Principal Business Management Analyst

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, employees work on revolutionary systems that impact lives around the world today and for generations to come. The company's pioneering spirit has driven advancements from the first trans‑Atlantic flight to stealth bombers and moon landings. Northrop Grumman seeks individuals with bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to invent the future while fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. This position is preferred as an onsite role in Falls Church, VA with the possibility of a hybrid work schedule.

The Strategic Cost Management and Operations, Cost Optimization team is seeking a tech‑savvy, detail‑oriented Principal Business Management Analyst. The analyst ensures the financial rigor, narrative quality, and reporting integrity of business cases and optimization ideas moving through the Optimization Hub, partnering with managers and directors to develop defensible business cases and apply established narrative and financial standards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to develop comprehensive, data‑driven business cases and optimization ideas from problem definition through approval and benefits realization.
• Gather and synthesize financial, operational, technical, and qualitative data into cohesive, evidence‑based, narrative‑driven decision artifacts.
• Independently validate financial assumptions and calculations, including ROI, NPV, payback period, run‑rate savings, and one‑time benefits, using established financial templates and methods.
• Perform sensitivity and risk analyses to identify material financial, execution, schedule, or benefits‑realization risks; document findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Review business cases, optimization ideas, and supporting artifacts against established narrative and financial standards to ensure submissions are complete, internally consistent, defensible, and executive‑ready.
• Advise and coach IPTs on business case and optimization idea development, financial modeling, and executive narrative quality.
• Maintain the accuracy, completeness, traceability, and reporting readiness of initiative data within the Optimization Hub.
• Produce and analyze approved business cases and optimization ideas performance reporting for weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews, highlighting trends, exceptions, and emerging risks.
• Monitor business cases and optimization ideas across pipeline stages and apply established health, aging, and at‑risk criteria consistently.
• Escalate material variances, aging actions, and underperforming initiatives to project owners and appropriate leadership, supported by clear analysis and recommendations.
• Partner with Business Management, CIDO, and other stakeholders to reconcile realized savings, run‑rate versus one‑time classifications, and budget‑to‑actual results.
• Identify recurring control, reporting, and data‑quality issues and recommend improvements to templates, standards, metrics, and operating processes.
• Prepare and present financial analyses, portfolio insights, and recommendations to managers, directors, and other senior stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary analytical point of contact for assigned business cases and optimization ideas.

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors; 3 years with Masters; 1 year with PhD.

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills, including development and review of formula‑driven financial models.
• Working proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools.
• Experience preparing and presenting executive‑level reporting to senior leadership.
• Ability to develop proficiency in the FinOps Framework as well as data center and cloud financial‑management concepts.

Qualifications

• Experience with IT cost management, procurement, FinOps, and/or corporate FP&A program doing business cases and cost‑benefit analysis.
• FinOps practitioner certificate.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience holding business documents to an explicit narrative or writing standard.
• Able to work independently within established standards and recommend practical improvements to templates, metrics, and processes.

Benefits

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. 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.

Pay

The primary level salary range is $94,200.00 - $141,200.00. Base salary offers consider scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Schedule

This position is preferred as an onsite position located in Falls Church, VA with opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Travel is required approximately 10% of the time.