Northrop Grumman is seeking qualified candidates for an Sr. Principal Employee Risk Program Manager role in Irving, TX. This is not a remote position.
Key responsibilities for the Employee Risk Program Manager role:
Establish an Employee Risk (ER) Program that creates an integrated plan covering the following areas: Workplace Violence Prevention, Corporate events (Trade Shows, Air Shows), Talent Acquisition events, NG Site protest preparation, and others as identified.
Manage cost, schedule, and plans for implementation of the ER Program.
Ensure Enterprise compliance with relevant Workplace Violence Prevention operating procedures and practices, including state and federal regulations.
Identification, development, and management of ER tools to support enterprise-wide intelligence gathering, trend analysis, reporting, and data management.
Lead coordination with associated functional areas to provide Incident Response Team metric management.
Ensuring quality of ER tools, products, and processes through audit and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain training and conduct briefings for security professionals, other supporting functional teams, and employees in support of the ER program.
Understand relevant Global Assistance Center (GAC) operating procedures and practices, including desktop procedures and Knowledge Base articles.
Supporting the company’s sector and enterprise crisis management teams by providing incident tracking, reporting, and awareness updates.
Lead reviewing of after actions opportunities and updating procedures with lessons learned.
Create and develop policy around employee risk areas.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience within Security OR Master’s degree and 6 years of experience OR Associate's degree and 10 years of experience withing Security OR High School Diploma and 12 years of experience within Security
Experience interacting with a variety of internal customers
Proven team leadership and customer service ability
Ability to lead, mentor, and train staff
Excellent interpersonal, oral, written and communication skills
Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated program management skills
Experience with Workplace Violence Prevention programs or other physical risk programs
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Support, build, and promote a positive and collaborative culture across team
Strong organizational skills and an ability to work independently in a priority-oriented environment
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 8 years security experience OR Master's degree and 6 years OR Associate's degree and 10 years OR High School Diploma and 12 years in Security
- Experience interacting with a variety of internal customers
- Proven team leadership and customer service ability
- Ability to lead, mentor, and train staff
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, written and communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
- Demonstrated program management skills
- Experience with Workplace Violence Prevention or other physical risk programs
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to support, build, and promote a positive and collaborative team culture
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently in a priority-oriented environment
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.







