Program Manager 3 - Agile Business Owner

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

o matter the assignment, Northrop Grumman is committed to being a leader in Cyber, Logistics and Modernization, Autonomous Systems, C4ISR, and Strike.  For us, it’s about more than just performing.  It means realizing the values that define us:  responsibility, trust, integrity and protecting freedom worldwide.  These values inspire and unite our people- who make everything we do possible.

The Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

What You'll Get to Do:

The Northrop Grumman Threat and Advanced Simulations Development (TASD) Contract is seeking an Agile Business Owner to join our team of qualified and diverse leaders at Schriever Space FoNrce Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. TASD supports a wide range of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) directorates with multiple products & capabilities. The Business Owner role has primary business and technical responsibility for governance, compliance, and return on investment (ROI) for solutions and value delivery by the Agile Release Train (ART).  This role may require travel of at least 10%. Roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Lead the ART by example – model Lean-Agile leadership behaviors and sponsor relentless improvement
• Engage in Lean Portfolio Management – influence ART strategy and investment planning. 
• Provide relevant elements of the business context in the defined Program Increment (PI) planning agenda
• Participate in key activities, including the presentation of vision, draft plan review, assigning business value to team PI objectives, and approving final plans
• Monitor and watch for significant external commitments and dependencies, ensuring communication and status across TASD and external groups are accomplished
• Actively circulate during increment planning and execution, communicating business priorities to the teams, and maintaining agreement and alignment among the stakeholders regarding the key objectives of the train
• Participate and coordinate management reviews and problem-solving meetings to review and adjust scope, resolve problems and compromise as necessary
• Oversee and manage Release Train Earned Value Management activities that include budget, funding, and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) sized to budget and funding
• Serve as Epic Owner to guide major enterprise initiatives
• Collaborate and ensure customer mission vision (roadmaps) are understood and reflected in the TASD Portfolio Backlog
• Actively address impediments, especially those that escalate beyond the authority of the key stakeholders on the release train
• Understand and help ensure that business objectives are understood and agreed to by key stakeholders of the release train, including the Release Train Engineer (RTE), Product Manager,(PM), and Chief Engineer
• Participate in Release Management, focusing on scope, quality, deployment options, release, and market considerations

Basic Qualifications:

• • 10 Years with BS; 8 Years with Masters; 7 Years with PhD
  • Active U.S. Government Secret clearance at time of application

Preferred Qualifications: 

• • Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communications skills 
  • Experience leveraging project management tools to present project data like status, risk and deliverables to key stakeholders 
  • Full cycle experience working with Agile Release Trains 
  • AGILE (SAFe) certification

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Primary Level Salary Range: $175,500.00 - $263,300.00

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.