[Hiring] Enterprise Skills-Based Talent Development Manager 2 @Northrop Grumman

Role Description

The Enterprise Skills-Based Talent Development Manager 2 is responsible for designing and implementing a skills-based talent development and governance model that supports NG’s workforce transformation. This role partners with HR, business leaders, and COEs to define critical skills, embed them in NG’s job architecture and talent systems (including Eightfold/Workday), and enable consistent, scalable development pathways.

This position will be virtual remote and can be performed anywhere within the continental United States. Teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Skills-Based Talent Development & Governance:
  • Design and maintain NG’s skills-based talent development governance model, including standards, processes, and decision-rights.
  • Define and curate enterprise and functional skills taxonomies, proficiency levels, and role profiles aligned to business strategy.
  • Partner with HR technology teams to integrate skills structures into talent platforms (e.g., Workday/Eightfold/Talent Design, learning, performance, succession, workforce planning).
• Skills Governance Leadership:
  • Establish a skills-based governance model and serve as lead to identify working team participants, oversee committee operations and report status/issues to Talent leadership.
  • Define working team membership and operating rhythms, including:
    • Job Family Group representatives: One member from each Job Family Group responsible for reviewing/approving skills and adding proficiencies for job profiles in their group, performing role calibration, managing skills/proficiencies for new job profiles, and conducting periodic reviews of existing profiles.
    • Segment representatives: One member from each Segment who provides Segment input when needed, disseminates information to Segment leaders, and delegates review/approval tasks.
  • Ensure the working team decisions are aligned with the enterprise skills-based governance model and integrated into NG’s broader talent practices.
• Workforce Transformation & Strategy Enablement:
  • Translate business and workforce strategies into skills-based talent development roadmaps and prioritized initiatives.
  • Identify critical roles and skills for transformation and recommend targeted development, acquisition, and mobility strategies.
  • Lead efforts to evolve from primarily role-based to skills-based talent practices (staffing, development, internal mobility, career pathways).
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management:
  • Engage HR partners, business leaders, and COEs to co-create the skills-based model and secure sponsorship and alignment.
  • Develop and execute communication and change approaches to drive understanding, adoption, and behavior change.
  • Facilitate workshops and working sessions with leaders and subject-matter experts to refine skills frameworks and talent pathways.
• Data, Insights & Continuous Improvement:
  • Partner with people analytics to define and track metrics for workforce transformation and skills-based talent development (e.g., skills coverage, development participation, internal mobility).
  • Use data, feedback, and committee input to assess effectiveness and recommend adjustments to the governance model, processes, and programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience in HR, talent management, learning & development, workforce planning, or organizational development OR Master’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience in HR, talent management, learning & development, workforce planning, or organizational development.
• Experience leading large-scale talent or workforce transformation initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement governance structures or standards across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, HR Management, or related discipline.
• Experience with skills-based talent management (skills taxonomies, role/skills architectures, proficiency models).
• Hands-on experience with HR and skills platforms such as Eightfold and/or Talent Design.
• HR Systems & Data Literacy.
• Experience leveraging people analytics or workforce data to inform talent decisions and measure impact.

Benefits

• Primary Level Salary Range: $121,000.00 - $181,600.00
• 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.
• 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.