Strategic Planner (Principal Level)

Northrop Grumman Corporate Strategy is seeking a Principal Strategic Planner to lead analytics projects with a focus on business environment trends and strategic competitive assessments. The selected individual will execute various analyses to support enterprise-wide strategic planning, development of competitive assessments, identification of key trends, in-depth understanding of our business environment and assessment of future competitive opportunities.

The individual will monitor and derive insights from competitive and customer developments that may impact our corporate strategy. The individual will support the development of executive briefings and communication of findings to strategy leadership across the company. The selected individual will support analysis of our business portfolio by leading the analysis of five-year financial forecasts.

Qualified candidates must have experience in market and competitive analysis in the aerospace and defense industry. The candidate should have familiarity with the government budget and acquisition process.  Excellent organization, communication, presentation, and data analytics skills are required.

The position reports to the Director of Strategic Planning and will be located in Falls Church, Virginia.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience; Master’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a related field

• A minimum of 3 years of experience specifically in market assessment, competitive assessment and/or in a strategic consulting role

• Experience in the aerospace and defense industry, with working knowledge of customers, priorities, and the competitive landscape

• Experience in analyzing defense markets and data sources (Janes Markets Forecast / GPS data, DACIS, FYDP, etc.).

• Experience analyzing the competitive landscape, competitive positioning, and competitors (portfolio, financials, strategy, etc.).

• Able to conduct independent research and demonstrate the skills and ability to perform fairly complex tasks independently and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.

• Experience developing and delivering executive-level presentations

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

• US Citizen and able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of government budgeting and acquisition process

• Experience analyzing earnings and investor reports (Annual Reports, 10-Ks, 10-Qs, etc.)

• Experience developing project objectives and creating the plan and schedule to meet those objectives

• Experience with Tableau, Salesforce and financial analysis tools

• Prior experience in a strategy/consulting role

• Experience representing organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects and interfacing with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations

• Current DoD Secret clearance

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.