industry dynamics of the Aerospace and Defense sector, strong analytical skills, the ability to self-start in a fast-paced organization, and the skills to evaluate and assess investment priorities and options in support of the NGMS strategy. The successful candidate will support the Strategic Investment team to develop portfolio strategies that best position NGMS the long-term.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Develop and administer the Sectors multi-year NCTA plan on a continuous, agile planning cadence.
- Conduct strategic assessments of financial plans, markets, competitors, pipeline, etc. to support the development and shaping of the Sector’s multi-year investment portfolio in alignment with overall NGMS strategy
- Support new development and maintenance of capabilities, strategic frameworks, and tools to prioritize, de-emphasize, shape, and manage the overall portfolio
- Use quantitative methods including modeling to assess investment scenarios, proactively manage investment execution, and to support decision making
- Support financial and business case analyses of proposed Division investments across the Sector
- Develop presentations/briefings to executive leadership and senior stakeholders
Basic Qualifications for Level 3 (Principal)
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
- Previous experience in strategic assessment, strategy development, or financial analysis
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience working with cross functional teams.
- U.S. Citizen able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
Basic Qualifications for Level 4 (Senior Principal)
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience
- Previous experience in strategic assessment, strategy development, or financial analysis
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience working with cross functional teams.
- U.S. Citizen able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in strategic planning, portfolio development, and/or strategic assessment
- Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in a technical field such as, engineering, computer/data science, finance/accounting
- Able to interact at all levels of the organization in a professional and organized manner
- Excellent oral/written communication, presentation, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Expert MS PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Experience in data analytics and visualization, including relevant tools, languages, and environments (e.g. Tableau, Qlik, R, Python, SQL, etc.)
- Able to present to and engage with senior management
- Experience in making sophisticated investment allocation decisions.
- Current active DoD Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
Employees may be eligible for 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.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.