Principal / Sr Principal Organizational Effectiveness Representative

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 Mission Systems is seeking candidates for an Organization Effectiveness internal consultant located in Baltimore, MD or Fairfax, VA (open to hybrid/partial telecommuting). This position reports to the Manager of Organization Effectiveness and may require some travel.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Consult with business leaders and HR partners on organization transformations, reorganizations, realignments, and large-scale organization interventions
• Diagnose organizational needs and develop comprehensive solutions to increase team and organization effectiveness
• Collaborate internally to implement strategies that create systemic cultural shifts and increased leadership effectiveness across the sector
• Provide expertise and facilitation for strategic planning, change management, engagement, performance management, and other organization interventions
• Design, organize, and facilitate large scale workshops and senior leadership meetings

A successful candidate will have the following characteristics:
 

• Unwavering ethics and values; serve as a trusted partner
• Strong partner and inclusive collaborator; ability to build strong consulting relationships focused on team, organizational, and business success
• Business acumen; focused on how HR processes and tools accelerate business results
• Systems thinking approach with ability to leverage systems functionality to advance strategy and business objectives
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills; strong listening and team building skills
• Experience managing a portfolio of projects simultaneously, with working knowledge of scoping and project management
• Strong data analysis skills

This role can be filled as a level 3 or level 4.

Level 3 - Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience or Master’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in Organization Effectiveness and/or Organization Development or related disciplines.

• Experience facilitating organizational transformation and change management initiatives with substantial project management responsibilities.
• Proven experience facilitating large scale transformation and culture change efforts.
• Experience leading organizational assessments that result in strategies which improve organizational performance and business outcomes. 
• Application of adult learning principles and demonstrated experience designing and facilitating workshops and senior leadership meetings.
• Organization design experience, including implementation of new structures and operating models. 
• Experience as an internal or external consultant.

Level 4 - Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of experience or Master’s degree and at least 8 years of experience in Organization Effectiveness and/or Organization Development or related disciplines.

• Experience facilitating organizational transformation and change management initiatives with substantial project management responsibilities.
• Proven experience facilitating large scale transformation and culture change efforts.
• Experience leading organizational assessments that result in strategies which improve organizational performance and business outcomes. 
• Application of adult learning principles and demonstrated experience designing and facilitating workshops and senior leadership meetings.
• Organization design experience, including implementation of new structures and operating models. 
• Experience as an internal or external consultant.

Preferred Qualification:

• Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, OD, Human Resources Management, or Human Resources.
• Professional certifications in Change Management (Prosci certification preferred), Organization Design, Organization Development

This position reports to Fairfax, VA, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Linthicum, MD, MD, USA.

Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $129,500 USD

Salary Range 2: $102,200 USD - $160,600 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 most positions.