Business Development Operations Senior Manager -TS/SCI

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. Multi-Domain Operations Division (MDOD) has an opening for a Business Development Operations Senior Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Business Development/Capture team.  This leadership role will be based on the Linthicum, MD campus.

This leader will oversee, influence, develop, and manage the execution of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP). The Business Development Operations Senior Manager position requires a strong leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations and collaborative/team settings across all levels of the organization.

Your Role and Impact:

Pipeline

• Manage a team of three BD Ops analysts and Customer engagement representatives, ensuring development, integration and delivery of division-level operations data, information and products supporting Sector reporting requirements, including reports to sector as well as the integration of dashboards, metrics, and Salesforce pipeline and customer engagement data.
• Facilitate pipeline reviews with Business Unit and Division leadership, including the preparation of readahead materials and delivering insights from pipeline and customer engagement data.
• Support the scheduling and execution of BAP Gate Reviews.
• Key Deliverables: oversee pipeline data fidelity; produce analysis assessing pipeline health; prepare recommendations for leadership priorities and actions; creation and distribution of readahead materials for pipeline reviews.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

• Serve as the division focal point for tradeshow process and continuous process improvement.  Take lessons learned both at the show level, but also specific to leadership to tailor the experience for the attendees to enable the most effective engagements.
• Lead a team to assist in identifying best practices from trade shows to improve overall process.
• Support meeting and event management, to include trade shows and conferences, as needed.
• Develop best practices on CRM, including close collaboration with the Customer Engagement team, driving CRM data fidelity and delivering insights and perspectives to leadership with Salesforce and related tools.
• Key Deliverables: ensure CRM data fidelity; develop and iterate a tradeshow process covering domestic and international; develop CRM metrics and insights to drive continued improvement on customer engagements.

• Drive execution of strategic initiatives and projects initiated by MDOD leadership by working with cross-functional teams and business leaders throughout the organization.
• Prepare leadership for meetings and events with agenda review, data collection, talking points, presentation materials, and logistical support.
• Manage the reporting of business development goals and activities.
• Support development of executive-level presentations.
• Develop BD Ops analysts’ talent and performance
• Perform other Operations & Integration duties upon request of the Director of MDOD BD/Capture.
• Key Deliverables: action ad hoc leadership requests and meet deadlines; establish a high performing team; mentor and develop team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related professional/military experience as defined below; or a master’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below
• Related experience includes experience in business development, operations, program management, or project management
• Experience leading direct reports
• Experience with the business acquisition process (BAP) and/or capture management
• Experience in aerospace and defense industry
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
• Experience with data analysis and executive level reporting/presentation/presence
• Ability to rapidly build rapport and relationship as trusted advisor to Business Development team
• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance at the time of application
• Experience with the Northrop Grumman Business Acquisition Process (BAP)
• Experience working in business development or capture roles
• Experience with Salesforce, LX, SharePoint, and Tableau
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and projects within critical deadlines
• Strong data analytic capability and attention to detail and accuracy

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

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https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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Primary Level Salary Range: $167,500.00 - $251,300.00

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.