Sr. Principal Employee Communications 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.

About the role

Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team seeks a creative employee communicator who is confident in being a strategic advisor, thrives on the challenge of informing and inspiring employees around business priorities and culture, loves to story tell, and constantly seeks to improve through disciplined measurement, analysis, and adjustment. This position reports to the Employee Communications manager for Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector and is located in Roy, UT.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the employee communications strategy for the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) division, ensuring it informs and inspires employees and supports business goals and priorities.
• Serve as the primary employee communications advisor for SDS division leadership, providing strategic counsel on approach, messaging, and timing of internal communications.
• Provide executive communications support for division leaders by developing and executing executive employee communications plans and drafting talking points, speeches, presentations, video scripts, employee announcements, and executive summaries.
• Own and coordinate SDS division organization announcements, ensuring they are clear, timely, and aligned with the sector’s organization announcement process and enterprise standards.
• Align SDS division employee communications with sector and enterprise strategies and initiatives, tailoring content as needed for division employees and leaders.
• Maintain and continuously improve the division’s internal communications tools, including intranet content, organization charts, and distribution lists, ensuring they remain accurate, accessible, and aligned to governance standards.
• Provide strategic oversight, advisement, and tracking of leader communications across the division, helping ensure consistent, coordinated, and effective messaging from division leadership.
• Plan and execute employee engagements for division leadership and advise on strategies that best support business priorities and engage employees.
• Lead site-level employee communications for assigned locations, including hard-to-reach sites.
• Conceptualize, procure, and produce a diverse array of inspirational content about our people, technologies, successes, and business capabilities, including articles, videos, interviews, Q&As, infographics, and photo/caption features.
• Partner closely with sector employee communications, enterprise Communications, and business communicators to coordinate messages, share insights, and support integrated storytelling across channels.
• Provide regular reporting and analysis of internal communications performance to division and sector stakeholders, partnering with sector and enterprise employee communications teams to refine tactics, channels, and approaches based on data and insights.
• Provide surge support for special projects and priority initiatives as needed, bringing strategic communications, planning, and execution expertise to efforts across the division and sector.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with ten (10) years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices, or eight (8) years of communications experience with a Master-level degree from an accredited university.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Possess a high level of integrity when handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong judgment, problem-solving and organizational skills, and superb attention to detail.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Travel: 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with successful email campaigns and newsletter creation.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Affinity for developing solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Strong business presence with a history of cultivating trusting relationships with multiple teams and leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and composure.
• High level of interpersonal skills and a “can-do” attitude.
• Experience leveraging data to create and execute communications strategies, plans, programs, and events.
• Understanding of Associated Press writing style.
• Aerospace and Defense experience.

Skills

• Adventurous, self-motivated, and collaborative employee communications strategist who thrives in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with an enthusiasm for telling inspirational stories using words, videos, photos, and graphics.
• Sharp, scrutinizing attention to detail with strong prioritization and organization skills.
• Positive, poised, and approachable, able to work independently and in partnership with others.
• Enjoys translating complex and technical topics into easily understandable and interesting stories.
• Event planning and/or project management experience.
• Disciplined about using analytics to measure success, inform recommendations, and continuously improve communications plans.
• Enjoys brainstorming and working alongside a creative team to develop innovative approaches while knowing when to apply proven, traditional communications tactics.
• Deep passion for our national defense mission and for engaging employees in a shared sense of purpose.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00. 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. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.