Manager Communications 2

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and implementation of integrated communication strategies to support sector employee communications.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing strategic communication counsel and support.
• Oversee activations on key internal channels – including digital, live events, and internal media platforms – driving a regular drumbeat of creative, fresh content that aligns with the organization’s business and people objectives and effectively reaches internal audiences.
• Interpret and share business initiatives in a simple, compelling way for diverse audiences across the company.
• Oversee a team of communication professionals, fostering a high-performing team within a collaborative environment.
• Craft compelling messaging and narratives that connect employees to the company’s mission, strategy, and values.
• Drive the creation of internal communication materials, including executive messaging, presentations, talking points, and storytelling content.
• Serve as an organizational integrator, connecting priorities, stakeholders and workstreams to ensure coordinated execution.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure seamless communication efforts that drive employee engagement and business alignment.
• Balance speed with quality, moving initiatives forward while maintaining attention to detail and helping prioritize efforts that focus resources on the highest-impact work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in prior fields and 6 years of relevant experience. Will consider 12 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Proven track record developing and executing successful and innovative integrated communications strategies with proven business results.
• Demonstrated leadership success with business driven, complex communications projects.
• Excellent executive-level communications skills and presence.
• Strategic systems-level thinking, interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to manage schedules and executive support.
• Track record of successfully leading high-performing teams of direct and matrixed employees including team members located in multiple locations.
• Management of multiple projects and priorities while meeting schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Proven track record for anticipating needs, proactively advancing initiatives and driving momentum across competing priorities.
• Experience in employee or executive communications.
• Experience in media relations, social media and integrated communications is a plus.

Preferred

• Communications and leadership experience with large, complex organizations.
• Experience with communications tools including website content management systems such as SharePoint and other digital communications tools such as Teams.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in the Defense industry is a plus.
• Experience producing omni-channel content.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.