Human Resource Director 1

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Human Resources Director 1
in McLean, VA for our Global Battle Management & Readiness Division with over
5,000 employees worldwide and $2B in annual revenue. The HR Director serves as
a strategic business partner providing day-to-day support to the division
general manager and the division senior leadership team in the accomplishment
of business objectives. 

The primary function of the role is to be a
strategic partner and consultant to the business in order 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 development and implementation of 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 relations, labor relations, total rewards, succession planning and
talent pipeline development, organization effectiveness
and leadership development.

The role requires strategic thought leadership, organizational and project
management skills in a high paced environment, ability to influence and
interface with stakeholders at all levels, strong business acumen and
problem-solving capabilities. Candidate must demonstrate executive level
communication skills, ability to collaborate in a complex matrixed
environment, 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 across functional boundaries


• Courageous; takes measured 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 10 years of progressive
  experience in HR, or Master’s degree and 8 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


• This position requires up to 25% travel in support of the business


• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Secret clearance with the ability to obtain higher level and special
  clearances


• Experience working with a global workforce


• Experience with Workday human resources information system

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.



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.

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 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.