Northrop Grumman’s Global Corporate Responsibility (GCR) organization is seeking a Regional Director, Culture & Engagement to lead advancement of employee belonging, well-being and local community engagement at our sites and in our communities across the Western United States.
This position is located at our Space Park campus in Redondo Beach, CA and requires travel up to 25% of the time. It reports to the Senior Director, Culture & Engagement for GCR.
Key Responsibilities:
In this job, you’ll…
Lead a geographically dispersed team responsible for an integrated approach to improving employee belonging, well-being and local community engagement in a geographic region (Western United States).
Implement a regional Culture & Engagement strategy based on analysis of data and feedback from employee surveys, business and Human Resources (HR) leaders. It’ll be critical to collaborate closely with the other Culture & Engagement leaders to ensure a harmonized, one NG approach across regions.
Manage a team of culture, well-being and community engagement representatives located at key company sites across your region.
Help your team shift from sector and functional silos to supporting leaders and employees as an integrated, regional team.
Guide and support your team as they partner with local site leadership to assess employee and community needs, then implement action plans for improvement.
Partner with the GCR Centers of Excellence managers to ensure leader and employee programs, events and resources (which they’re responsible for designing) are meeting employee needs.
Ensure GCR programs and resources are successfully implemented at the local level.
Help embrace a data-driven culture. Partner with your leader, other Regional directors and the GCR Operations team to establish common KPIs, measure team impact, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Oversee execution of large-scale employee engagement initiatives and events in your region.
Serves as senior GCR advisor to site, HR and business leaders in your region, advising on people-first practices and helping embed culture into business strategy.
Partner with HR, Communications and other key stakeholders supporting your region to ensure alignment across people programs and consistent messaging around culture and values.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in human resources (HR), Organizational Development, Psychology or related field, and at least 10 yrs of experience; 8 yrs with a Master's degree.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in HR, employee engagement, organizational development or well-being program implementation at a large company ($5B+ in annual revenue).
Proven ability to lead workplace initiatives that improve workplace culture and employee experience.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage a large variety of employee populations, build trusted relationships and influence across levels.
Experience managing cross-functional teams and working in matrixed environments.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop a team, cultivating people leaders, strong collaborators, and leadership in culture, well-being and community impact.
Data fluency with experience tracking program metrics and large-scale impact reporting.
Clear ability to connect business strategy and business growth to employee belonging, well-being and community engagement.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, Corporate Responsibility, Human Resources, Employee Well-being or related field.
Track record of successfully implementing significant, transformative change(s) within a company or organization.
Familiarity with global workforce engagement strategies, especially in remote or hybrid environments.
Familiarity with culture diagnostics, employee surveying and/or employee listening methods.
Demonstrated project management experience, including ability to balance multiple large initiatives successfully.
Comfortable with, and trusted to, speak at executive events and represent the organization at executive levels.